Freebsd openwebmail

OpenWebMail is a popular open-source web-based email client that can be installed on FreeBSD. Here's a step-by-step guide to install and configure OpenWebMail on FreeBSD:

Prerequisites

• FreeBSD 12 or later
• Apache web server (version 2.4 or later)
• MySQL or PostgreSQL database server
• PHP (version 7.2 or later)

Installation

1. Install the required packages:

   pkg install apache24 php72 mysql-server postgresql

2. Install OpenWebMail:

   pkg install openwebmail

   Configuration

3. Create a database for OpenWebMail:

   mysql -uroot -p<password> -e "CREATE DATABASE openwebmail"

   or

   psql -U postgres -W <password> -c "CREATE DATABASE openwebmail"

4. Configure OpenWebMail:

   cd /usr/local/www/openwebmail
   cp config.php.sample config.php

   Edit the config.php file and update the following settings:

• DB_TYPE: Set to mysql or pgsql depending on your database server.
• DB_HOST: Set to the hostname or IP address of your database server.
• DB_USER: Set to the username for your database server.
• DB_PASSWORD: Set to the password for your database server.
• DB_NAME: Set to the name of the database you created earlier.
• SMTP_SERVER: Set to the hostname or IP address of your mail server.
• SMTP_PORT: Set to the port number of your mail server (usually 25).
• IMAP_SERVER: Set to the hostname or IP address of your IMAP server.
• IMAP_PORT: Set to the port number of your IMAP server (usually 143).

3. Create the OpenWebMail database tables:

   php create_tables.php

4. Start the Apache web server:

   service apache24 start

5. Access OpenWebMail through a web browser:

   http://your-hostname.com/openwebmail

   Replace your-hostname.com with the hostname or IP address of your FreeBSD server.

Troubleshooting

• If you encounter issues with OpenWebMail, check the Apache error logs for errors.
• Make sure that the openwebmail user has the necessary permissions to access the database and mail server.
• If you're using a firewall, ensure that it allows incoming traffic on the ports used by OpenWebMail (80 for HTTP and 143 for IMAP).

That's it! You should now have OpenWebMail installed and configured on your FreeBSD server.