How to Install MailyGo on Alpine Linux Latest

In this tutorial, we will go through the steps to install MailyGo, a simple email newsletter application developed by Jan-Lukas Else, on Alpine Linux. Alpine Linux is a lightweight Linux distribution that is simple to use and can run on a variety of devices.

Prerequisites

Before beginning the installation process, make sure that you have the following:

• A server or a device running Alpine Linux Latest
• Root access or access to an account with sudo privileges

Step 1: Update System Packages

First, we need to make sure all the system packages are up to date. Run the following command in your terminal:

sudo apk update
sudo apk upgrade

Step 2: Install Required Dependencies

Now, we need to install the dependencies required by MailyGo. Run the following command:

sudo apk add git go gcc musl-dev

• git: used to clone the MailyGo Git repository
• go: used to build the Go code of MailyGo
• gcc and musl-dev: compilation tools required to compile certain Go packages.

Step 3: Clone the MailyGo Git repository

Next, we need to clone the MailyGo Git repository from https://codeberg.org/jlelse/MailyGo. Run the following command:

git clone https://codeberg.org/jlelse/MailyGo.git

This will create a new directory called MailyGo in your current working directory.

Step 4: Build MailyGo

In this step, we will build the MailyGo executable. Run the following commands:

cd MailyGo
go build

This will create an executable file called MailyGo in the MailyGo directory.

Step 5: Configure MailyGo

Now, we need to create a configuration file for MailyGo. You can use the provided example configuration file as a template. Run the following command:

cp example.cfg config.cfg

Next, open the config.cfg file using your preferred text editor, and change the configuration options to match your desired settings. For example, you may need to specify the SMTP server details or set up the mailing list.

Step 6: Run MailyGo

With the MailyGo executable and configuration file in place, we can finally run MailyGo. Run the following command from the MailyGo directory:

./MailyGo

This will start the MailyGo application, and it will begin to listen for incoming connections on the specified port.

Step 7: Accessing MailyGo

MailyGo is now up and running and can be accessed through a web browser by navigating to the IP address or domain name of the Alpine Linux device, followed by the port number specified in the configuration file. For example:

http://localhost:8080

Conclusion

In this tutorial, we showed you how to install MailyGo on Alpine Linux Latest. MailyGo is now ready for use as a simple email newsletter application. You can refer to the MailyGo documentation for details on how to use it.

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