Wirow is an open-source, self-hosted application that provides a free email forwarding service. Users can create their own domain names and forward emails to their existing email addresses.
This tutorial will guide you through the process of installing Wirow on MX Linux Latest.
Before proceeding with the installation, you need to ensure that you have the following packages installed on your system:
To install these packages, run the following command:
sudo apt-get update && sudo apt-get install git docker-ce docker-ce-cli containerd.io docker-compose
The first step is to clone the Wirow repository from Github. Open a terminal and run the following command:
git clone https://github.com/wirow-io/wirow-server.git
The Wirow application requires some environment variables to be set before it can be run. These variables include the database URL, SMTP server configuration, and JWT secret.
Copy the .env.example file to .env and edit it with your favourite text editor:
cd wirow-server
cp .env.example .env
nano .env
Replace the values of the following variables:
DATABASE_URL with your desired PostgreSQL URL (e.g. DATABASE_URL=postgresql://wirow:password@localhost/wirow)SMTP_* variables with your SMTP server details (e.g. SMTP_HOST=smtp.gmail.com, SMTP_PORT=587, SMTP_USER=user@example.com, SMTP_PASSWORD=secretpassword, SMTP_SECURE=false)JWT_SECRET with a random string of charactersWith the environment variables set, you can now run the application using Docker Compose.
docker-compose up -d
This command will start the PostgreSQL database and the Wirow server in detached mode. Wait for a few seconds for the containers to start.
You can check the logs to verify that everything started successfully:
docker-compose logs -f
You should see something like this:
postgres_1 | PostgreSQL init process complete; ready for start up.
postgres_1 |
postgres_1 | LOG: database system was shut down at 2021-03-23 10:30:24 UTC
postgres_1 | LOG: MultiXact member wraparound protections are now enabled
postgres_1 | LOG: database system is ready to accept connections
postgres_1 | LOG: autovacuum launcher started
wirow_1 | [2021-03-23 10:30:31 +0000] [1] [INFO] Starting gunicorn 19.10.0
wirow_1 | [2021-03-23 10:30:31 +0000] [1] [INFO] Listening at: http://0.0.0.0:3000 (1)
wirow_1 | [2021-03-23 10:30:31 +0000] [1] [INFO] Using worker: sync
wirow_1 | [2021-03-23 10:30:31 +0000] [8] [INFO] Booting worker with pid: 8
Once the application is up and running, you can check if it's working properly by visiting the web interface at http://localhost:3000. You should see the Wirow dashboard.
Congratulations! You have successfully installed Wirow on your MX Linux Latest system. You can now use it to create your own email forwarding service.
If you want to self-host in an easy, hands free way, need an external IP address, or simply want your data in your own hands, give IPv6.rs a try!
Alternatively, for the best virtual desktop, try Shells!
