How to Install Chasquid on POP! OS Latest

Chasquid is an SMTP server that aims to be easy to configure and maintain while being secure and fast. In this tutorial, we will go through the steps to install Chasquid on the latest version of POP! OS.

Step 1: Update System

Before getting started, update your system to make sure you have the latest packages.

sudo apt update && sudo apt upgrade

Step 2: Install Dependancies

Next, we need to install some dependencies required to build and run Chasquid on POP! OS.

sudo apt install golang-go build-essential libnetfilter-conntrack-dev libssl-dev libxml2-dev systemd

Step 3: Clone Chasquid

Let's clone the Chasquid git repository into the $HOME directory.

cd $HOME
git clone https://github.com/Chasquid/Chasquid.git
cd Chasquid

Step 4: Build and Install Chasquid

Now we are ready to build and install Chasquid.

make
sudo make install

Step 5: Configure Chasquid

Create the configuration directory for Chasquid.

sudo mkdir /etc/chasquid
sudo chmod 755 /etc/chasquid

Next, we need to create the chasquid.toml configuration file in the directory we just created.

sudo nano /etc/chasquid/chasquid.toml

Add the following example configuration to the file.

# /etc/chasquid/chasquid.toml

[smtp]
listen = "0.0.0.0:25"

[auth.users]
user = { password = "pass" }

[logging]
syslog = true

Make sure to replace pass with your desired password.

Step 6: Run Chasquid

We are now ready to start Chasquid as a systemd service.

sudo systemctl enable --now chasquid

Conclusion

Congratulations! You have now successfully installed Chasquid on POP! OS. Now you can send emails using your Chasquid SMTP server.

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