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DeadmanDAO Mailman Build-out

Create Instance

Interserver Web Interface

  1. go to interserver
  2. create an instance
    1. Single Slice ($6/mo at this time)
    2. Debian 10 (Deb 9 has Mailman 2, Deb 10 has Mailman 3)
    3. KVM
  3. set reverse DNS to diffie.deadmandao.com
  4. Note the IP address

Update to Latest

Log in root@ip.address using password you provided

apt-get update
apt-get -y upgrade
apt-get -y dist-upgrade # if needed
reboot

Add User Account

Log in root@ip.address

apt-get -y install sudo
adduser bob
usermod -G sudo bob
exit

Log in to bob@ip.address

Set SPF

sudo apt-get install net-tools
sudo ifconfig

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

sudo apt-get install emacs-nox
sudo emacs -nw /etc/hostname
> diffie
sudo emacs -nw /etc/hosts
> 66.23.226.216	diffie.deadmandao.com diffie
sudo reboot

Log in to bob@diffie.deadmandao.com

hostname
hostname --all-fqdn
dnsdomainname

SMTP Server

sudo apt-get install postfix
  • Internet Site
  • deadmandao.com is the host domain
  • send a test email

Mailman Install

Install PIP

sudo apt install python3-pip

Lots of dependencies

Side Note: Django Command Reference

Run the dev webserver

cd /path/to/project
sudo python manage.py runserver

Pull all the static files to a single location (for serving via Apache, for example)

python manage.py collectstatic

Install Mailman3 Full Suite

Lots of dependencies here.

sudo apt install mailman3-full

Webserver Install

sudo apt install apache2

Enable UWSGI, Link Mailman

Something Like

sudo apt install libapache2-mod-uwsgi
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


Add TLS/SSL

https://certbot.eff.org/instructions?ws=apache&os=debianbuster

Add Snapd

sudo apt update
sudo apt install snapd
sudo snap install core
sudo snap refresh core

Snap Install Certbot

sudo snap install --classic certbot
sudo ln -s /snap/bin/certbot /usr/bin/certbot

Get a Cert for Apache

sudo certbot --apache -d deadmandao.com -d www.deadmandao.com

Verified to here.

Mailman Core Configuration

https://docs.mailman3.org/en/latest/config-core.html