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Parent:: mfxm Website Scope, Email & Communication
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Email Alias Server
title: Summary
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Quick note to centralise all relevant info on the server hosting the email aliasing service.
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Server parameters
title: Dashboard access
[https://clients.hostiger.com/clientarea](https://clients.hostiger.com/clientarea)
title: Address
The service will be located under **[emailalias.mfxm.fr](https://emailalias.mfxm.fr)** .
Service
title: Service description
The Email Alias service itself is called [SimpleLogin](https://simplelogin.io/) and is an open-source software enabling to create email aliases.
Installed dependencies
#^Top All dependencies for running the alias service.
Security
| Program name | Type | Description |
|---|---|---|
| **[[Configuring Fail2ban | fail2ban]]** | Deamon |
| unattended-upgrades | Program | Enables automatic updates of installed programs and OS |
| logwatch | Deamon | Monitors activity on server and sends activity logs |
Docker
title: Docker for non root users
[[Docker config|docker]] predominantly works for the root user. In order to let non-root users instruct Docker, users need to be added to the Docker group:
~~~bash
sudo usermod -aG docker (username)
~~~
Potentially, the Docker group needs to be defined:
~~~bash
sudo groupadd docker
~~~
Currently running Configuring Docker containers
title: sl-network
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title: sl-db
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title: sl-app
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title: sl-email
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Nginx
#^Top Webserver. No particular setup apart from Certificate & pointing towards the sub-domain.
CertBot
All documentation in this link.
Postfix
Mail Transfer Agent. Configuring Postfix is tailor-made by SimpleLogin to fit their needs.
Server-side Monitoring
#^Top Refer to the Configuring Monit for further information on installation and configuration.
List of monitored services:
- System
- SSH
- Configuring Fail2ban
- cron
- Postfix
- nginx
- docker
- Postgres
- sl-app
- sl-email
Configuring Telegram bots are also being implemented to receive logs from logwatch & Configuring Monit.
Troubleshooting
DNS issues
title: Server pointing
The Email Alias service itself is called [SimpleLogin](https://simplelogin.io/) and is an open-source software enabling to create email aliases.
Documentation for SimpleLogin
title: Troubleshooting SimpleLogin
Troubleshooting for [SimpleLogin](https://github.com/simple-login/app) and its parametrisation can be found [here](https://github.com/simple-login/app/blob/master/docs/troubleshooting.md) and [here](https://github.com/simple-login/app/blob/master/example.env)
CertBot
title: Troubleshooting CertBot
Running and troubleshooting for CertBot can be found [here](https://certbot.eff.org/docs/install.html)
Service management
The service itself does not require particular management as all features are embedded in the client interface running from the docker container 'sl-app', including user management. Parameters can only be amended through the config file under the root user:
sudo vim ~/simplelogin.env
Sample configs can be found here
Once the change is made, restart the app container:
~~~bash
docker restart sl-app
~~~
Force premium subscription for users
#^Top Users will be defaulted to the 'Free' plan and asked to subscribe to the premium plan. In order to force users onto the Premium plan, please update the database:
~~~bash
docker exec -it sl-db psql -U (dbusername) simplelogin
~~~
And then run:
~~~bash
UPDATE users SET lifetime = 'TRUE' WHERE EMAIL = '(emailaddress)';
~~~
And \q to exit the db.
Pricing
| Alias Server | One-off cost | Recurring subscription p.a. |
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**Server hosting**
| | *$20* ^AliasServerCost
Tasks & Further steps
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