How to Install Sovereign on Fedora CoreOS

Sovereign is an open-source tool that can be used to set up a self-hosted server for personal email, calendar, file sharing, and other online services. This tutorial will guide you through the process of installing Sovereign on Fedora CoreOS.

Prerequisites

Before starting, make sure that you have the following:

  • Access to a terminal on your Fedora CoreOS system with root privileges
  • Basic knowledge of shell commands and file editing
  • An internet connection

Steps

  1. Install Git and Ansible by running the following command:
sudo dnf install git ansible
  1. Clone the Sovereign repository to your local machine using Git:
git clone https://github.com/sovereign/sovereign.git
  1. Navigate to the cloned directory:
cd sovereign
  1. Edit the inventory/hosts file to specify the server you want to install Sovereign on. Replace example.org with your own domain name:
[sovereign]
example.org ansible_user=root
  1. Generate an encrypted password for the email server using the doveadm pw -s SHA512-CRYPT command:
doveadm pw -s SHA512-CRYPT
  1. Copy the generated password and paste it into the inventory/group_vars/server.yml file under the mail_sasl_password variable:
mail_sasl_password: "{SHA512-CRYPT}$6$yoursalt$yourencryptedpassword"
  1. Set up the configuration files by running the following command:
make setup
  1. Start the installation process by running the following command:
make install

  1. During the installation process, you will be prompted to enter the email address for the administrator account. Enter your email address and press Enter.

  2. The installation script will automatically generate SSL certificates for your domain using Let's Encrypt. When prompted, confirm that you want to generate the certificates by typing yes and pressing Enter.

  3. Once the installation is complete, access the Sovereign web interface by navigating to https://example.org. Replace example.org with your own domain name. You should be able to log in to the Sovereign interface using the email address and password you specified during the installation process.

Congratulations! You have successfully installed Sovereign on Fedora CoreOS. You can now explore and set up the various services available through the Sovereign interface.