How to Install MailyGo on Debian Latest

MailyGo is a complete solution for managing and sending newsletters, mailing lists, and email campaigns. It is created by a developer named jlelse and is available on the Codeberg platform. In this tutorial, we will discuss the steps to install MailyGo on Debian Latest.

Prerequisites

Before proceeding with the installation, ensure that you have the following:

• A Debian Latest server
• A non-root user with sudo privileges
• Apache or Nginx web server

Step 1: Update Apt Package Manager

To ensure that the server has the latest packages, update your system's package list using the command below:

sudo apt update && sudo apt upgrade

Step 2: Install Required Dependencies

Before installing MailyGo, we need to install some required dependencies. Execute the following command to install the dependencies:

sudo apt install git build-essential sqlite3 libsqlite3-dev

Step 3: Clone the MailyGo Repository

The next step is to clone the MailyGo repository to your system. We will use the git command to achieve this:

cd /var/www/
sudo git clone https://codeberg.org/jlelse/MailyGo.git

Step 4: Install Go Programming Language

Before proceeding with this step, ensure that you have Go programming language installed. If you don't have Go, you can follow our guide to install Go on Debian.

Step 5: Set up Environment for MailyGo

To set up the environment for MailyGo, execute the following command:

cd /var/www/MailyGo/
sudo cp .env.example .env

Then add the following configuration to the ".env" file:

ROOT_URL=http://localhost:8080
DATABASE_URL=/var/www/MailyGo/data/db.sqlite3
SECRET_KEY=(your-random-secret-key)

Step 6: Build and Run MailyGo

Once you have set up your environment, build and run MailyGo using the following command:

go build
./MailyGo

Step 7: Configure Apache or Nginx

At this stage, MailyGo should be running on your server. However, to use it, you need to configure your web server, either Apache or Nginx. Here's how to do it:

Configure Apache

If you are using Apache, create a new virtual host in the "/etc/apache2/sites-available/" directory with the following configuration:

<VirtualHost *:80>
    ServerAdmin admin@example.com
    DocumentRoot /var/www/MailyGo/public/
    ServerName newsletter.example.com
    ProxyPreserveHost On

    ProxyPass / http://127.0.0.1:8080/
    ProxyPassReverse / http://127.0.0.1:8080/

    ErrorLog ${APACHE_LOG_DIR}/error.log
    CustomLog ${APACHE_LOG_DIR}/access.log combined
</VirtualHost>

Then, enable the virtual host and restart Apache web server:

sudo a2ensite newsletter.example.com
sudo systemctl restart apache2

Configure Nginx

If you are using Nginx, create a new server block in the "/etc/nginx/sites-available/" directory with the following configuration:

server {
    listen 80;
    server_name newsletter.example.com;

    location / {
        proxy_pass http://localhost:8080;
        proxy_set_header Host $host;
        proxy_set_header X-Real-IP $remote_addr;
        proxy_set_header X-Forwarded-For $proxy_add_x_forwarded_for;
    }

    access_log /var/log/nginx/newsletter.example.com.access.log;
    error_log /var/log/nginx/newsletter.example.com.error.log;
}

Finally, enable the server block and restart Nginx web server:

sudo ln -s /etc/nginx/sites-available/newsletter.example.com /etc/nginx/sites-enabled/
sudo systemctl restart nginx

Step 8: Access MailyGo

After completing the above steps, you can now access MailyGo by visiting your domain/subdomain. For example, if your domain/subdomain is "newsletter.example.com", navigate to "http://newsletter.example.com" in your web browser.

You can now log in using the default username "admin" and password "password". Once you log in, change the password and other settings as per your preference.

Congratulations, you have successfully installed MailyGo on Debian Latest!

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