Postorius is an open-source email list administration web interface built on top of Django. It is part of the Mailman project that allows you to manage your email lists through a user-friendly web interface. In this tutorial, we will show you how to install Postorius on EndeavourOS Latest.
Before proceeding with this tutorial, you should have:
The first step in installing Postorius on EndeavourOS Latest is to update the system and install the required dependencies. Open the terminal and run the following command:
sudo pacman -Syyu && sudo pacman -S python-django python-setuptools python-gunicorn python-mysqldb python-psycopg2
After the dependencies have been installed, you can download the latest version of Postorius from the official website. Extract the downloaded archive with the following command:
wget https://pypi.python.org/packages/source/p/postorius/postorius-1.3.4.tar.gz
tar -zxvf postorius-1.3.4.tar.gz
Navigate into the extracted directory by running:
cd postorius-1.3.4
Then, run the following command to install Postorius:
sudo python setup.py install
Configure Postorius by creating a configuration file in the /etc directory. The configuration file should be named postorius.cfg. You can use your favorite editor to create the file.
sudo nano /etc/postorius.cfg
Paste the following content into the file:
# Postorius configuration settings
[general]
# Secret key
## Make this unique, and don't share it with anybody.
SECRET_KEY = 'secret-key'
# Database configuration
DATABASES = {
'default': {
'ENGINE': 'django.db.backends.postgresql_psycopg2',
'NAME': 'postorius_db',
'USER': 'postorius_user',
'PASSWORD': 'postorius_password',
'HOST': 'localhost',
'PORT': '5432',
}
}
# Email settings
EMAIL_BACKEND = 'django.core.mail.backends.smtp.EmailBackend'
EMAIL_HOST = 'smtp.gmail.com'
EMAIL_PORT = 587
EMAIL_USE_TLS = True
EMAIL_HOST_USER = 'your-email-address@gmail.com'
EMAIL_HOST_PASSWORD = 'your-email-password'
# Debugging settings
DEBUG = True
Be sure to update the configuration settings to match your environment. Save and close the file once you've made the necessary changes.
Generate the Django configuration files and create a Django superuser to administer Postorius. Run the following commands:
sudo python manage.py collectstatic
sudo python manage.py migrate
sudo python manage.py createsuperuser
You will be prompted to enter a username, email address and password for the new superuser.
Postorius is now installed and configured. Start the web server by running the following command:
sudo python manage.py runserver 0.0.0.0:8000
Now, you can access Postorius by visiting http://<
Postorius is a powerful web interface that allows you to easily manage your Mailman email lists. With this guide, you can install and configure Postorius on your EndeavourOS Latest server in just a few simple steps. If you have any issues or questions, please feel free to reach out to the Postorius community for support.
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