How to Install Postal on OpenSUSE Latest

Postal is an open-source mail server that helps in creating and managing multiple email accounts with ease. In this tutorial, we will guide you through the process of installing Postal on OpenSUSE Latest.

Prerequisites

To install Postal on OpenSUSE Latest, you need to have the following prerequisites:

  • OpenSUSE Latest installed on your system
  • Root access to your system

Step 1: Install Required Dependencies

Before proceeding with the installation of Postal, we need to install some dependencies that are required to run Postal on OpenSUSE Latest. To install the dependencies, run the following command:

sudo zypper install gcc make ruby-devel sqlite3-devel libcurl-devel libxml2-devel libxslt-devel libidn-devel libevent-devel

Step 2: Install Ruby

Postal requires Ruby 2.3 or higher to run. To install Ruby on OpenSUSE Latest, run the following command:

sudo zypper install ruby ruby-devel rubygem-bundler

Step 3: Install Postal

Now that we have installed the required dependencies, we can proceed with the installation of Postal. Follow the steps below:

  1. Download Postal from the official website using the following command:

    wget https://postal.atech.media/packages/latest.zip

  2. Extract the downloaded package using the following command:

    sudo unzip latest.zip -d /opt

  3. Change the ownership of the Postal directory to the current user using the following command:

    sudo chown -R $(whoami) /opt/postal

  4. Change the current directory to Postal:

    cd /opt/postal

  5. Run the following command to install Postal:

    sudo ./bin/postal install

It may take some time to complete the installation, depending on your system's specifications.

Step 4: Start Postal Services

After the installation is complete, Postal services will not start automatically. Run the following command to start Postal services:

sudo postal start

Step 5: Verify Postal Installation

To verify that the Postal installation is successful, run the following command:

sudo postal status

You should see the Postal status as "Running" if the installation is successful.

Conclusion

In this tutorial, we have shown you how to install Postal on OpenSUSE Latest. Postal is an excellent open-source mail server that makes email account management easy. With the following of these simple steps, you should be able to install Postal on OpenSUSE Latest easily.