Modoboa is a mail server software that allows users to manage email accounts through a web-based interface. Manjaro is a user-friendly Linux distribution that is based on Arch Linux. In this tutorial, we will be installing Modoboa on Manjaro.
This tutorial assumes that you have a fresh installation of Manjaro with a user account that has sudo privileges.
Before we begin, it is important to update the system to ensure that we have the latest packages and security updates. Open a terminal and run the following command:
sudo pacman -Syu
This will update the system and prompt you to enter your password.
Modoboa requires several packages to be installed on your system. Run the following command to install these packages:
sudo pacman -S python python-pip python-virtualenv python-setuptools python-wheel python-lxml python-cffi python-psycopg2 python-sqlalchemy
Once you have installed the necessary packages, you can now install Modoboa. First, create a new directory where we will install Modoboa:
mkdir modoboa
cd modoboa
Next, create a new virtual environment for Modoboa:
virtualenv env
Activate the virtual environment:
source env/bin/activate
Finally, install Modoboa using pip:
pip install modoboa
After Modoboa is installed, it needs to be configured before it can be used. To do this, run the following command:
modoboa-admin.py deploy
This will create the configuration files and set up the necessary database tables. You can then start the Modoboa web server by running:
modoboa-admin.py runserver 0.0.0.0:8000
You can then access Modoboa by opening a web browser and navigating to http://localhost:8000.
Modoboa is now installed on your Manjaro system and ready to be used. You can log in as an administrator by clicking the "Continue as superuser" button and entering the default username and password (admin/admin). You can then create new mailboxes, domains, and aliases as needed.
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