============== Installation ============== Requirements ============ - `Python version 2.6+ `_ - `Django version 1.2+ `_ - `south version 0.7+ `_ For extensions (mandatories since 0.8.2): - `mysqldb python module `_ - `lxml python module `_ - `pycrypto python module `_ - `rrdtool python binding `_ - `ckeditor version 3.4.1+ `_ - `sievelib python module `_ .. _howtoinstall: How to install ============== Download the latest Modoboa's tarball and extract it:: $ tar xzf modoboa-.tar.gz $ mv modoboa- modoboa $ cd modoboa Then, enter the *modoboa* directory, create a *settings.py* file (you can use *settings-sample.py* as a model). Specify database relative informations. You must choose between *MySQL*, *PostgreSQL* or *sqlite*, other types are not supported by major email projects like *postfix* or *dovecot*. Create a database with the name you specified in *settings.py*. Make sure your database is using UTF8 as a default charset. If not, you will surely have problems (with *MySQL* at least). You will probably need to install a python database backend (like *MySQLdb*). Initialize the database by running the following command:: $ python manage.py syncdb It will let you create the default super administrator. Since version 0.8, Modoboa is using *south* to handle schema migrations. To finish the database initialization, you must apply existing migrations like this:: $ python manage.py migrate Finally, create the ``scripts`` directory:: $ mkdir scripts Time zone and language ---------------------- Modoboa is available in english, french, german and spanish. You can choose which language to use by modifying the ``LANGUAGE_CODE`` variable inside *settings.py*:: LANGUAGE_CODE = 'en-US' # English # or LANGUAGE_CODE = 'fr-FR' # French # or LANGUAGE_CODE = 'de-DE' # German # or LANGUAGE_CODE = 'es-ES' # Spanish You can also specify your time zone by modifying the ``TIME_ZONE`` variable. For example:: TIME_ZONE = 'Europe/Paris' .. _default-conf: Default configuration --------------------- Throught the *Admin > Configuration* panel, you can customize the way Modoboa stores mailboxes on the filesystem. Here is the list of editable parameters with their default value:: Where Modoboa stores mailboxes STORAGE_PATH = /var/vmail Which user:group Modoboa uses to assign permissions on mailboxes VIRTUAL_UID = vmail VIRTUAL_GID = vmail Which format is used to store messages in a mailbox MAILBOX_TYPE = maildir If maildir is in use, tells Modoboa that mailbox content is under a potential sub-directory MAILDIR_ROOT = .maildir Which encryption method is used to store passwords PASSWORD_SCHEME = crypt Host configuration ------------------ Before using Modoboa, you must create a group and a user that will be used to store emails on the host filesystem. There is only one group/user needed because we are in a virtual hosting configuration (ie. users with non-UNIX accounts). Following examples are based on default values presented in :ref:`default-conf`. For example, create a vmail group:: $ groupadd vmail Then create a vmail user:: $ useradd -g vmail -d /var/vmail -m vmail At last, the system user used to run modoboa will need permissions to manipulate directories in vmail's homedir. To do so, edit the */etc/sudoers* file and add the following inside:: ALL=(vmail) NOPASSWD: ALL Secret key used to encrypt passwords in sessions ------------------------------------------------ Since version 0.8.5, the SECRET_KEY parameter was moved from the ``webmail`` plugin to the ``auth`` application. The reason is simple : multiple plugins need to store the user password in the current session. This parameter needed to be centralised. In the *Admin > Configuration*, click on the *Auth* section and modify the SECRET_KEY parameter. Choose a new value (exactly 16 characters). This key is really important, it is used to encrypt/decrypt user passwords stored inside sessions. .. note:: Do not communicate this key to anyone!! Testing installation -------------------- As a typical Django application, Modoboa can be tested using a simple web server. Just run this command to start it:: $ python manage.py runserver You will be able to play with Modoboa by looking at ``http://:8000/modoboa/admin/``. How to upgrade ============== First, decompress the new tarball at the same location than your current installation. Then, check if the new version you're installing requires a migration. .. note:: Before executing a schema/data migration, I recommend that you make a copy of your existing database. 