Squirrelmail nginx webmail
A classic combination!
SquirrelMail is a popular open-source webmail client, and Nginx is a widely-used web server software. Here's a brief overview of how to set up SquirrelMail with Nginx:
Prerequisites:
- Nginx installed and configured on your server
- SquirrelMail installed on your server (you can download the latest version from the official website)
- A MySQL or PostgreSQL database set up to store SquirrelMail's configuration and user data
Step 1: Configure Nginx
Create a new configuration file for SquirrelMail in the Nginx configuration directory (e.g., /etc/nginx/conf.d/
on Ubuntu-based systems). For example, you can create a file named squirrelmail.conf
with the following contents:
server {
listen 80;
server_name example.com;
location /squirrelmail {
root /usr/share/squirrelmail;
index index.php;
try_files $uri $uri/ /squirrelmail/index.php;
}
}
This configuration sets up a new server block that listens on port 80 and serves SquirrelMail from the /usr/share/squirrelmail
directory.
Step 2: Configure SquirrelMail
Edit the SquirrelMail configuration file (config.php
) to set up the database connection and other settings. For example:
<?php
// Database settings
$db_host = 'localhost';
$db_username = 'squirrelmail_user';
$db_password = 'squirrelmail_password';
$db_name = 'squirrelmail_db';
// Other settings
$default_language = 'en';
$default_charset = 'UTF-8';
Make sure to replace the placeholders with your actual database credentials and settings.
Step 3: Create the SquirrelMail database
Create a new database and user for SquirrelMail, and grant the necessary permissions. For example, using MySQL:
CREATE DATABASE squirrelmail_db;
CREATE USER 'squirrelmail_user'@'localhost' IDENTIFIED BY 'squirrelmail_password';
GRANT ALL PRIVILEGES ON squirrelmail_db.* TO 'squirrelmail_user'@'localhost';
Step 4: Restart Nginx and SquirrelMail
Restart the Nginx service to apply the new configuration:
sudo service nginx restart
Also, restart the SquirrelMail service to ensure it picks up the new configuration:
sudo service squirrelmail restart
Step 5: Access SquirrelMail
Open a web browser and navigate to http://example.com/squirrelmail
(replace example.com
with your actual domain name). You should see the SquirrelMail login page. Log in with your email address and password to access your webmail account.
That's it! You should now have SquirrelMail set up with Nginx.