How to Install HyperKitty on OpenSUSE Latest

HyperKitty is a web-based interface to access GNU Mailman archives. In this tutorial, you will learn how to install HyperKitty on OpenSUSE Latest.

Prerequisites

Before installing HyperKitty, make sure that you have the following prerequisites:

• OpenSUSE latest installed
• Python 3
• Mailman3

Step 1: Install HyperKitty dependencies

Open the terminal and run the following command to install HyperKitty dependencies:

sudo zypper in python3 python3-devel python3-pip python3-virtualenv

Step 2: Install HyperKitty

Create a virtual environment for HyperKitty using the following command:

python3 -m venv myhkenv

Activate the virtual environment by running the following command:

source myhkenv/bin/activate

Install HyperKitty using pip:

pip install hyperkitty

Step 3: Configure HyperKitty

Create a configuration file for HyperKitty by running the following command:

hkadmin init

Edit the configuration file /etc/hyperkitty.cfg and add the Mailman3 API URL and the database configuration.

[general]
mailman_api_key = <your-api-key>
mailman_api_url = http://localhost:8001/3.1/
celery_broker = redis://localhost:6379/0

[database]
name = postgresql
host = localhost
user = <your-database-user>
password = <your-database-password>
database = <your-database-name>

Save the configuration file.

Step 4: Run HyperKitty

Start the HyperKitty service by running the following command:

systemctl start hyperkitty

Check the status of the service to verify it is running.

systemctl status hyperkitty

Use your web browser to navigate to http://localhost:8000/hyperkitty/ to access HyperKitty.

Conclusion

Congratulations, you have successfully installed HyperKitty on OpenSUSE latest. You can now use HyperKitty to access your Mailman3 archives.