How to Install Modoboa on EndeavourOS Latest

In this tutorial, we will walk you through the step-by-step process of installing Modoboa on EndeavourOS Latest.

Requirements

Before starting the installation process, make sure that you have the following requirements.

• A machine running EndeavourOS Latest.
• A user account with sudo privileges.
• Stable internet connection.

Step 1: Update the System

Before installing any new packages, it is important to update your system. Open the terminal and run the following command.

sudo pacman -Syu

This will update your system to the latest version available.

Step 2: Install Required Dependencies

Modoboa requires several dependencies to run. Run the following command to install these dependencies.

sudo pacman -S python-pip python-virtualenv python-setuptools python3 python3-virtualenv python3-setuptools openssl nginx php-fpm

Step 3: Install Modoboa

Once the dependencies are installed, we can proceed with the installation of Modoboa. Run the following commands in the terminal.

sudo pip3 install modoboa
sudo mkdir /etc/modoboa
sudo modoboa-admin.py deploy --settings=modoboa.setup
sudo systemctl enable modoboa
sudo systemctl start modoboa

Step 4: Configure Nginx

Modoboa uses Nginx as the webserver. We need to configure Nginx to redirect traffic to Modoboa. Run the following command to open the Nginx configuration file.

sudo nano /etc/nginx/nginx.conf

Add the following lines to the file after the "http {" section.

include /etc/nginx/conf.d/*.conf;

Save and close the file.

Create a new configuration file for Modoboa using the following command.

sudo nano /etc/nginx/conf.d/modoboa.conf

Add the following lines to the file.

server {
    listen 80;
    server_name mail.example.com;
    access_log /var/log/nginx/modoboa.access.log;
    error_log /var/log/nginx/modoboa.error.log;

    location / {
        uwsgi_pass unix:/var/run/uwsgi/modoboa.sock;
        include uwsgi_params;
    }
}

server {
    listen 443 ssl;
    server_name mail.example.com;
    access_log /var/log/nginx/modoboa.access.log;
    error_log /var/log/nginx/modoboa.error.log;

    ssl_certificate /etc/ssl/certs/mail.example.com.crt;
    ssl_certificate_key /etc/ssl/private/mail.example.com.key;

    location / {
        uwsgi_pass unix:/var/run/uwsgi/modoboa.sock;
        include uwsgi_params;
    }
}

Replace "mail.example.com" with your domain name. Save and close the file.

Restart the Nginx service using the following command.

sudo systemctl restart nginx

Step 5: Accessing Modoboa

Open your web browser and navigate to the URL http://mail.example.com. You will see the Modoboa login page.

Use the default username and password, which are:

Username: admin@example.com
Password: password

After logging in, you can start configuring your email accounts.

Congratulations! You have successfully installed Modoboa on EndeavourOS Latest.

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