Dada Mail is an intuitive email management system that allows you to run and manage a successful mailing list or newsletter. In this tutorial, you will learn how to install Dada Mail on Arch Linux.
Before installing Dada Mail on Arch Linux, you need to ensure that the following prerequisites are met:
To install Dada Mail on Arch Linux, you need to install the required packages for it to run. You can install the required packages using the following command:
sudo pacman -S perl-datetime perl-dbd-mysql perl-mail-sendmail perl-carp-assert-more perl-mime-lite perl-mail-imapclient perl-digest-sha1 perl-text-diff perl-template-plugin-javascript perl-text-wrapper perl-template-plugin-class perl-template toolkit perl-password-policy perl-net-smtp-tls
Dada Mail requires Apache web server to function correctly. To configure Apache, create a new virtual host configuration file for Dada Mail using the following command:
sudo nano /etc/httpd/conf/extra/dada_mail.conf
Add the following code to the virtual host configuration file:
<VirtualHost *:80>
ServerAdmin webmaster@example.com
DocumentRoot /path/to/dada_mail
ServerName yourdomain.com
ServerAlias www.yourdomain.com
ErrorLog /var/log/httpd/dada_mail_error.log
CustomLog /var/log/httpd/dada_mail_access.log common
<Directory /path/to/dada_mail>
Options Indexes FollowSymLinks
AllowOverride All
Require all granted
</Directory>
</VirtualHost>
Replace “yourdomain.com” with your domain name and “/path/to/dada_mail” with the path to your Dada Mail installation directory. Save the file and exit.
In this step, download the latest version of Dada Mail from the Dada Mail project website using the following command:
wget https://dadamailproject.com/cgi-bin/download.cgi?/dadamail/dada-11_12_2/dada-11_12_2.tar.gz
Extract the downloaded file using the following command:
tar -xvf dada-11_12_2.tar.gz
Move the extracted Dada Mail files to your web server document root using the following command:
sudo mv dada-11_12_2 /path/to/dada_mail/
To ensure that Dada Mail can write to necessary files and directories, you need to set the correct permissions. Run the following command to set the permissions:
sudo chown -R http:http /path/to/dada_mail/
sudo chmod -R 755 /path/to/dada_mail/
Dada Mail requires some configuration before it can run correctly. Navigate to the Dada Mail installation directory and run the following command to initiate the configuration process:
cd /path/to/dada_mail
sudo perl dada_main.pl
Follow the on-screen instructions and provide the necessary details, such as database connection details, email server settings, and system settings.
Once the configuration is complete, you can access Dada Mail using your web browser by visiting the URL of your Dada Mail installation, for example, http://yourdomain.com/. Here, you will be able to create a new Dada Mail list, add subscribers, and send emails.
In conclusion, this tutorial has shown you how to install Dada Mail on Arch Linux using Apache web server, MySQL database server, and PHP scripting language.
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