monit-sympa/sympa/doc/installation.md

sympa on debian 12

DOC: https://www.sympa.community/manual/install/install-sympa-distribution-debian.html https://wiki.evolix.org/HowtaptoSympa

USE OF: postfix + postgresql + ...

Nginx + fastcgi (recommended!) + NON-INTERACTIVE

# postfix
debconf-set-selections <<EOF
postfix postfix/mailname string $(hostname -f)
postfix postfix/main_mailer_type string 'Internet Site'
postfix postfix/mynetworks string '127.0.0.0/8'
EOF
DEBIAN_FRONTEND=noninteractive apt install -y postfix postgresql nginx fcgiwrap perl-doc micro debconf-utils
postconf -e "inet_protocols = ipv4"
systemctl restart postfix

# sympa
listmasters="pvincent@artcode.re,jnoel@mithril.re"
[[ $(hostname -d) == *.* ]] && listmasters+=",listmaster@$(hostname -d)" || true
debconf-set-selections <<EOF
sympa wwsympa/webserver_type select 'Other'
sympa sympa/database-type string pgsql
sympa sympa/db_host string localhost
sympa sympa/db_name string sympa
sympa sympa/db_user string sympa
sympa sympa/db_pass password sympa
sympa sympa/language select fr
sympa sympa/listmaster string $listmasters
EOF
DEBIAN_FRONTEND=noninteractive apt install -y sympa
systemctl disable sympasoap.{socket,service}
systemctl stop sympasoap.{socket,service}

# nginx
cat <<EOF > /etc/nginx/sites-available/sympa.conf
server {
  listen 80;
  server_name _;
  rewrite ^/$ /wws permanent;

  location /wws {
    include fastcgi_params;
    fastcgi_param SERVER_NAME $(hostname -f);
    fastcgi_pass  unix:/run/sympa/wwsympa.socket;
  }

  location /static-sympa {
    alias /usr/share/sympa/static_content;
  }

  location /css-sympa {
    alias /var/lib/sympa/css;
  }

  location /pictures-sympa { 
    alias /var/lib/sympa/pictures;
  }
}
EOF
cd /etc/nginx/sites-enabled && rm -f default && ln -sf ../sites-available/sympa.conf && cd
systemctl reload nginx

# final word
echo Sympa successfully installed!

after any sympa change!

• systemctl restart wwsympa.socket

Apache2 + fcgi (deprecated, see nginx below)

Rk: replace {{PUBLIC_URL}} and {{LISTMASTER}} according to your needs!

PUBLIC_URL=listes.artcode.re
LISTMASTER=pvincent@artcode.re

• apt install -y postfix postgresql apache2 libapache2-mod-fcgid spawn-fcgi
  • domain: {{PUBLIC_URL}}
• apt install -y sympa
  • db: postgresql
  • pass: sympa
  • web: apache2
  • setuid: no
• editor /etc/sympa/sympa/sympa.conf
  • listmaster: {{LISTMASTER}}
  • lang: fr
  • wwsympa_url: http://{{PUBLIC_URL}}/wws
• a2enmod rewrite proxy_fcgi
• editor /etc/apache2/sites-available/sympa.conf

  <VirtualHost *:80>
      ServerName {{PUBLIC_URL}}
      RewriteEngine On
      RewriteRule ^/$ /wws [R]
      <Location /wws>
          SetHandler "proxy:unix:/run/sympa/wwsympa.socket|fcgi://localhost"
          Require all granted
      </Location>
  </VirtualHost>
  

• a2dissite 000-default.conf
• a2ensite sympa.conf
• systemctl restart apache2 sympa