How to Install Dada Mail on NetBSD

Dada Mail is a modern, web-based mailing list management system that allows users to create, manage, and send newsletters to a group of subscribers. In this tutorial, we will guide you on how to install Dada Mail on NetBSD.

Prerequisites

Before proceeding with the Dada Mail installation process, ensure that your system meets the following requirements:

• A NetBSD server
• PHP 5.6 or later
• MySQL or MariaDB database
• Apache or Nginx web server

Step 1 - Download Dada Mail

To download Dada Mail, visit the following URL and download the latest version of Dada Mail:

https://dadamailproject.com/download/

You can also use the following command to download Dada Mail from the terminal window:

$ wget https://dadamailproject.com/download/dada_mail_x.x.x.tar.gz

Replace "x.x.x" with the version number you wish to install.

Step 2 - Extract Dada Mail

Once the download completes, navigate to the directory where the downloaded file is stored and extract the Dada Mail archive with the following command:

$ tar xzvf dada_mail_x.x.x.tar.gz

Replace "x.x.x" with the version number you downloaded.

Step 3 - Move the Dada Mail files

Next, move the extracted Dada Mail files to your web server's document root directory, typically located at /var/www/htdocs/:

$ mv dada_mail_x.x.x /var/www/htdocs/dada_mail

Step 4 - Set Permissions

After moving the files to the document root, you need to set the proper permissions for the Dada Mail files with the following command:

$ chown -R www:www /var/www/htdocs/dada_mail

This command sets the ownership of the extracted Dada Mail files to the web server user, "www."

Step 5 - Create a Database

To create a database for Dada Mail, log in to your MySQL/MariaDB server using the following command:

$ mysql -u root -p

Replace "root" with your MySQL/MariaDB username. You will need to enter your MySQL/MariaDB password.

Create a new database with the following command:

mysql> create database dada_mail;

You can replace "dada_mail" with the name of your desired database.

Create a new user for the database with the following command:

mysql> create user 'dada_mail'@'localhost' identified by 'your_password';

Replace "your_password" with a strong password of your choice.

Grant the appropriate permissions for the new user with the following command:

mysql> grant all privileges on dada_mail.* to 'dada_mail'@'localhost';

Step 6 - Configure Dada Mail

Navigate to the Dada Mail configuration directory and create a copy of the sample configuration file with the following command:

$ cd /var/www/htdocs/dada_mail/cgi-bin/admin/
$ cp config.cgi-sample config.cgi

Open the config.cgi file with a text editor and enter the MySQL/MariaDB database details:

# Configurations for the Dada Mail installation
%CONFIG = (
    ...
    # Database settings
    'DB' => [
        'dbi:mysql:dada_mail:localhost', # database connection url
        'dada_mail',     # database user
        'your_password'  # database password
    ],
    ...
);

Replace "dada_mail" with your desired database name and enter the username and password for the MySQL/MariaDB database.

Step 7 - Access Dada Mail

Finally, navigate to the following URL to access Dada Mail:

http://your_IP_address/dada_mail/cgi-bin/index.cgi

Replace "your_IP_address" with your NetBSD server's IP address.

You should see the Dada Mail login page. Enter the username and password you set during the installation process to log in.

Congratulations! You have successfully installed Dada Mail on NetBSD. You can now create and manage email lists to send newsletters to your subscribers.

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