How to Install Inboxen on Alpine Linux Latest

Inboxen is a self-hosted email service that allows you to create email accounts for your own domain. In this tutorial, we will guide you on how to install Inboxen on Alpine Linux Latest.

Prerequisites

Before we begin, ensure you have the following:

• A server running Alpine Linux Latest
• A domain name for your email service
• Root permissions or sudo access

Step 1: Install Required Packages

Firstly, update the package index:

sudo apk update

Now, install the required packages:

sudo apk add git nginx php7 php7-fpm php7-pdo php7-pdo_mysql php7-json php7-mbstring php7-openssl php7-curl php7-session

Step 2: Clone Inboxen Repository

Next, we will clone the Inboxen repository using git:

sudo git clone https://github.com/Inboxen/Inboxen.git /usr/share/nginx/inboxen

Step 3: Configure Nginx

Now, we will configure Nginx to serve the Inboxen application. Create a new configuration file for Inboxen:

sudo nano /etc/nginx/conf.d/inboxen.conf

Add the following configuration:

server {
    listen 80;
    server_name example.com; # Your domain name here
    return 301 https://$host$request_uri;
}

server {
    listen 443 ssl;
    server_name example.com; # Your domain name here
    ssl_certificate /etc/ssl/certs/example.com.pem; # Your SSL certificate path here
    ssl_certificate_key /etc/ssl/private/example.com.key; # Your SSL certificate key path here

    root /usr/share/nginx/inboxen/public;

    # Serve static files directly
    location ~* \.(jpg|jpeg|gif|css|png|js|ico|html)$ {
        access_log off;
        expires 30d;
    }

    location / {
        try_files $uri $uri/ /index.php?$query_string;
    }

    # Pass PHP scripts to FastCGI server
    location ~ \.php$ {
        fastcgi_pass unix:/run/php/php7.3-fpm.sock; # Your PHP-FPM version here
        fastcgi_param SCRIPT_FILENAME $document_root$fastcgi_script_name;
        include fastcgi_params;
    }
}

Save and close the file once done.

Step 4: Create SSL Certificate

Next, we will create an SSL certificate for the domain. You can use Let's Encrypt or any other SSL certificate provider of your choice. For this tutorial, we will create a self-signed SSL certificate:

sudo openssl req -x509 -newkey rsa:2048 -nodes -keyout /etc/ssl/private/example.com.key -out /etc/ssl/certs/example.com.pem -days 365 -subj "/CN=example.com"

Replace example.com with your domain name.

Step 5: Configure Inboxen

Now, we will configure Inboxen. Copy the example configuration file and edit it:

sudo cp /usr/share/nginx/inboxen/.env.example /usr/share/nginx/inboxen/.env
sudo nano /usr/share/nginx/inboxen/.env

Set the following values:

APP_NAME=Inboxen
APP_ENV=production
APP_URL=https://example.com # Your domain name here
DB_CONNECTION=mysql
DB_HOST=127.0.0.1
DB_PORT=3306
DB_DATABASE=inboxen
DB_USERNAME=inboxenuser
DB_PASSWORD=your_password_here
MAIL_DRIVER=smtp
MAIL_HOST=smtp.example.com # Your SMTP server here
MAIL_PORT=587
MAIL_ENCRYPTION=tls
MAIL_USERNAME=your_email_username_here
MAIL_PASSWORD=your_email_password_here

Save and close the file once done.

Step 6: Create Database

Next, we will create a database for Inboxen:

sudo mysql -u root -p

Enter your MySQL root password and execute the following SQL commands:

CREATE DATABASE inboxen;
CREATE USER 'inboxenuser'@'localhost' IDENTIFIED BY 'your_password_here';
GRANT ALL PRIVILEGES ON `inboxen`.* TO 'inboxenuser'@'localhost';
FLUSH PRIVILEGES;
EXIT;

Step 7: Migrate Database

Now, we will migrate the Inboxen database:

cd /usr/share/nginx/inboxen
sudo php artisan migrate

Step 8: Start Services

Now, we will start the required services:

sudo systemctl start php7-fpm nginx
sudo systemctl enable php7-fpm nginx

Conclusion

Congratulations! You have successfully installed and configured Inboxen on Alpine Linux Latest. You can now access Inboxen from your domain name.

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