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Mailman is robust once deployed and the initial build-out is not too painful.
Mailman is robust once deployed and the initial build-out is not too painful.


 
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= DeadmanDAO Mailman Build-out =
 
== Create Instance ==
# go to interserver
# create a single slice instance ($6/mo at this time)
## Debian
## KVM
# Log in root@ip.address using password you provided
 
<pre>
apt-get update
apt-get upgrade
apt-get install sudo
</pre>
 
== Set SPF ==
<pre>
apt-get install net-tools
ifconfig
</pre>
 
That'll give you the ip4 and ip6 addresses, which go into the DNS text record:
 
* v=spf1 ip4:66.23.226.216 ip6:fe80::216:3eff:fe24:10e1 -all
 
== Set Other DNS ==
 
* A Record, diffie, 66.23.226.216
* A Record, @, 66.23.226.216
* CNAME Record, www, diffie.deadmandao.com
* CNAME Record, mail, diffie.deadmandao.com
* TXT Record, diffe, v=spf1 ip4:66.23.226.216 ip6:fe80::216:3eff:fe24:10e1 -all
* MX Record, deadmandao.com, mail.deadmandao.com, 10
 
== Set Hostname ==
 
<pre>
apt-get install emacs-nox
emacs -nw /etc/hostname
diffie
emacs -nw /etc/hosts
66.23.226.216 diffie.deadmandao.com diffie
reboot
hostname
hostname --all-fqdn
dnsdomainname
</pre>
 
== Webserver ==
 
Move this to after getting Mailman installed.
 
<pre>
apt-get install apache2
</pre>
 
Put something up in /var/www/html
 
=== Add TLS/SSL ===
 
https://certbot.eff.org/instructions?ws=apache&os=debianbuster
 
==== Add Snapd ====
 
<pre>
sudo apt update
sudo apt install snapd
sudo snap install core
sudo snap refresh core
</pre>
 
==== Snap Install Certbot ====
 
<pre>
sudo snap install --classic certbot
sudo ln -s /snap/bin/certbot /usr/bin/certbot
</pre>
 
==== Get a Cert for Apache ====
 
<pre>
sudo certbot --apache -d deadmandao.com -d www.deadmandao.com -d mail.deadmandao.com -d diffie.deadmandao.com
</pre>
 
== SMTP Server ==
 
<pre>
apt-get install postfix
</pre>
 
deadmandao.com is the host domain
 
== Mailman ==
 
* https://docs.mailman3.org/en/latest/pre-installation-guide.html
 
=== Install PIP ===
<pre>
sudo apt install python3-pip
</pre>
 
=== Django Command Reference ===
 
Run the dev webserver
<pre>
python manage.py runserver
</pre>
 
Pull all the static files to a single location (for serving via Apache, for example)
<pre>
python manage.py collectstatic
</pre>
 
=== Install Mailman3 Full Suite ===
 
Lots of dependencies here.
 
<pre>
sudo apt install mailman3-full
</pre>
 
=== Enable UWSGI, Link Mailman ===
 
Something Like
<pre>
sudo a2enmod proxy_uwsgi
sudo ln -s /etc/mailman3/apache.conf /etc/apache2/sites-available/100-mailman.conf
sudo a2ensite 100-mailman
sudo service apache2 restart
</pre>

Revision as of 22:14, 9 January 2022


AWS SES may be the solution: https://docs.aws.amazon.com/ses/latest/dg/lists-and-subscriptions.html

No, it doesn't have nearly the capabilities of a real mailing list system.

Mailchimp is out because it was bought for so much money that the money squeeze is going to be intense.

Other commercial providers are not significantly less risky than Mailchimp.

Mailman is robust once deployed and the initial build-out is not too painful.

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