How to Install Inboxen on Clear Linux Latest

Inboxen is an open-source, self-hosted email service that allows you to manage your email accounts on your own server. This tutorial will guide you through the steps to install Inboxen on Clear Linux Latest.

Prerequisites

Before you begin, ensure that you have the following:

• A Clear Linux Latest instance with sudo access.
• A registered domain name that you can use to access your Inboxen installation.
• A valid SSL/TLS certificate for your domain name. You can obtain one for free using Let's Encrypt.

Step 1: Update Clear Linux packages

First, update the Clear Linux packages on your system with the following command:

sudo swupd update

Step 2: Install required dependencies

Inboxen requires several software packages to function properly. Install these packages by running the following command:

sudo swupd bundle-add devpkg-postgresql devpkg-openssl devpkg-libffi

Step 3: Install Python and pip

Inboxen is built using the Python programming language, so you will need to install Python and pip to manage Python packages. Run the following command to install Python and pip:

sudo swupd bundle-add python-basic
sudo pip install --upgrade pip

Step 4: Install Inboxen

Now that you have all the required dependencies installed, you can install Inboxen by running the following command:

sudo pip install inboxen

Step 5: Configure Inboxen

Inboxen configuration is done through environment variables. You can set these variables using a text editor such as nano or vim. Open a file in /etc/systemd/system/ named inboxen.service and paste the following content:

[Unit]
Description=Inboxen Mail Server

[Service]
User=inboxen
Group=mail
WorkingDirectory=/opt/inboxen/
ExecStart=/usr/local/bin/gunicorn -b 127.0.0.1:8080 inboxen:app
Restart=always

[Install]
WantedBy=multi-user.target

After pasting the content in the file, save and close it.

Next, create a file named local_settings.py and copy the following content:

DEBUG = False
ALLOWED_HOSTS = ['domain.com']
DATABASES = {
    'default': {
        'ENGINE': 'django.db.backends.postgresql',
        'NAME': 'inboxen',
        'USER': 'inboxen',
        'PASSWORD': 'password',
        'HOST': '127.0.0.1',
        'PORT': '',
    }
}

EMAIL_BACKEND = 'inboxen.backends.smtp'
EMAIL_HOST = 'localhost'
EMAIL_PORT = 25
EMAIL_HOST_USER = 'user'
EMAIL_HOST_PASSWORD = 'password'
EMAIL_USE_TLS = False
DEFAULT_FROM_EMAIL = '[email protected]'
SERVER_EMAIL = '[email protected]'

In the above example, replace 'domain.com' with your domain name, as well as 'password', '[email protected]', and '[email protected]' with your chosen password and email addresses.

Step 6: Create an Inboxen user account

Create a new user account for Inboxen by running the following command:

sudo useradd -r -U inboxen

You can set a password for this user if you want to.

Step 7: Create Inboxen database

Create a new PostgreSQL database for Inboxen by running the following command:

sudo su - postgres
createuser --interactive --pwprompt
createdb inboxen -O inboxen

Step 8: Start the Inboxen service

Start the Inboxen service by running the following command:

sudo systemctl start inboxen.service

You can view the status of the service by running sudo systemctl status inboxen.service. If there are any issues, check the Inboxen logs located in /var/log/inboxen/inboxen.log for detailed error messages.

You can also enable the Inboxen service to start on boot by running sudo systemctl enable inboxen.service.

Conclusion

You have successfully installed Inboxen on Clear Linux Latest. You can now access your Inboxen installation by going to https://your-domain.com in your web browser.