0.8.5: new "Sieve filters" plugin, improved admin app ----------------------------------------------------- #. Migrate the ``lib`` and ``admin`` applications:: $ python manage.py migrate lib $ python manage.py migrate admin #. Add ``modoboa.auth`` and ``modoboa.extensions.sievefilters`` to the ``INSTALLED_APPS`` variable in *settings.py*. #. Go the *Settings/Extensions* panel, deactivate and activate your extensions, it will update all the symbolic links. 0.8.4: folders manipulation support (webmail) and bugfixes ---------------------------------------------------------- #. Update the ``MIDDLEWARE_CLASSES`` variable in *settings.py*:: MIDDLEWARE_CLASSES = ( 'django.middleware.common.CommonMiddleware', 'django.contrib.sessions.middleware.SessionMiddleware', 'django.contrib.auth.middleware.AuthenticationMiddleware', 'django.contrib.messages.middleware.MessageMiddleware', 'modoboa.lib.middleware.ExtControlMiddleware', 'modoboa.extensions.webmail.middleware.WebmailErrorMiddleware', ) #. Go the *Settings/Extensions* panel, deactivate and activate your extensions, it will update all the symbolic links to the new format. #. Optional: update the ``DATABASES`` and ``TEMPLATE_LOADERS`` variables in *settings.py* to remove warning messages (appearing with Django 1.3):: DATABASES = { "default" : { "ENGINE" : "", "NAME" : "modoboa", "USER" : "", "PASSWORD" : "", "HOST" : "", "PORT" : "" } } TEMPLATE_LOADERS = ( 'django.template.loaders.filesystem.Loader', 'django.template.loaders.app_directories.Loader', ) 0.8.3: admin application refactoring and more --------------------------------------------- #. Migrate the *admin* application:: $ python manage.py migrate admin #. Update SQL queries used in your environnement (see :ref:`postfix-label` or :ref:`dovecot-label`). #. Update *postfix* configuration so that it can handle domain aliases (see :ref:`postfix-label`). 0.8.2: ckeditor integration and more ------------------------------------ #. Migrate the admin applicaton:: $ python manage.py migrate admin #. Update your config file and add all extensions to ``INSTALLED_APPS`` (even those you are not going to use). #. Inside the */templates/* directory, remove all symbolic links. #. Download the latest release of ckeditor and extract it into */static/js/*. It should create a new directory named *ckeditor*. #. Update the following variables inside *settings.py*:: MEDIA_ROOT = os.path.join(MODOBOA_DIR, 'static') MEDIA_URL = '/static/' #. Then, add the following variable: ``MODOBOA_WEBPATH = 'modoboa/'`` #. Delete the following variables: ``STATIC_ROOTDIR`` and ``TEMPLATE_CONTEXT_PROCESSORS``. #. Finally, add ``modoboa.lib.middleware.ExtControlMiddleware`` to ``MIDDLEWARE_CLASSES``. 0.8.1 : project renamed ----------------------- #. First, rename the *mailng* directory to *modoboa* and copy all the content from *modoboa-0.8.1* to *modoboa*. #. Edit *settings.py* and replace all occurences of mailng by modoboa. Make sure you don't modify the ``DATABASE`` section as you're not going to rename your database. #. Rename the ``MAILNG_DIR`` variable to ``MODOBOA_DIR``. #. Add ``'django.contrib.messages.middleware.MessageMiddleware'`` to ``MIDDLEWARE_CLASSES`` and ``'django.contrib.messages'`` to ``INSTALLED_APPS``. Save your modifications. #. Run the following command:: $ python manage.py syncdb #. For all activated extensions, run the following command:: $ export PYTHONPATH=/..