How to Install DadaMail on MXLinux

In this tutorial, we will walk you through the steps of installing DadaMail on MXLinux. DadaMail is an intuitive email marketing software that allows users to send mass email messages to a list of subscribers. It comes with tons of features to make email marketing easy and effective.

Prerequisites

  • A VPS or dedicated server running MXLinux latest version.
  • A user account with sudo privileges.

Step 1: Update the System

Before installing any software, it’s recommended to update your system packages to the latest version. You can achieve this by running the following command in your terminal:

sudo apt update && sudo apt upgrade

Step 2: Install Apache Web Server

DadaMail requires a web server to run. We’ll use Apache, which is one of the most popular web servers in use today.

To install Apache on MXLinux, run:

sudo apt install apache2

After installation, start the Apache server using:

sudo systemctl start apache2

You can verify whether Apache is running or not by running:

sudo systemctl status apache2

Step 3: Install Perl and Required Modules

DadaMail is written in Perl, which needs to be installed on your server. Run the following command to install Perl:

sudo apt install perl

Next, install the required Perl modules by running:

sudo apt install libwww-perl libarchive-zip-perl libio-compress-perl libjson-perl libio-socket-ssl-perl libhtml-template-perl libemail-mime-perl libmime-types-perl libnet-smtp-ssl-perl libdigest-sha-perl

Step 4: Download DadaMail

To download DadaMail, navigate to the project’s website at http://dadamailproject.com/ and download the latest version. We’ll use version 11.11.1 for this tutorial.

Download the package by running:

wget https://github.com/justingit/dada-mail/archive/refs/tags/v11.11.1.tar.gz

When the download is complete, extract the package using:

tar -xvzf v11.11.1.tar.gz

Move the extracted directory to Apache’s default document root:

sudo mv dada-mail-11.11.1 /var/www/html/dada-mail

Step 5: Configure DadaMail

Create a configuration file for DadaMail by running:

sudo cp /var/www/html/dada-mail/.dada_files/dada.conf-sample /var/www/html/dada-mail/.dada_files/dada.conf

Edit the dada.conf file using your favorite command-line editor:

sudo nano /var/www/html/dada-mail/.dada_files/dada.conf

Edit the following lines:

$dada_root_dir = "/var/www/html/dada-mail";
$dada_url_host = "http://<your-domain-or-ip-address>/dada-mail/";

Replace with your server’s domain name or IP address.

Save and exit the file.

Step 6: Set Permissions

Change the ownership and permissions of the DadaMail directory to the Apache web server user:

sudo chown -R www-data:www-data /var/www/html/dada-mail

sudo chmod -R 755 /var/www/html/dada-mail

Step 7: Access DadaMail

You can now access DadaMail by opening your web browser and navigating to:

http:///dada-mail

You’ll be taken to the DadaMail login page where you can log in with the user credentials created during installation.

Conclusion

In this tutorial, we’ve shown you how to install DadaMail on MXLinux. You can now use DadaMail to send mass email newsletters to your subscribers.