How to Install Postorius on Fedora CoreOS

Postorius is a web user interface for the GNU Mailman application. It allows users to manage mailing lists, perform administrative tasks, and subscribe/unsubscribe from mailing lists.

In this tutorial, we will show you how to install Postorius on the latest version of Fedora CoreOS using a few simple steps.

Prerequisites

Before starting, make sure you have the following:

Step 1: Install Required Dependencies

First, we need to install the required dependencies for Postorius. To do this, open a terminal window and execute the following command:

sudo dnf install -y gcc python3-devel python3-pip python3-setuptools python3-pg8000 python3-django python3-django-allauth python3-social-auth-app-django python3-django-crispy-forms python3-django-js-reverse python3-cssmin python3-jsmin python3-gunicorn python3-ldap python3-dateutil python3-tz python3-djangorestframework python3-sphinx

This command will install all the necessary packages and dependencies required by Postorius.

Step 2: Install Postorius

Once the dependencies are installed, we can proceed with the installation of Postorius. To do that, run the following commands in the terminal:

sudo pip3 install postorius

This will install Postorius on your Fedora CoreOS machine.

Step 3: Configure Postorius

After the installation is complete, we need to configure Postorius to work with GNU Mailman. To do this, open a terminal window and execute the following command:

sudo postorius-admin setup

This command will set up the default configuration for Postorius.

Step 4: Start the Postorius server

Finally, start the Postorius server to access the web interface. To do this, open a terminal window and execute the following command:

sudo postorius-web

This will start the web server and make Postorius available via a web browser. You can now access Postorius by visiting http://localhost:8000.

Conclusion

In this tutorial, we showed you how to install Postorius on the latest version of Fedora CoreOS. By following these simple steps, you can set up Postorius and start managing and configuring mailing lists using a simple and user-friendly web interface.

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