= $ DJANGO_SETTINGS_MODULE=modoboa.settings /scripts/extension.py on #. Update your webserver configuration and restart it. 0.8 : SQL migration needed -------------------------- Before you start the migration, make sure you have updated your ``INSTALLED_APPS`` variable and that it contains at least:: INSTALLED_APPS = ( # Django's stuff before 'south', 'mailng', 'mailng.lib', 'mailng.admin', 'mailng.userprefs', ) Starting with 0.8, mailng.main doesn't exist anymore. You must remove it from your ``INSTALLED_APPS``. Finally, run the following commands:: $ python manage.py syncdb $ python manage.py convert_to_south $ python manage.py migrate --all 0001 --fake $ python manage.py migrate --all 0002 0.7 : Nothing to do ------------------- 0.6 : Nothing to do ------------------- Integrating Modoboa with other softwares ======================================== .. _postfix-label: Postfix ------- For *MySQL* users, define the following map files on your server (it should work with *postfix* versions >= 2.2): ``/etc/postfix/sql-domains.cf``:: user = password = dbname = hosts = 127.0.0.1 query = SELECT name FROM admin_domain WHERE name='%s' AND enabled=1 ``/etc/postfix/sql-domain-aliases.cf``:: user = password = dbname = hosts = 127.0.0.1 query = SELECT t2.name FROM admin_domainalias AS t1, admin_domain AS t2 WHERE t1.target_id=t2.id AND t1.enabled=1 AND t2.enabled=1 AND t1.name='%s' ``/etc/postfix/sql-mailboxes.cf``:: user = password = dbname = hosts = 127.0.0.1 query = SELECT concat(t2.name, '/', t1.path, (SELECT value FROM lib_parameter WHERE name='admin.MAILDIR_ROOT', '/') FROM admin_mailbox AS t1, admin_domain AS t2 WHERE t1.enabled=1 AND t1.domain_id=t2.id AND t1.address='%u' AND t2.enabled=1 AND t2.name='%d' ``/etc/postfix/sql-aliases.cf``:: user = password = dbname = hosts = 127.0.0.1 query = (SELECT concat(t1.address, '@', t2.name) FROM admin_mailbox t1, admin_domain t2 WHERE t1.id IN (SELECT t3.mailbox_id FROM admin_alias t1, admin_domain t2, admin_alias_mboxes t3 WHERE t1.enabled='1' AND t1.address='%u' AND t1.domain_id=t2.id AND t2.name='%d' AND t3.alias_id=t1.id) AND t1.domain_id=t2.id) UNION (SELECT t1.extmboxes FROM admin_alias AS t1, admin_domain AS t2 WHERE t1.enabled='1' AND t1.extmboxes<>'' AND t1.address='%u' AND t1.domain_id=t2.id AND t2.name="%d" AND t2.enabled='1') ``/etc/postfix/sql-forwards.cf``:: user = password = dbname = hosts = 127.0.0.1 query = SELECT t1.extmboxes FROM admin_alias AS t1, admin_domain AS t2 WHERE t1.enabled=1 AND t1.address='%u' AND t1.domain_id=t2.id AND t2.name="%d" AND t2.enabled=1 ``/etc/postfix/sql-domain-aliases-mailboxes.cf``:: user = password = dbname = hosts = 127.0.0.1 query = SELECT concat(t2.address, '@', t3.name) FROM admin_domainalias AS t1, admin_mailbox AS t2, admin_domain AS t3 WHERE t1.target_id=t2.domain_id AND t2.domain_id=t3.id AND t1.name='%d' AND t2.address='%u' Then, use the following configuration in the */etc/postfix/main.cf* file (this is just one possible configuration):: # Stuff before mailbox_transport = virtual maildrop_destination_recipient_limit = 1 virtual_minimum_uid = virtual_gid_maps = static: virtual_uid_maps = static: virtual_mailbox_base = /var/vmail relay_domains = virtual_mailbox_domains = mysql:/etc/postfix/sql-domains.cf virtual_alias_domains = mysql:/etc/postfix/sql-domain-aliases.cf virtual_mailbox_maps = mysql:/etc/postfix/sql-mailboxes.cf virtual_alias_maps = mysql:/etc/postfix/sql-aliases.cf, mysql:/etc/postfix/sql-domain-aliases-mailboxes.cf # Stuff after .. note:: Modoboa supports both maildir and mbox formats. You can specify which format to use by modifying the MAILBOX_TYPE parameter available in the admin panel. Optional : 'catchall' aliases ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Modoboa supports 'catchall' aliases creation. In the case you would like to use this feature, you'll need to add specific queries to *postfix* configuration. First, create the following new maps (*MySQL* users): ``/etc/postfix/sql-email2email.cf``:: user = password = dbname = hosts = 127.0.0.1 query = SELECT concat(t1.address, '@', t2.name) FROM admin_mailbox AS t1, admin_domain AS t2 WHERE t1.domain_id=t2.id AND t1.address='%u' AND t2.name='%d' ``/etc/postfix/sql-catchall-aliases.cf``:: user = password = dbname = hosts = 127.0.0.1 query = (SELECT concat(t1.address, '@', t2.name) FROM admin_mailbox t1, admin_domain t2 WHERE t1.id IN (SELECT t3.mailbox_id FROM admin_alias t1, admin_domain t2, admin_alias_mboxes t3 WHERE t1.enabled='1' AND t1.address='*' AND t1.domain_id=t2.id AND t2.name='%d' AND t3.alias_id=t1.id) AND t1.domain_id=t2.id) UNION (SELECT t1.extmboxes FROM admin_alias AS t1, admin_domain AS t2 WHERE t1.enabled='1' AND t1.extmboxes<>'' AND