How to Install Inboxen on POP! OS Latest

Inboxen is an email server that is designed to be easy to install and use. In this tutorial, we will guide you through the installation of Inboxen on your latest POP! OS.

Prerequisites

To install Inboxen on your POP! OS, you will need the following:

  • A Linux-based system running POP! OS latest (20.10 or above)
  • Root privileges on your system
  • Python 3 installed on your system

Installing Dependencies

Before we proceed with the installation of Inboxen, we need to install some dependencies. We can use the following command to install them:

sudo apt install -y python3-dev python3-pip python3-venv libssl-dev libffi-dev build-essential

Creating a Virtual Environment

We will now create a virtual environment for Inboxen. This will allow us to install Inboxen and its dependencies without interfering with the system's existing packages.

To create a virtual environment named "Inboxen", run the following command:

python3 -m venv Inboxen

Activate the virtual environment using the following command:

source Inboxen/bin/activate

Installing Inboxen

We will now clone the Inboxen repository on our system. Run the following command to clone the repository:

git clone https://github.com/deltachat/inboxen

Navigate to the inboxen directory:

cd inboxen

Install Inboxen and its dependencies using the following command:

pip3 install -r requirements.txt

Configuring Inboxen

Inboxen requires a configuration file to be created before it can be run. We can use the example configuration file provided by Inboxen to create our configuration file.

Copy the example configuration file:

cp config.cfg.example config.cfg

Open the configuration file using your favorite text editor:

nano config.cfg

Configure Inboxen by modifying the options in the configuration file according to your preferences. Ensure that you set the "SECRET_KEY" option to a strong secret key.

Running Inboxen

We are now ready to run Inboxen.

Ensure that you are in the inboxen directory and that the virtual environment is activated.

Run the following command to start Inboxen:

python3 -m inboxen

You can access the Inboxen web interface by visiting http://localhost:8080 in your web browser.

Conclusion

Inboxen is now installed and running on your POP! OS latest system. You can now use it to send and receive emails. To stop Inboxen, simply press Ctrl+C in the terminal where Inboxen is running.