ci: deploy with --ssh-host localhost on staging-ipv4

remove mentions of the build machine / deployment server separation

.dockerignore

@@ -1,7 +0,0 @@
-.git
-data/
-venv/
-__pycache__
-*.pyc
-*.orig
-.pytest_cache

.github/workflows/test-and-deploy-ipv4only.yaml

@@ -71,26 +71,35 @@ jobs:
       - name: run deploy-chatmail offline tests 
         run: pytest --pyargs cmdeploy 
 
-      - run: |
-          cmdeploy init staging-ipv4.testrun.org
-          sed -i 's#disable_ipv6 = False#disable_ipv6 = True#' chatmail.ini
-          sed -i 's/#\s*mtail_address/mtail_address/' chatmail.ini
+      - name: setup dependencies
+        run: |
+          ssh root@staging-ipv4.testrun.org apt update
+          ssh root@staging-ipv4.testrun.org apt install -y git python3.11-venv python3-dev gcc
+          ssh root@staging-ipv4.testrun.org git clone https://github.com/chatmail/relay
+          ssh root@staging-ipv4.testrun.org "cd relay && git checkout " ${{ github.head_ref }}
+          ssh root@staging-ipv4.testrun.org "cd relay && scripts/initenv.sh"
 
-      - run: cmdeploy run --verbose --skip-dns-check
+      - name: initialize config
+        run: |
+          ssh root@staging-ipv4.testrun.org "cd relay && scripts/cmdeploy init staging-ipv4.testrun.org"
+          ssh root@staging-ipv4.testrun.org "sed -i 's#disable_ipv6 = False#disable_ipv6 = True#' relay/chatmail.ini"
+          ssh root@staging-ipv4.testrun.org "sed -i 's/#\s*mtail_address/mtail_address/' relay/chatmail.ini"
+
+      - run: ssh root@staging-ipv4.testrun.org "cd relay && scripts/cmdeploy run --verbose --skip-dns-check"
 
       - name: set DNS entries
         run: |
-          ssh -o StrictHostKeyChecking=accept-new -v root@staging-ipv4.testrun.org chown opendkim:opendkim -R /etc/dkimkeys
-          cmdeploy dns --zonefile staging-generated.zone
-          cat staging-generated.zone >> .github/workflows/staging-ipv4.testrun.org-default.zone
+          ssh root@staging-ipv4.testrun.org chown opendkim:opendkim -R /etc/dkimkeys
+          ssh root@staging-ipv4.testrun.org "cd relay && scripts/cmdeploy dns --zonefile staging-generated.zone"
+          ssh root@staging-ipv4.testrun.org cat relay/staging-generated.zone >> .github/workflows/staging-ipv4.testrun.org-default.zone
           cat .github/workflows/staging-ipv4.testrun.org-default.zone
           scp .github/workflows/staging-ipv4.testrun.org-default.zone root@ns.testrun.org:/etc/nsd/staging-ipv4.testrun.org.zone
           ssh root@ns.testrun.org nsd-checkzone staging-ipv4.testrun.org /etc/nsd/staging-ipv4.testrun.org.zone
           ssh root@ns.testrun.org systemctl reload nsd
 
       - name: cmdeploy test
-        run: CHATMAIL_DOMAIN2=ci-chatmail.testrun.org cmdeploy test --slow
+        run: ssh root@staging-ipv4.testrun.org "cd relay && CHATMAIL_DOMAIN2=ci-chatmail.testrun.org scripts/cmdeploy test --slow"
 
       - name: cmdeploy dns
-        run: cmdeploy dns -v
+        run: ssh root@staging-ipv4.testrun.org "cd relay && scripts/cmdeploy dns -v"
 

.github/workflows/test-and-deploy.yaml

@@ -76,6 +76,7 @@ jobs:
 
       - run: |
           cmdeploy init staging2.testrun.org
+          sed -i 's/^ssh_host/#ssh_host/' chatmail.ini
           sed -i 's/#\s*mtail_address/mtail_address/' chatmail.ini
 
       - run: cmdeploy run --verbose --skip-dns-check

.gitignore

@@ -164,8 +164,3 @@ cython_debug/
 #.idea/
 
 chatmail.zone
-
-# docker
-/data/
-/custom/
-.env

CHANGELOG.md

@@ -121,13 +121,6 @@
   Provide an "fsreport" CLI for more fine grained analysis of message files. 
   ([#637](https://github.com/chatmail/relay/pull/637))
 
