Modoboa is an open-source mail server that offers features like email service, webmail, and collaboration tools. In this tutorial, we will guide you on how to install Modoboa on Arch Linux.
Before starting with the installation of Modoboa, we need to make sure that the following prerequisites are met:
The first step is to install the required dependencies of Modoboa. Run the following command to install them:
sudo pacman -S python-pip python-virtualenv python-scipy python-pillow python-ldap python-psycopg2 python-magic git
To install Modoboa on Arch Linux, we need to clone the installation files from the official GitHub repository. Therefore, run the following command to clone the repository:
git clone https://github.com/modoboa/modoboa-installer.git
After cloning the repository, we need to run the installation script. Run the following command to do so:
cd modoboa-installer
sudo python3 run.py
The script will ask you some questions to customize the setup. Answer them and wait for the installation to complete.
Once the installation is complete, we need to configure Modoboa. The configuration file is located in the following directory:
/etc/modoboa/
Open the settings.py file using your favorite text editor and make the necessary changes according to your setup.
After configuring Modoboa, we need to start the Modoboa service. Run the following command to start the Modoboa service:
sudo systemctl start modoboa
If you want Modoboa to start automatically at system startup, run the following command:
sudo systemctl enable modoboa
Congratulations! You have successfully installed and configured Modoboa on your Arch Linux system. You can now use Modoboa as your mail server with all its features like email service, webmail, and collaboration tools.
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