Installing Chasquid on Manjaro

Chasquid is a lightweight SMTP server that is useful for providing reliable email service. This tutorial will guide you through the steps to install Chasquid on Manjaro.

Prerequisites

Before installing Chasquid, you need to make sure that your system meets the following requirements:

• Manjaro installed with access to the internet
• Sudo privileges

Step 1: Install Chasquid Dependencies

To install Chasquid, you need to first install some dependencies on your system. You can install the dependencies by running the following command:

sudo pacman -S curl git golang

Once the installation is completed, you need to configure Go for your system.

Step 2: Configure Go

To configure Go on your Manjaro system, you need to set some environment variables. You can set the environment variables by opening the .bashrc file in your home directory and adding the following lines to the end of the file:

export GOPATH=$HOME/go
export PATH=$PATH:$GOPATH/bin

Then, save and close the file.

To apply the changes, run the following command:

source ~/.bashrc

Step 3: Download and Install Chasquid

To download and install Chasquid, you can follow the steps below:

1. Open your terminal and navigate to the directory where you want to download Chasquid.

2. Download the Chasquid source code from the website:

   curl -Lo chasquid.tar.gz https://blitiri.com.ar/p/chasquid/downloads/chasquid-0.04.tar.gz
   

3. Extract the source code from the downloaded tarball:

   tar -xzf chasquid.tar.gz
   

4. Navigate into the extracted directory:

   cd chasquid-0.04
   

5. Build and install Chasquid:

   make clean && make && sudo make install
   

6. Verify that Chasquid is installed correctly by running the following command:

   chasquid -v
   

   You should see the version number of Chasquid printed in the terminal.

Step 4: Configure Chasquid

To start using Chasquid, you need to configure it with your domain name and other settings. The configuration file for Chasquid is located at /usr/local/etc/chasquid/chasquid.conf.

You can configure Chasquid by editing the configuration file with your preferred text editor, for example:

sudo nano /usr/local/etc/chasquid/chasquid.conf

Once you have made all the necessary changes, save and close the file.

Step 5: Start and Enable Chasquid

To start Chasquid, run the following command:

sudo systemctl start chasquid

To enable Chasquid to start automatically at boot time, run the following command:

sudo systemctl enable chasquid

You have successfully installed Chasquid on your Manjaro system!

Conclusion

In this tutorial, you learned how to install and configure Chasquid on Manjaro. By following these steps, you can set up a reliable email service for your domain.

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