HyperKitty is a web-based software that helps users to archive and manage mailing lists. It is developed by the GNU Mailman team, which is a popular mailing list software. In this tutorial, we will learn how to install HyperKitty on Linux Mint Latest.
Before installing HyperKitty, we need to make sure that our system is up to date.
sudo apt update && sudo apt upgrade -y
HyperKitty needs some dependencies to be installed. We can install them by running the following command.
sudo apt install python3 python3-pip python3-dev python3-setuptools python3-venv python3-wheel python3-psycopg2 python3-lxml python3-all python3-cffi
HyperKitty works with Mailman Core. We will install it by running the following command.
sudo apt install mailman
During the installation process, you will be prompted to create a password for the mailman user. Make sure to create a strong one.
We will create a virtual environment for HyperKitty, which is a recommended practice. Run the following command to create it.
sudo python3 -m venv /opt/hyperkitty
To activate the virtual environment, run the following command.
source /opt/hyperkitty/bin/activate
Now we will install HyperKitty using pip, a Python package installer. Run the following command.
pip install hyperkitty
HyperKitty needs to be configured before it can be used. Run the following command to create a configuration file.
hiperkytty-config.py --configure --settings=prod
During the configuration process, you will be prompted to enter some information such as the database credentials, email configuration, and other settings. Make sure to enter valid information.
To start HyperKitty as a service during system boot, we need to create a systemd service. Create a file named hyperkitty.service in the /etc/systemd/system/ directory with the following contents.
[Unit]
Description=HyperKitty
After=network.target
[Service]
Type=simple
User=root
Group=root
WorkingDirectory=/opt/hyperkitty/
ExecStart=/opt/hyperkitty/bin/hyperkitty-uwsgi /etc/hyperkitty/hyperkitty.cfg
Restart=on-failure
[Install]
WantedBy=multi-user.target
Save the file and run the following command to reload the systemd daemon.
sudo systemctl daemon-reload
Run the following commands to start and enable the HyperKitty service.
sudo systemctl start hyperkitty
sudo systemctl enable hyperkitty
Now HyperKitty is ready to be used. Open a web browser and go to http://localhost/hyperkitty. You will see the HyperKitty web interface.
That's it! You have successfully installed and configured HyperKitty on Linux Mint Latest.
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