How to Install Postorius on NetBSD

Postorius is a Django-based web interface to manage Mailman 3 mailing lists. In this tutorial, we will show you how to install Postorius on NetBSD.

Prerequisites

Before proceeding with the installation of Postorius, make sure that your system meets the following requirements:

• NetBSD 7.0 or higher
• Python 3.4 or higher
• pip package manager
• Mailman 3 core components installed and configured

Step 1: Install Dependencies

1. Open the terminal on your NetBSD system.

2. Install the required packages using the pkgin package manager:

   $ sudo pkgin update
   $ sudo pkgin install py38-django  py38-setuptools py38-pycrypto py38-cryptography
   

   This will install Django and other required dependencies.

Step 2: Install Postorius

1. Install Postorius using pip:

   $ sudo pip install postorius
   

2. Now, create a Postorius configuration file at /etc/postorius.cfg:

   $ sudo touch /etc/postorius.cfg
   $ sudo chown -R $USER /etc/postorius.cfg
   $ chmod 0644 /etc/postorius.cfg
   

3. Add the following content to the configuration file:

   # Postorius Configuration File
   [general]
   # The web URL of the Mailman Core application.
   mailman_url = https://example.com:8000
   # Credentials for accessing the Mailman Core web interface.
   mailman_rest_user = restadmin
   mailman_rest_password = PASSWORD
   

   Replace the mailman_url value with the URL of your Mailman Core application and replace mailman_rest_user and mailman_rest_password with your Mailman Core username and password.

4. Collect Postorius static files:

   $ cd /usr/pkg/lib/python3.8/site-packages/postorius/static
   $ python manage.py collectstatic
   

Step 3: Configure Web Server

1. Configure your web server according to the Django deployment guide. For Apache, you can create a virtual host with the following configuration:

   <VirtualHost *:80>
       ServerName example.com
       DocumentRoot /var/www/
   
       Alias /static/ /usr/pkg/lib/python3.8/site-packages/postorius/static/
   
       <Directory /usr/pkg/lib/python3.8/site-packages/postorius/static>
           Require all granted
           Options FollowSymlinks
       </Directory>
   
       WSGIDaemonProcess example.com python-home=/usr/pkg/lib/python3.8 python-path=/usr/pkg/lib/python3.8/site-packages
       WSGIProcessGroup example.com
       WSGIScriptAlias / /usr/pkg/lib/python3.8/site-packages/postorius/wsgi.py process-group=example.com
   </VirtualHost>
   

2. Restart your web server to apply the changes.

Step 4: Access Postorius

1. Finally, access Postorius by opening a web browser and navigating to http://example.com.

2. Click on the "Login" link to sign in to Postorius with your Mailman Core credentials.

Congratulations! You have successfully installed Postorius on NetBSD. You can now use Postorius to manage your Mailman 3 mailing lists via the web interface.

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