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+install inetutils (for hostname) s-nail (for mail) and msmtp-mta , which brings in msmtp as a dependancy
+
+configure /etc/msmtprc
+
+account default
+host smtp.balsillie.net
+port 465
+tls on
+tls_starttls off
+tls_trust_file /etc/ssl/certs/ca-certificates.crt
+auth on
+user "Hypervisor 00 <hv00@balsillie.net>"
+password changeme
+from hv00@balsillie.net
+aliases /etc/aliases
+allow_from_override off
+set_from_header on
+
+configure /etc/alaises
+
+root: admin@balsillie.net
+default: admin@balsillie.net
+
+edit nano /etc/zfs/zed.d/zed.rc
+
+uncomment line
+
+ZED_EMAIL_ADDR="root"  # the aliases file will translate this
+ZED_NOTIFY_VERBOSE=1   # Receiev alerts for healthy pool scrubs
+ZED_EMAIL_PROG="msmtp"
+
+start and enable zfs-zed.service
+
+
+install smartmontools
+
+edit nano /etc/smartd.conf
+
+replace
+
+    DEVICESCAN
+
+with
+
+    DEVICESCAN -a -m admin@balsillie.net -M test
+
+start/enable smartd.service
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