Inboxen is an open-source email automation tool that lets you handle your email inbox effectively. This tutorial will provide you with step-by-step instructions to install Inboxen on EndeavourOS in the latest version.
Before starting with the installation process, you need to ensure that the following requirements are met:
Start by updating the system and installing the required packages that Inboxen needs to run. Use the following commands:
sudo pacman -Syyu
sudo pacman -S git python python-pip
pip install --upgrade pip
To install Inboxen, you will also need to install the Heroku CLI. Run the following command to install the CLI:
curl https://cli-assets.heroku.com/install.sh | sh
Clone Inboxen's Git repository using the following command:
git clone https://github.com/digdeeper/inboxen.git ~/.inboxen
Navigate into the Inboxen directory and run the following commands to set up the project:
cd ~/.inboxen
pip install -r requirements.txt
cp .env.example .env
Edit the .env
file and add the following variables:
DATABASE_URL='sqlite:////home/<your-username>/.inboxen/inboxen.db'
SECRET_KEY='<some-secret-key-here>'
Make sure to replace <your-username>
with your actual system username and <some-secret-key-here>
with a unique, secure string.
Create a new Heroku app using the following command:
heroku create
Push the Inboxen clone to Heroku's app repository:
git push heroku master
Use the following commands to run the database migrations:
heroku run python manage.py migrate
Create a superuser using the following command:
heroku run python manage.py createsuperuser
Follow the instructions to set up your superuser account.
Use the following command to open the web interface:
heroku open
Congratulations! You have successfully installed Inboxen on EndeavourOS. You can now add email accounts and start using Inboxen to manage your inbox.
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