How to Install Dada Mail on OpenBSD

Dada Mail is a powerful mailing list management software that enables you to create and manage mailing lists with ease. In this tutorial, we will guide you through the process of installing Dada Mail on OpenBSD.

Prerequisites

Before you can install Dada Mail, you need to have the following:

• An OpenBSD server with root access
• A web server (such as Apache or Nginx)
• Perl version 5.14 or higher installed on your server

Step 1: Download Dada Mail

The first step in installing Dada Mail on OpenBSD is to download the software. You can download the latest stable release of Dada Mail from the official website at https://dadamailproject.com/.

$ cd /usr/local/src/
$ ftp https://dadamailproject.com/dada_mail_install_dada-11_15_1.tar.gz

Step 2: Extract the Archive

Once you have downloaded the Dada Mail archive, you need to extract its contents.

$ tar -xzvf dada_mail_install_dada-11_15_1.tar.gz

This will extract the contents of the archive into a new directory called dada_mail_install_dada-11_15_1.

Step 3: Install Dada Mail

After extracting the Dada Mail archive, you need to install it by running the dada_mail_install.pl script.

$ cd dada_mail_install_dada-11_15_1
$ perl dada_mail_install.pl

This will start the installation process for Dada Mail. Follow the on-screen instructions to complete the installation.

Step 4: Configure Dada Mail

Once you have installed Dada Mail, you need to configure it to work with your web server.

Apache Configuration

If you are using Apache as your web server, you can configure it to work with Dada Mail by creating an Apache virtual host.

<VirtualHost *:80>
    ServerName example.com
    DocumentRoot /usr/local/dada_mail/cgi-bin
    AddHandler cgi-script .cgi
    DirectoryIndex index.cgi
    <Directory "/usr/local/dada_mail/cgi-bin">
        AllowOverride None
        Options +ExecCGI
        Order allow,deny
        Allow from all
    </Directory>
</VirtualHost>

Replace "example.com" with your domain name and update the DocumentRoot path to point to the directory where you installed Dada Mail.

Nginx Configuration

If you are using Nginx as your web server, you can configure it to work with Dada Mail by creating an Nginx server block.

server {
    listen 80;
    server_name example.com;
    root /usr/local/dada_mail/cgi-bin;
    index index.cgi;
    location / {
        add_cgi_param SCRIPT_FILENAME $request_filename;
        fastcgi_pass unix:/var/run/fcgiwrap.sock;
        include fastcgi_params;
    }
}

Replace "example.com" with your domain name and update the root path to point to the directory where you installed Dada Mail.

Step 5: Test Dada Mail

Once you have configured Dada Mail to work with your web server, you can test it by accessing the Dada Mail web interface using your web browser.

http://example.com/cgi-bin/dada/mail.cgi

Replace "example.com" with your domain name.

Conclusion

Congratulations! You have successfully installed Dada Mail on OpenBSD. You can now use Dada Mail to create and manage your mailing lists with ease.

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