Postorius is a web user interface for the GNU Mailman 3 suite of email list management software. Here's how to install it on POP! OS Latest.
The commands in this tutorial assume you are using the terminal. To open the terminal, use the shortcut Ctrl+Alt+T.
Open the terminal and run the following command to install the required dependencies:
sudo apt-get update && sudo apt-get install -y python3-setuptools python3-pip python3-venv git
Create a new Python virtual environment with the following command:
python3 -m venv postorius_venv
Activate the virtual environment:
source postorius_venv/bin/activate
Install Postorius using pip:
pip install postorius
Create a mailman superuser with the following command:
python manage.py createsuperuser
Follow the prompts to create the superuser account.
Run the following command to start the Postorius web server:
python manage.py runserver
By default, Postorius will be available at http://localhost:8000.
You now have Postorius installed on your POP! OS Latest installation. You can now use the web interface to manage your email lists.
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