Modoboa is a popular and powerful mail server suite that can be used to manage email accounts, domains, aliases, and more. In this tutorial, we will walk you through the steps to install Modoboa on FreeBSD Latest.
Before installing any new software, it's important to ensure that the system is up to date with the latest security patches and bug fixes. You can update the FreeBSD system by running the following command:
sudo freebsd-update fetch install
Modoboa requires several packages to be installed on FreeBSD, including Python and PostgreSQL database. You can install them using the following command:
sudo pkg install python3 py37-pip postgresql13-server py37-psycopg2
Modoboa requires a PostgreSQL database to store its data. You can create a new database and a user using the following command:
sudo su - postgres
createdb modoboa
createuser --no-password --encrypted --no-createdb --no-createrole modoboa
You can install Modoboa on FreeBSD using pip (Python package manager) by running the following command:
sudo pip install modoboa
After installing Modoboa, you need to configure it to connect to the PostgreSQL database you created earlier. You can do this by editing the configuration file located at "/usr/local/etc/modoboa/conf.py". Open the file in a text editor and make the following changes:
DATABASES = {
'default': {
'ENGINE': 'django.db.backends.postgresql_psycopg2',
'NAME': 'modoboa',
'USER': 'modoboa',
'PASSWORD': '<strong_password>',
'HOST': 'localhost',
'PORT': '',
'OPTIONS': {
'sslmode': 'prefer',
},
},
}
Replace <strong_password> with a secure password for the modoboa user.
Modoboa uses the Nginx web server to serve its web interface. You can install Nginx using the following command:
sudo pkg install nginx
After installing Nginx, you need to create a new configuration file for Modoboa. You can do this by creating a new file at "/usr/local/etc/nginx/sites-available/modoboa" with the following content:
server {
listen 80;
server_name <your_domain_name>;
location / {
uwsgi_pass unix:///var/run/modoboa/uwsgi.sock;
include uwsgi_params;
}
location /static/ {
alias /usr/local/lib/python3.7/site-packages/modoboa/static/;
}
}
Replace <your_domain_name> with your actual domain name.
After creating the configuration file, you need to create a symbolic link to it from the "/usr/local/etc/nginx/sites-enabled/" directory:
sudo ln -s /usr/local/etc/nginx/sites-available/modoboa /usr/local/etc/nginx/sites-enabled/
After configuring Nginx, you can start Modoboa by running the following command:
sudo modoboa-admin.py deploy --restart
This will start the Modoboa server and also restart the Nginx web server.
You can now access the Modoboa web interface by opening a web browser and navigating to "http://
You should change the default admin password after logging in.
Congratulations! You have successfully installed Modoboa on FreeBSD Latest. You can now start managing your email accounts and domains using the Modoboa web interface.
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