Installing Briefkasten on EndeavourOS Latest

In this tutorial, we will guide you through the installation of Briefkasten on your EndeavourOS Latest distribution. Briefkasten is an open-source, easy-to-use, and scalable email submission server that allows peers to submit emails to you without an email client or contact list. Without further ado, let's begin with the installation process.

Prerequisites

Before we start, ensure that you have administrative access to your machine and an up-to-date EndeavourOS Latest installation. Also, ensure that you have a domain name configured for your server and have an SSL certificate installed for the same.

Step 1: Install Required Packages

To begin, we need to install some required packages on your system. Open your terminal and execute the following command to install the packages:

sudo pacman -S git python python-setuptools python-pip python-virtualenv python-gevent python-gevent-websocket python-openssl python-bcrypt python-augeas python2 python2-setuptools python2-pip python2-virtualenv python2-gevent python2-gevent-websocket python2-augeas python2-openssl python2-bcrypt

Press y when prompted to confirm the installation of the packages.

Step 2: Clone the Briefkasten Repository

Next, we need to clone the Briefkasten repository from GitHub. To do so, execute the following command in your terminal:

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

This command will clone the repository to your current directory.

Step 3: Create a Virtual Environment for Briefkasten

It is always a good practice to create a virtual environment before installing any Python package. A Python virtual environment allows you to isolate your package installations from your system's global Python installation. To create a virtual environment, execute the following command in your terminal:

virtualenv -p /usr/bin/python2 briefkasten

This command will create a new virtual environment named briefkasten in your current directory.

Step 4: Activate the Virtual Environment

After creating the virtual environment, you need to activate it to install Briefkasten in it. To activate the virtual environment, execute the following command:

source briefkasten/bin/activate

This command will activate the virtual environment, and you should see the name of the virtual environment in your terminal prompt:

(briefkasten) $

Step 5: Install Required Packages in the Virtual Environment

Now, we need to install the required packages for Briefkasten inside the virtual environment. Execute the following command in your terminal:

pip install -r briefkasten/requirements.txt
pip2 install -r briefkasten/requirements_legacy.txt

This will install all the necessary dependencies in your virtual environment.

Step 6: Configure Briefkasten

Next, we need to configure Briefkasten. Navigate to the briefkasten directory and copy the sample configuration file:

cd briefkasten
cp briefkasten/config.sample.py briefkasten/config.py

Now, open the config.py file in your preferred text editor:

nano briefkasten/config.py

In the config file, you need to modify the following parameters:

1. SECRET_KEY: Replace the value with a randomly generated long string.

2. ALLOWED_DOMAINS: Replace example.com with your domain name.

3. SMTP_SERVER: Replace smtp.example.com with your SMTP server's address.

4. SMTP_USERNAME and SMTP_PASSWORD: Replace the values with your SMTP username and password.

Save and close the file.

Step 7: Start Briefkasten

Now we are ready to start Briefkasten. Execute the following command in your terminal:

python briefkasten/briefkasten.py

This will start Briefkasten, and you should see the following message in your terminal:

Starting Briefkasten on http://0.0.0.0:8080

Step 8: Test Briefkasten

Finally, let's test Briefkasten. Open your web browser and navigate to http://your-server-ip:8080, replace your-server-ip with your server's IP address.

You should see the Briefkasten web interface where you can enter your email and submit it. Check your email client or inbox to see the received email.

Congratulations! You have successfully installed and configured Briefkasten on your EndeavourOS Latest distribution.

Conclusion

In this tutorial, we have learned how to install Briefkasten on an EndeavourOS Latest distribution. Briefkasten makes it easy for peers to submit emails to you without an email client or contact list. We hope you found this tutorial helpful.

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