t1.address='*' AND t1.domain_id=t2.id AND t2.name="%d" AND t2.enabled='1') Once done, edit the *main.cf* configuration file and add the new maps to the ``virtual_alias_maps`` parameter like this:: virtual_alias_maps = mysql:/etc/postfix/sql-aliases.cf, mysql:/etc/postfix/sql-forwards.cf, mysql:/etc/postfix/sql-domain-aliases-mailboxes.cf, mysql:/etc/postfix/sql-email2email.cf, # new mysql:/etc/postfix/sql-catchall-aliases.cf # new Reload *postfix*. .. _dovecot_lda: Optional: using Dovecot's LDA ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ If you are using *Dovecot* in your environnement, I recommend to use its LDA. Doing so, you'll will be able to use extra functionalities such as sieve filters and more. First, edit the */etc/postfix/main.cf* file and define (or modify if they already exist) the following parameters:: virtual_transport = dovecot dovecot_destination_recipient_limit = 1 If you have followed the :ref:`postfix-label` section to install your environnement, you need to modify the SQL query corresponding to the ``virtual_mailbox_maps`` parameter. Edit the */etc/postfix/maps/sql-mailboxes.cf* and modify the ``query`` parameter as follow:: query = SELECT concat(t2.name, '/', t1.path) FROM admin_mailbox AS t1, admin_domain AS t2 WHERE t1.enabled=1 AND t1.domain_id=t2.id AND t1.address='%u' AND t2.enabled=1 AND t2.name='%d' Restart *Postfix*. .. _dovecot-label: Dovecot ------- If you are using the *maildir* format to store mailboxes, add the following line into Dovecot's main config file (*/etc/dovecot/dovecot.conf*):: mail_location = maildir:/%h/.maildir The ``.maildir`` part is the previous example must match the value of the ``MAILDIR_ROOT`` parameter. See :ref:`default-conf`. If you are using the mbox format, add the following:: mail_location = mbox:/%h/:INBOX=/%h/Inbox To make the authentication work, edit *dovecot.conf* and add the following content inside:: auth default { # ... stuff before passdb sql { # Path for SQL configuration file, see /etc/dovecot/dovecot-sql.conf for # example args = /etc/dovecot/dovecot-sql.conf } userdb sql { # Path for SQL configuration file args = /etc/dovecot/dovecot-sql.conf } # ... stuff after } Make sure to activate only one backend (per type) inside your configuration (just comment the other ones). For *MySQL* users, edit your */etc/dovecot/dovecot-sql.conf* and modify following lines:: driver = mysql connect = host= dbname= user= password= default_pass_scheme = CRYPT password_query = SELECT concat(t1.address, '@', t2.name) AS user, password FROM admin_mailbox AS t1, admin_domain AS t2 WHERE t1.domain_id=t2.id AND t1.address='%n' AND t2.name='%d' user_query = SELECT concat(t2.name, '/', t1.path) AS home, uid, gid FROM admin_mailbox AS t1, admin_domain AS t2 WHERE t1.domain_id=t2.id AND t1.address='%n' AND t2.name='%d' Enable quotas support ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Put the following lines inside the *dovecot.conf* file:: protocol imap { mail_plugins = quota imap_quota } Before continuing, you need to know which quota backend must be used (function of mailboxes format): * mbox : backend=dirsize, * maildir : backend=maildir. If you use version prior to 1.1, add also the following configuration:: plugin { # 10 MB default quota limit quota = :storage=10240 } For *MySQL* users, modify the above query inside *dovecot-sql.conf* as follow to activate per-user quotas:: user_query = SELECT concat(t2.name, '/', t1.path) AS home, uid, gid, concat(':storage=', t1.quota / 1024) AS quota FROM admin_mailbox AS t1, admin_domain AS t2 WHERE t1.domain_id=t2.id AND t1.address='%n' AND t2.name='%d' For version >= 1.1, put the following configuration inside the *dovecot.conf* file:: plugin { # Default 10M storage limit with an extra 5M limit when saving to Trash. quota = :User quota quota_rule = *:storage=10M quota_rule2 = Trash:storage=5M } For *MySQL* users, modify the above query inside *dovecot-sql.conf* to activate per-user quotas:: user_query = SELECT concat(t2.name, '/', t1.path) AS home, uid, gid, concat('*:storage=', t1.quota, 'M') AS quota_rule FROM admin_mailbox AS t1, admin_domain AS t2 WHERE t1.domain_id=t2.id AND t1.address='%n' AND t2.name='%d' Enable