Make sure you configure Velocity MTA to use the private IP that links to the public IP you want to use for your management IP address and sending IP addresses.
Use the ip command to see your private IP addresses:
ip a
Look for output similar to this:
You might also be shown your private IP addresses as part of the MOTD (message of the day) when you log in:
Use the 'curl' command to find your "real" IP by initiating a connection from your private IP to a compatible website that reveals your public IP:
Add the private IP addresses to velocity-install/conf/mta.conf and velocity-install/conf/ipaddresses that correspond to the public IP addresses you want to use for Velocity MTA.
⚠️Remember: you can't add the IP address being used by the ESP platform in conf/ipaddresses or conf/mta.conf ⚠️
Restart Velocity MTA anytime you've made a change: