How to Install Postorius on FreeBSD Latest

Postorius is a user-friendly web interface for Mailman 3, providing a modern user interface and streamlined workflows.

This tutorial will guide you through the steps to install Postorius on FreeBSD Latest operating system.

Prerequisites

Before you begin with the installation, ensure that:

• You have a FreeBSD Latest operating system installed.
• You have root access or a user account with sudo privileges.

Step 1: Install Required Packages

To install Postorius on FreeBSD, you need to have a few dependencies installed. You can install them using the pkg package manager by running the following command:

$ sudo pkg install python3 py36-setuptools py36-pillow py36-lxml \
                   py36-django_recaptcha django-auth-ldap

Step 2: Install Postorius

To install Postorius, run the following command in your terminal:

$ sudo pip install postorius

Step 3: Configure Mailman Core and Postorius

Configure Mailman Core

Before configuring Postorius, you need to setup Mailman Core. Follow these steps:

1. Create the mailman user by running the following command:

   $ sudo pw user add mailman -c "Mailman User" -m
   

2. Generate a new configuration file for Mailman Core using the command:

   $ sudo mailman-core createconf
   

   This will create a configuration file /usr/local/etc/mailman.cfg.

3. Edit the configuration file /usr/local/etc/mailman.cfg and modify the following options:

   [mta]
   incoming: mailman.mta.postfix.LMTP
   outgoing: mailman.mta.deliver.deliver
   smtp_host: localhost
   
   [archiver]
   public: yes
   
   [webservice]
   hostname: 0.0.0.0
   port: 8001
   

   Save and close the file.

4. Create a systemd service for Mailman Core by creating a file /usr/local/etc/systemd/system/mailman.service with the following contents:

   [Unit]
   Description=Mailman Core
   
   Requires=network.target
   After=network.target
   
   [Service]
   Type=forking
   User=mailman
   ExecStart=/usr/local/bin/mailmanctl start
   ExecStop=/usr/local/bin/mailmanctl stop
   ExecReload=/usr/local/bin/mailmanctl reload
   PIDFile=/usr/local/var/run/mailman/mailman.pid
   KillMode=mixed
   PrivateTmp=true
   
   [Install]
   WantedBy=multi-user.target
   

5. Reload systemd daemon and start Mailman Core service:

   $ sudo systemctl daemon-reload
   $ sudo systemctl start mailman.service
   $ sudo systemctl enable mailman.service
   

Configure Postorius

1. After installing Postorius, you need to create a new Django project by running the following command:

   $ sudo postorius-admin initlist -u <email> -r mailman -d <domain.tld>
   

   Replace <email> with your email address and <domain.tld> with your domain name.

2. Next, open the configuration file created in the previous step /usr/local/mailman-web/settings_local.py, and add the following configuration variables to the end of the file:

   SOCIAL_AUTH_MAILMAN_KEY = '***'
   SOCIAL_AUTH_MAILMAN_SECRET = '***'
   
   DATABASES = {
       'default': {
           'ENGINE': 'django.db.backends.postgresql',
           'NAME': 'mailmanweb',
           'USER': 'mailmanweb',
           'PASSWORD': '***',
           'HOST': 'localhost',
       }
   }
   

   Replace *** with a random secret key and the desired password for the PostgreSQL database.

3. Create a database for Postorius by running the following command:

   $ sudo -u mailmanweb createdb mailmanweb
   

4. Apply database migrations:

   $ sudo -u mailmanweb python /usr/local/lib/mailman-web/manage.py migrate
   

5. Create a systemd service for Postorius by creating a file /usr/local/etc/systemd/system/postorius.service with the following contents:

   [Unit]
   Description=Postorius Django Web Interface for Mailman3
   After=network.target
   
   [Service]
   Type=simple
   WorkingDirectory=/usr/local/lib/mailman-web
   ExecStart=/usr/local/bin/gunicorn mailman_web.wsgi:application -b 127.0.0.1:9001
   User=mailmanweb
   Restart=always
   
   [Install]
   WantedBy=multi-user.target
   

6. Reload the systemd daemon and start Postorius service:

   $ sudo systemctl daemon-reload
   $ sudo systemctl start postorius.service
   $ sudo systemctl enable postorius.service
   

Step 4: Access Postorius Web Interface

Postorius should now be accessible at http://localhost:9001/postorius/login/.

You can login using the credentials specified during the postorius-admin initlist command.

Conclusion

You have successfully installed Postorius on your FreeBSD system. Now, you can easily manage your Mailman 3 mailing lists through its user-friendly web interface.

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