How to Install Sympa on Fedora CoreOS

Sympa is an open-source application that allows you to manage and automate the distribution of emails to a large number of people. In this tutorial, we will guide you on how to install Sympa on Fedora CoreOS.

Prerequisites

Before starting with the installation of Sympa, make sure you have the following prerequisites:

• A running Fedora CoreOS instance
• A root or sudo privileges user account

Step 1: Install Dependencies

The first step is to install the required dependencies for Sympa. Run the following command to install the dependencies:

sudo dnf install mariadb mariadb-server perl-DBD-mysql perl-DBI perl-CGI perl-XML-Twig perl-MIME-tools perl-URI perl-Net-LDAP perl-IO-Socket-SSL libxml2 libxslt mod_perl httpd openssl-devel mod_ssl

Step 2: Configure MariaDB

Sympa uses MariaDB as a database backend. Follow the below steps to configure MariaDB:

1. Start MariaDB server.

sudo systemctl start mariadb

2. Set the MariaDB root password.

sudo mysql_secure_installation

3. Login to MariaDB shell.

sudo mysql -uroot -p

4. Create a new database and user for Sympa.

CREATE DATABASE sympa;
CREATE USER 'sympa'@'localhost' IDENTIFIED BY 'password';
GRANT ALL PRIVILEGES ON sympa.* TO 'sympa'@'localhost';
FLUSH PRIVILEGES;
EXIT;

Step 3: Download and Install Sympa

Follow the below steps to download and install Sympa on Fedora CoreOS:

1. Download the Sympa package from the official website.

wget https://github.com/sympa-community/sympa/archive/sympa-6.2.60.tar.gz

2. Extract the package.

tar -xvzf sympa-6.2.60.tar.gz

3. Change the directory.

cd sympa-sympa-6.2.60

4. Run the configuration script.

sudo ./configure --with-mysql

5. Compile and install Sympa.

sudo make && sudo make install

Step 4: Configure Sympa

Now, we need to configure Sympa by editing the configuration files. Follow the below steps:

1. Open the Sympa configuration file.

sudo vi /usr/local/sympa/etc/sympa/sympa.conf

2. Update the database connection details. Uncomment and modify the below lines:

db_host          localhost
db_port          0
db_name          sympa
db_user          sympa
db_password      password

3. Save and close the file.

4. Open the Sympa Apache configuration file.

sudo vi /usr/local/sympa/etc/httpd/conf.d/sympa.conf

5. Update the server name and email address. Uncomment and modify the below lines:

#ServerAdmin sympa@yourdomain.com
#ServerName lists.yourdomain.com

6. Save and close the file.

Step 5: Start Sympa and Apache

Follow the below steps to start Sympa and Apache services:

1. Start the Sympa service.

sudo systemctl start sympa

2. Enable the Sympa service to start at boot.

sudo systemctl enable sympa

3. Start the Apache service.

sudo systemctl start httpd

4. Enable the Apache service to start at boot.

sudo systemctl enable httpd

Step 6: Access Sympa Web Interface

Sympa web interface is now accessible via a web browser. Open a web browser and type the server’s IP address or hostname followed by "/sympa" in the URL bar. For example, http:///sympa.

Conclusion

You have successfully installed Sympa on Fedora CoreOS. Sympa is now ready to use, and you can start creating mailing lists and manage email subscriptions using the web interface.

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