-- Add installation via docker compose (MVP 1). The instructions, known issues and limitations are located in `/docs` 
-  ([#614](https://github.com/chatmail/relay/pull/614))
-
-- Add configuration parameters
-  ([#614](https://github.com/chatmail/relay/pull/614)):
-  - `change_kernel_settings` - Whether to change kernel parameters during installation (default: `True`)
-  - `fs_inotify_max_user_instances_and_watchers` - Value for kernel parameters `fs.inotify.max_user_instances` and `fs.inotify.max_user_watches` (default: `65535`)
 
 ## 1.7.0 2025-09-11
 

chatmaild/src/chatmaild/config.py

@@ -9,30 +9,28 @@ from chatmaild.user import User
 def read_config(inipath):
     assert Path(inipath).exists(), inipath
     cfg = iniconfig.IniConfig(inipath)
-    params = cfg.sections["params"]
-    default_config_content = get_default_config_content(params["mail_domain"])
-    df_params = iniconfig.IniConfig("ini", data=default_config_content)["params"]
-    new_params = dict(df_params.items())
-    new_params.update(params)
-    return Config(inipath, params=new_params)
+    return Config(inipath, params=cfg.sections["params"])
 
 
 class Config:
     def __init__(self, inipath, params):
         self._inipath = inipath
         self.mail_domain = params["mail_domain"]
+        self.ssh_host = params.get("ssh_host", self.mail_domain)
         self.max_user_send_per_minute = int(params.get("max_user_send_per_minute", 60))
         self.max_user_send_burst_size = int(params.get("max_user_send_burst_size", 10))
-        self.max_mailbox_size = params["max_mailbox_size"]
-        self.max_message_size = int(params.get("max_message_size", "31457280"))
-        self.delete_mails_after = params["delete_mails_after"]
-        self.delete_large_after = params["delete_large_after"]
-        self.delete_inactive_users_after = int(params["delete_inactive_users_after"])
-        self.username_min_length = int(params["username_min_length"])
-        self.username_max_length = int(params["username_max_length"])
-        self.password_min_length = int(params["password_min_length"])
-        self.passthrough_senders = params["passthrough_senders"].split()
-        self.passthrough_recipients = params["passthrough_recipients"].split()
+        self.max_mailbox_size = params.get("max_mailbox_size", "500M")
+        self.max_message_size = int(params.get("max_message_size", 31457280))
+        self.delete_mails_after = params.get("delete_mails_after", "20")
+        self.delete_large_after = params.get("delete_large_after", "7")
+        self.delete_inactive_users_after = int(
+            params.get("delete_inactive_users_after", 100)
+        )
+        self.username_min_length = int(params.get("username_min_length", 9))
+        self.username_max_length = int(params.get("username_max_length", 9))
+        self.password_min_length = int(params.get("password_min_length", 9))
+        self.passthrough_senders = params.get("passthrough_senders", "").split()
+        self.passthrough_recipients = params.get("passthrough_recipients", "").split()
         self.www_folder = params.get("www_folder", "")
         self.filtermail_smtp_port = int(params.get("filtermail_smtp_port", "10080"))
         self.filtermail_smtp_port_incoming = int(
@@ -47,12 +45,6 @@ class Config:
         self.addr_v4 = os.environ.get("CHATMAIL_ADDR_V4", "")
         self.addr_v6 = os.environ.get("CHATMAIL_ADDR_V6", "")
         self.acme_email = params.get("acme_email", "")
-        self.change_kernel_settings = (
-            params.get("change_kernel_settings", "true").lower() == "true"
-        )
-        self.fs_inotify_max_user_instances_and_watchers = int(
-            params["fs_inotify_max_user_instances_and_watchers"]
-        )
         self.imap_rawlog = params.get("imap_rawlog", "false").lower() == "true"
         self.imap_compress = params.get("imap_compress", "false").lower() == "true"
         if "iroh_relay" not in params:
@@ -66,6 +58,18 @@ class Config:
         self.privacy_pdo = params.get("privacy_pdo")
         self.privacy_supervisor = params.get("privacy_supervisor")
 
+        # TLS certificate management: derived from the domain name.
+        # Domains starting with "_" use self-signed certificates
+        # All other domains use ACME.
+        if self.mail_domain.startswith("_"):
+            self.tls_cert_mode = "self"
+            self.tls_cert_path = "/etc/ssl/certs/mailserver.pem"
+            self.tls_key_path = "/etc/ssl/private/mailserver.key"
+        else:
+            self.tls_cert_mode = "acme"
+            self.tls_cert_path = f"/var/lib/acme/live/{self.mail_domain}/fullchain"
+            self.tls_key_path = f"/var/lib/acme/live/{self.mail_domain}/privkey"
+
         # deprecated option
         mbdir = params.get("mailboxes_dir", f"/home/vmail/mail/{self.mail_domain}")
         self.mailboxes_dir = Path(mbdir.strip())

chatmaild/src/chatmaild/ini/chatmail.ini.f

@@ -3,6 +3,9 @@
 # mail domain (MUST be set to fully qualified chat mail domain)
 mail_domain = {mail_domain}
 
