How to Install SimpleLogin on Alpine Linux Latest

In this tutorial, we will walk through the steps to install SimpleLogin on Alpine Linux. SimpleLogin is an open-source email forwarding, passwordless authentication, and private email service provider.

Prerequisites

Before getting started, please make sure you have the following prerequisites:

• A server running Alpine Linux Latest
• Internet access
• Root access or a user with sudo privileges

Step 1: Install Required Packages

Firstly, we need to update the apt package manager and install the required packages. Please run the following command:

sudo apk update && sudo apk upgrade
sudo apk add curl gnupg nginx certbot certbot-nginx certbot-ssl

Step 2: Add SimpleLogin Repository Key

Now, we need to add the SimpleLogin repository key to your Alpine Linux system. Please run the following command:

sudo curl -fsSLo /etc/apk/keys/repo.simplelogin.io.key "https://repo.simplelogin.io/public.key"

Step 3: Add SimpleLogin Repository

Next, we need to add the SimpleLogin repository to the Alpine Linux system. Please run the following command:

sudo echo "https://repo.simplelogin.io/alpine/edge/main" >> /etc/apk/repositories

Step 4: Install SimpleLogin

We can now install SimpleLogin by running the following command:

sudo apk add simplelogin

Step 5: Configure Nginx

To configure Nginx for SimpleLogin, we need to create a new server block. Please run the following command:

sudo nano /etc/nginx/conf.d/simplelogin.conf

Add the following configuration to the file and save it:

server {
        listen           80;
        server_name      example.com;
        location / {
                proxy_pass http://localhost:80;
                proxy_set_header Host $host;
                proxy_set_header X-Real-IP $remote_addr;
        }
}

Step 6: Obtain SSL Certificate

To obtain an SSL certificate, we need to run the Certbot command. Please run the following command:

sudo certbot --nginx -d example.com

Step 7: Start SimpleLogin

Finally, we can start the SimpleLogin service by running the following command:

sudo systemctl start simplelogin

Conclusion

Congratulations! You have now successfully installed SimpleLogin on Alpine Linux Latest. You can now start using the email forwarding, passwordless authentication, and private email service provided by SimpleLogin.