How to Install Postorius on Alpine Linux Latest

Postorius is a web user interface for Mailman 3, which is a popular mailing list management software. In this tutorial, we will learn how to install Postorius on Alpine Linux Latest.

Prerequisites

• An Alpine Linux instance
• The root access or the sudo privilege on your user

Step 1: Update Alpine and Install Python

Before installing Postorius, it is recommended to update the Alpine Linux instance and install Python on it. You can do this with the following commands:

sudo apk update
sudo apk add python3
sudo apk add py3-pip

Step 2: Install Required Packages for Postorius

Next, install the required packages for Postorius. You will need Git, GNU Compiler, GNU Make, and Python3-dev. You can install these packages using the following command:

sudo apk add git gcc make python3-dev

Step 3: Clone Postorius Repository

Now, you need to clone the Postorius repository using Git. You can do this using the following command:

git clone https://gitlab.com/mailman/postorius.git

Step 4: Create a Virtual Environment

After cloning the Postorius repository, navigate to the directory where the repository is cloned, and create a virtual environment using the following command:

cd postorius
python3 -m venv venv

Step 5: Activate the Virtual Environment and Install Dependencies

Once you create the virtual environment, activate the virtual environment using the following command:

source venv/bin/activate

Then, install dependencies required for Postorius using the following command:

pip3 install -r requirements.txt

Step 6: Run Postorius

Finally, you can run Postorius using the following command:

python3 manage.py runserver

Open your web browser and type http://127.0.0.1:8000/ on the address bar. You will see the Postorius web UI login page.

Conclusion

In this tutorial, we learned how to install Postorius on Alpine Linux Latest. Now you can use Postorius to manage your Mailman 3 mailing lists from a web browser interface.

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