ManageSieve/Sieve support ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ .. note:: The following configuration example should work with versions 1.X. For versions >= 2, please refer to `Dovecot's wiki `_. Edit the */etc/dovecot/dovecot.conf* file and make the following modifications: * Add ``managesieve`` to the ``protocols`` variable:: protocols = imap imaps managesieve * Uncomment the ``managesieve`` section:: protocol managesieve { # ... } * Configure the ``lda`` protocol as follow:: protocol lda { postmaster_address = postmaster@ mail_plugins = sieve # + your other plugins # ... } * In the ``plugin`` section, uncomment the following content:: plugin { # stuff before # Location of the active script. When ManageSieve is used this is actually # a symlink pointing to the active script in the sieve storage directory. sieve=~/.dovecot.sieve # # The path to the directory where the personal Sieve scripts are stored. For # ManageSieve this is where the uploaded scripts are stored. sieve_dir=~/sieve } Restart *Dovecot*. .. note:: If you're using *Postfix* as MTA, you will have to use *Dovecot*'s local delivery agent otherwise your emails won't get filtered. See :ref:`dovecot_lda` to get information on how to activate this. Migrating from other softwares ============================== PostfixAdmin ------------ Since version 0.8.5, Modoboa provides a simple script to migrate an existing `PostfixAdmin (version 2.3.3+) `_ database to a Modoboa one. .. note:: This script is only suitable for a new installation. First, you must follow the :ref:`howtoinstall` step to create a fresh Modoboa database. Once done, edit the *setting.py* file. First, add a new database connection named ``pfxadmin`` into the ``DATABASES`` variable corresponding to your PostfixAdmin setup:: DATABASES = { "default" : { # default connection definition }, "pfxadmin" : { "ENGINE" : "", "NAME" : "", "USER" : "", "PASSWORD" : "", } } This connection should correspond to the one defined in PostfixAdmin's configuration file. You are now ready to start the migration. Enter Modoboa's root directory and execute the following command:: $ PYTHONPATH=$PWD/.. DJANGO_SETTINGS_MODULE=modoboa.settings \ ./tools/pfxadmin_migrate/migrate.py -r -p Depending on how many domains/mailboxes your existing setup contains, the migration can be long. Just wait for the script's ending. Once the migration has succeed, go the *Admin > Configuration* panel, click on the *admin* row and modify the value of ``MAILDIR_ROOT`` as follow:: MAILDIR_ROOT = The corresponding field must be empty. Don't touch other fields except ``PASSWORD_SCHEME``, if needed. (set it to the same method as the one used by PostfixAdmin, check its configuration file if you're not sure) Click on the *Save* button. The procedure is over, edit the *settings.py* file and: * remove the ``pfxadmin`` database connection from the ``DATABASES`` variable * remove the ``'modoboa.tools.pfxadmin_migrate',`` from the ``INSTALLED_APPS`` variable You should be able to connect to Modoboa using the same credentials you were using to connect to PostfixAdmin. How to serve Modoboa behind a webserver ======================================= Apache 2 -------- First, make sure that both *apache2* and *mod_python* are installed on your server. Create a new virtualhost in your Apache configuration and put the following inside:: SetHandler mod_python PythonHandler django.core.handlers.modpython PythonPath "[''] + sys.path" SetEnv DJANGO_SETTINGS_MODULE modoboa.settings Alias "/static" "/static" SetHandler None This is one possible configuration. Note that you will certainly need more configuration in order to launch Apache. Nginx ----- `Nginx `_ is a really fast HTTP server. Associated with `Green Unicorn `_, it gives you one of the best setup to serve python/Django applications. Modoboa's performances are really good with this configuration. To use this setup, first download and install those softwares (`Install gunicorn `_ and `install nginx `_). Then, use the following sample *gunicorn* configuration (create a new file named *gunicorn.conf.py* inside Modoboa's root dir):: backlog = 2048 bind = "unix:/var/run/gunicorn/modoboa.sock" pidfile = "/var/run/gunicorn/modoboa.pid" daemon = True debug = False workers = 2 logfile = "/var/log/gunicorn/modoboa.log" loglevel = "info" To start gunicorn, execute the following commands:: $ cd $ gunicorn_django -c gunicorn.conf.py Now the *nginx* part. Just create a new virtual host and use the following configuration:: upstream modoboa { server unix:/var/run/gunicorn/modoboa.sock fail_timeout=0; } server { listen 443; server_name ; root ; access_log /var/log/nginx/.access.log; error_log /var/log/nginx/.error.log; location /static/ { autoindex on; } location / { proxy_set_header X-Forwarded-For $proxy_add_x_forwarded_for; proxy_set_header Host $http_host; proxy_redirect off; proxy_set_header X-Forwarded-Protocol ssl; if (!-f $request_filename) { proxy_pass http://modoboa; break; } } } Paste this content to your configuration (replace values between ``<>`` with yours), restart *nginx* and enjoy a really fast application! Using default plugins ===================== Enable or disable a plugin -------------------------- Starting with 0.8.2, Modoboa provides an online panel to control plugins activation: * To activate a plugin, go to the *admin -> settings -> extensions* page, check the corresponding box and click on the *Apply* button. * To deactivate a plugin, go to the *admin -> settings -> extensions* page, uncheck the corresponding box and click on the *Apply* button. Amavisd-new quarantine ---------------------- This plugin allows you and your users to handle *amavisd-new* SQL quarantine. You can consult messages and/or release or delete them. First, you need to specify where the database that contains the quarantine is. Inside *settings.py*, add a new connection to the ``DB_CONNECTIONS`` variable like this:: DB_CONNECTIONS = { "amavis_quarantine" : {"driver" : "mysql", "host" : "", "dbname" : "", "login" : "", "password" : ""} } Replace values between ``<>`` with yours. When viewing messages, you can choose to display links (addresses, images). In order to display images correctly, you need to create a *tmp* directory under *static/* for storing them. For example:: $ mkdir /static/tmp To be able to release messages, first take a look at `this page `_. It explains how to configure *amavisd-new* to listen somewhere for the AM.PDP protocol. This protocol is used to send release requests. Below is an example of a working configuration:: $interface_policy{'SOCK'} = 'AM.PDP-SOCK'; $interface_policy{'9998'} = 'AM.PDP-INET'; $policy_bank{'AM.PDP-SOCK'} = { protocol => 'AM.PDP', auth_required_release => 0, }; $policy_bank{'AM.PDP-INET'} = { protocol => 'AM.PDP', inet_acl => [qw( 127.0.0.1 [::1] )], }; Don't forget to update the ``inet_acl`` list if you plan to release from the network. Once *amavisd-new* is configured, just tell Modoboa where it can find the "release server" by modifying the following parameters in the admin panel:: # "unix" or "inet" AM_PDP_MODE = "inet" # "unix" mode only AM_PDP_SOCKET = "/var/amavis/amavisd.sock" # "inet" mode only AM_PDP_HOST = "127.0.0.1" AM_PDP_PORT = 9998 Last point, Modoboa provides a simple script that periodically purges the quarantine database. If you want to use it, you can add the following line inside root's crontab:: 0 0 * * * PYTHONPATH= \ DJANGO_SETTINGS_MODULE=modoboa.settings \ /extensions/amavis_quarantine/cleanup.py Replace ``modoboa_dir`` with the installation path of Modoboa. By default, messages older than 14 days are automatically purged. You can modify this value by changing the ``MAX_MESSAGES_AGE`` parameter in the admin panel. Graphical statistics -------------------- This plugin allows you to collect various statistics about emails traffic on your server. It parses log file to collect information and then generates graphics using the PNG format. First, adapt the following parameters to your environnement:: # Path to mail log file LOGFILE = "/var/log/mail.log" # Path to directory where rrd files are stored RRD_ROOTDIR = "/tmp/modoboa" # Path to directory where png files are stored IMG_ROOTDIR = "/static/graphs" Make sure the directories that will contain those files exist. If not, create them before going further. For example (according to the previous parameters):: $ mkdir /tmp/modoboa $ mkdir /static/graphs To finish, you need to collect information periodically in order to feed the rrd files. To do so, just add the following line into root's crontab:: */5 * * * * PYTHONPATH= DJANGO_SETTINGS_MODULE=modoboa.settings /scripts/stats/logparser.py Replace ``modoboa_dir`` with the installation path of Modoboa. Graphics will be automatically created after each parsing. Postifx auto-reply messages --------------------------- Since version 0.6, mail users can define an auto-reply message with Modoboa. Then run the following commands to update Modoboa SQL schema and content:: $ python manage.py syncdb $ python manage.py migrate postfix-autoreply $ export PYTHONPATH=$PWD/.. $ DJANGO_SETTINGS_MODULE=modoboa.settings ./scripts/postfix_autoreply/upgrade_autoreply.py The user that executes the autoreply script needs to access *settings.py*. You must apply proper permissions on this file. For example, if *settings.py* belongs to *www-data:www-data*, you can add the *vmail* user to the *www-data* group and set the read permission for the group. To make Postfix understand this feature, you need to update your configuration files as follow: ``/etc/postfix/main.cf``:: transport_maps = mysql:/etc/postfix/maps/sql-transport.cf virtual_alias_maps = mysql:/etc/postfix/maps/sql-aliases.cf mysql:/etc/postfix/maps/sql-autoreplies.cf ``/etc/postfix/master.cf``:: autoreply unix - n n - - pipe flags= user=vmail: argv=/scripts/postfix_autoreply/autoreply $sender $mailbox For *MySQL* users, create new map files with the following content: ``/etc/postfix/maps/sql-transport.cf``:: user = password = dbname = hosts = 127.0.0.1 query = SELECT method FROM postfix_autoreply_transport WHERE domain='%s' ``/etc/postfix/maps/sql-autoreplies.cf``:: user = password = dbname = hosts = 127.0.0.1 query = SELECT full_address, autoreply_address FROM postfix_autoreply_alias WHERE full_address='%s' Finally, edit the *autoreply* shell script located inside the *scripts* directory and change the value of ``BASEDIR``. (just put absolute path of the directory where Modoboa is installed) .. note:: Auto-reply messages are just sent one time per sender for a pre-defined time period. By default, this period is equal to 1 day (86400s), you can adjust this value by modifying the AUTOREPLY_TIMEOUT parameter available in the admin panel. .. note:: Make sure that both *autoreply* and *autoreply.py* scripts (located inside the *scripts/postfix_autoreply* directory) have good permissions (ie. 0755). Sieve filters ------------- Since version 0.8.5, Modoboa provides a plugin to easily create server-side message filters, using the `sievelib module `_ (which provides Sieve and ManageSieve clients). Two working modes are available to users: * A raw mode: you create filters using the Sieve language directly (advanced users) * An assisted mode: you create filters using an intuitive form To be able to use this plugin, your server setup must include a ManageSieve server and your IMAP server must support the Sieve language. Don't panic, Dovecot supports both :-) Refer to :ref:`dovecot-label` section if you want to active those features into Dovecot. .. note:: The sieve filters plugin requires that the webmail plugin is activated and configured. Go the admin panel and modify plugin's parameters in order to communicate with the ManageSieve server (default values are displayed below):: SERVER = localhost PORT = 2000 STARTTLS = no AUTHENTICATION_MECH = plain Webmail ------- Modoboa provides a simple webmail component (you can browse, read and compose messages). With this feature, it is possible to deploy an almost standalone emails platform just with Modoboa. Sometimes, inline images are integrated inside emails. To display them, Modoboa stores images into a temporary directory. Make sure the following path exists. If not, create it:: $ mkdir /static/tmp The user that is running Modoboa will need the write permission inside this directory. Next, go to the admin panel and modify the following parameters in order to communicate with your IMAP and SMTP servers:: IMAP_SECURED = no IMAP_SERVER = 127.0.0.1 IMAP_PORT = 143 SMTP_SECURED = no SMTP_AUTHENTICATION = no SMTP_SERVER = 127.0.0.1 SMTP_PORT = 25