How to Install Briefkasten on Clear Linux Latest

Briefkasten is an open-source, self-hosted mailbox for reliable and secure communication. In this tutorial, we will guide you through the steps to install Briefkasten on Clear Linux Latest.

Prerequisites

Before you begin, make sure you have the following:

• A Clear Linux Latest instance with root privileges.
• A registered domain name and DNS records.
• An SSL/TLS certificate for your domain name.

Step 1: Install Dependencies

We need to install the dependencies required to run Briefkasten on Clear Linux. Run the following command to install the required dependencies.

sudo swupd bundle-add python3-basic python3-basic-dev python3-websockets

Step 2: Download Briefkasten

Now we need to download the Briefkasten archive from the GitHub repository. Run the following command to download and extract the archive.

wget https://github.com/ndom91/briefkasten/archive/refs/heads/master.zip && unzip master.zip

Alternatively, you can clone the repository using the following command.

git clone https://github.com/ndom91/briefkasten.git

Step 3: Install Briefkasten

To install Briefkasten, navigate to the extracted folder and run the following command.

sudo python3 setup.py install

You can also install Briefkasten using pip. Run the following command in the extracted folder.

sudo pip3 install .

Step 4: Configure Briefkasten

To configure Briefkasten, navigate to the config folder in the extracted folder and open the config.yaml file using your favorite text editor.

cd briefkasten-master/config/ && sudo nano config.yaml

Here, you need to provide the following information:

• domain: Your registered domain name.
• key_path: The path to your SSL/TLS private key.
• cert_path: The path to your SSL/TLS certificate.
• db_name: The name of the Briefkasten database.
• db_user: The username of the Briefkasten database user.
• db_password: The password of the Briefkasten database user.

Save and close the file.

Step 5: Create a Database

Now we need to create a database and a user for Briefkasten to use. Run the following commands to create a database and a user.

sudo su postgres bash -c 'psql -c "CREATE DATABASE briefkasten;"'
sudo -u postgres psql -c "CREATE USER briefkasten WITH PASSWORD 'briefkastenpassword';"
sudo -u postgres psql -c "GRANT ALL PRIVILEGES ON DATABASE briefkasten to briefkasten;"

Replace briefkasten with the name of the database you specified in the config.yaml file, and briefkastenpassword with a secure password of your choice.

Step 6: Start Briefkasten

To start Briefkasten, run the following command in the extracted folder.

sudo briefkasten start

This will start the Briefkasten server in the background.

Step 7: Access Briefkasten

Now you can access Briefkasten using your web browser. Navigate to https://yourdomain.com and you should see the Briefkasten login page.

Login using the default username admin and password password. It is recommended that you change the password immediately after logging in.

Congratulations! You have successfully installed and configured Briefkasten on Clear Linux Latest.

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