Disable unused services

Hi @maisondasilva,

Hestia doesn’t include a complete process to disable those services but you can do this as root to disable them:

Note: Before doing any change, backup at least the file /usr/local/hestia/conf/hestia.conf

Warning: as this is not a supported method by Hestia, use at your own risk.

1.- To disable the services:

bind9

v-change-sys-config-value DNS_SYSTEM ""
systemctl disable named
systemctl stop named

clamav-daemon

v-change-sys-config-value ANTIVIRUS_SYSTEM ""
systemctl disable clamav-daemon
systemctl stop clamav-daemon

dovecot

v-change-sys-config-value IMAP_SYSTEM ""
systemctl disable dovecot
systemctl stop dovecot

exim4

v-change-sys-config-value MAIL_SYSTEM ""
systemctl disable exim4
systemctl stop exim4

spamassassin For Debian 12

v-change-sys-config-value ANTISPAM_SYSTEM ""
systemctl disable spamd
systemctl stop spamd

spamassassin For Debian 10, 11 or Ubuntu 20.04, 22.04

v-change-sys-config-value ANTISPAM_SYSTEM ""
systemctl disable spamassassin
systemctl stop spamassassin

2.- To enable the services again:

bind9

systemctl enable named
systemctl start named
v-change-sys-config-value DNS_SYSTEM "bind9"

clamav-daemon

systemctl enable clamav-daemon
systemctl start clamav-daemon
v-change-sys-config-value ANTIVIRUS_SYSTEM "clamav-daemon"

dovecot

systemctl enable dovecot
systemctl start dovecot
v-change-sys-config-value IMAP_SYSTEM "dovecot"

exim4

systemctl enable exim4
systemctl start exim4
v-change-sys-config-value MAIL_SYSTEM "exim4"

spamassassin For Debian 12

systemctl enable spamd
systemctl start spamd
v-change-sys-config-value ANTISPAM_SYSTEM "spamd"

spamassassin For Debian 10, 11 or Ubuntu 20.04, 22.04

systemctl enable spamassassin
systemctl start spamassassin
v-change-sys-config-value ANTISPAM_SYSTEM "spamassassin"

Disclaimer: some services could require modifying its conf file. For example, if you want to disable clamav and spamassassin but not exim4.

Edit: I used bind9 as service but it is actually named so I’ve fixed it.

Cheers,
sahsanu

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