How to Install Schleuder on FreeBSD Latest

Schleuder is a public GPG mailing list manager which is used for creating and maintaining encrypted mailing lists. In this tutorial, we will learn how to install Schleuder on FreeBSD Latest.

Prerequisites

  • A FreeBSD Latest server or VPS
  • SSH access with sudo privileges
  • Basic command-line knowledge

Step 1: Update the System

Before proceeding, it's crucial to update the system packages to their latest version to avoid any compatibility issues.

sudo pkg update && sudo pkg upgrade -y

Step 2: Install Schleuder Dependencies

To install Schleuder, we must first install its dependencies, which include Ruby, GnuPG, and SQLite.

sudo pkg install ruby gnupg sqlite3

Once installed, you must configure the GnuPG keyserver that Schleuder will use to retrieve public keys during its operations. In this step, we will add the keyserver to the GnuPG keyserver configuration file:

echo "keyserver hkp://keys.gnupg.net/" >> ~/.gnupg/gpg.conf

Step 3: Install Schleuder

Now that dependencies are installed, it's time to install Schleuder. Run the following command:

sudo gem install schleuder

Once installed, you will need to initialize Schleuder. To do so, you must first create the Schleuder directory and then run the init command, which will create the default configuration files and directories.

sudo mkdir /var/schleuder sudo schleuder -i /var/schleuder

Step 4: Configure Schleuder

Before using Schleuder, you must configure it according to your needs. Schleuder's configuration files and folders are located in /var/schleuder/.

Schleuder has several configuration files, including:

  • schleuder.yaml
  • admin_auth_pass
  • auth_key.pub
  • auth_key.sec
  • dirmngr.conf
  • gnupg_opts
  • logrotate.conf
  • munin
  • munin-plugins

You can find detailed information about Schleuder's configuration options in the official documentation.

Step 5: Start Schleuder

Once the configuration is done, you can start Schleuder using the following command:

sudo schleuder start

To stop Schleuder, use:

sudo schleuder stop

Conclusion

Congratulations! You have successfully installed and configured Schleuder on FreeBSD Latest. You can now use Schleuder to create and manage encrypted mailing lists.