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+---
+# Install and configure Dovecot
+- name: Install Dovecot
+  apt:
+    name:
+      - dovecot-core
+      - dovecot-imapd
+      - dovecot-managesieved
+      - dovecot-lmtpd
+      - dovecot-ldap
+      - dovecot-pop3d
+    update_cache: true
+
+# Create the vmail user with UID and GID 5000
+- name: Create vmail user
+  user:
+    name: vmail
+    uid: 5000
+    gid: 5000
+    home: /var/vmail
+
+# Create mail user seive directory with right ownernship and rights
+- name: Create mail user sieve directory
+  file:
+    path: /var/vmail/sieve/global
+    state: directory
+    owner: vmail
+    group: vmail
+    mode: 0770
+
+# Do the same for mailboxes
+- name: Create mail user mailbox directory
+  file:
+    path: /var/vmail/mailboxes
+    state: directory
+    owner: vmail
+    group: vmail
+    mode: 0770
+    
+# Add the Dovecot configuration files
+- name: Add Dovecot configuration
+  template:
+    src: "{{ item }}.j2"
+    dest: "/etc/dovecot/conf.d/{{ item }}"
+    mode: 0644
+    notify: Reload dovecot
+    loop:
+      - "10-auth.conf"
+      - "10-mail.conf"
+      - "10-master.conf"
+      - "10-ssl.conf"