+# Where to deploy the relay - if unspecified, mail_domain will be used.
+ssh_host = localhost
+
 #
 # If you only do private test deploys, you don't need to modify any settings below
 #
@@ -69,16 +72,6 @@ disable_ipv6 = False
 # Your email adress, which will be used in acmetool to manage Let's Encrypt SSL certificates
 acme_email = 
 
-#
-# Kernel settings
-#
-
-# if you set "True", the kernel settings will be configured according to the values below
-change_kernel_settings  = True
-
-# change fs.inotify.max_user_instances and fs.inotify.max_user_watches kernel settings
-fs_inotify_max_user_instances_and_watchers = 65535
-
 # Defaults to https://iroh.{{mail_domain}} and running `iroh-relay` on the chatmail
 # service.
 # If you set it to anything else, the service will be disabled

chatmaild/src/chatmaild/newemail.py

@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ import json
 import random
 import secrets
 import string
+from urllib.parse import quote
 
 from chatmaild.config import Config, read_config
 
@@ -23,13 +24,26 @@ def create_newemail_dict(config: Config):
     return dict(email=f"{user}@{config.mail_domain}", password=f"{password}")
 
 
+def create_dclogin_url(email, password):
+    """Build a dclogin: URL with credentials and self-signed cert acceptance.
+
+    Uses ic=3 (AcceptInvalidCertificates) so chatmail clients
+    can connect to servers with self-signed TLS certificates.
+    """
+    return f"dclogin:{quote(email, safe='@')}?p={quote(password, safe='')}&v=1&ic=3"
+
+
 def print_new_account():
     config = read_config(CONFIG_PATH)
     creds = create_newemail_dict(config)
 
+    result = dict(email=creds["email"], password=creds["password"])
+    if config.tls_cert_mode == "self":
+        result["dclogin_url"] = create_dclogin_url(creds["email"], creds["password"])
+
     print("Content-Type: application/json")
     print("")
-    print(json.dumps(creds))
+    print(json.dumps(result))
 
 
 if __name__ == "__main__":

chatmaild/src/chatmaild/tests/test_config.py

@@ -73,3 +73,17 @@ def test_config_userstate_paths(make_config, tmp_path):
 def test_config_max_message_size(make_config, tmp_path):
     config = make_config("something.testrun.org", dict(max_message_size="10000"))
     assert config.max_message_size == 10000
+
+
+def test_config_tls_default_acme(make_config):
+    config = make_config("chat.example.org")
+    assert config.tls_cert_mode == "acme"
+    assert config.tls_cert_path == "/var/lib/acme/live/chat.example.org/fullchain"
+    assert config.tls_key_path == "/var/lib/acme/live/chat.example.org/privkey"
+
+
+def test_config_tls_self(make_config):
+    config = make_config("_test.example.org")
+    assert config.tls_cert_mode == "self"
+    assert config.tls_cert_path == "/etc/ssl/certs/mailserver.pem"
+    assert config.tls_key_path == "/etc/ssl/private/mailserver.key"

chatmaild/src/chatmaild/tests/test_filtermail_blackbox.py

@@ -1,9 +1,15 @@
+import shutil
 import smtplib
 import subprocess
 import sys
 
 import pytest
 
+pytestmark = pytest.mark.skipif(
+    shutil.which("filtermail") is None,
+    reason="filtermail binary not found",
+)
+
 
 @pytest.fixture
 def smtpserver():

chatmaild/src/chatmaild/tests/test_newmail.py

@@ -1,7 +1,11 @@
 import json
 
 import chatmaild
-from chatmaild.newemail import create_newemail_dict, print_new_account
+from chatmaild.newemail import (
+    create_dclogin_url,
+    create_newemail_dict,
+    print_new_account,
+)
 
 
 def test_create_newemail_dict(example_config):
@@ -15,6 +19,18 @@ def test_create_newemail_dict(example_config):
     assert ac1["password"] != ac2["password"]
 
 
+def test_create_dclogin_url():
+    url = create_dclogin_url("user@example.org", "p@ss w+rd")
+    assert url.startswith("dclogin:")
+    assert "v=1" in url
+    assert "ic=3" in url
+
+    assert "user@example.org" in url
+    # password special chars must be encoded
+    assert "p%40ss" in url
+    assert "w%2Brd" in url
+
+
 def test_print_new_account(capsys, monkeypatch, maildomain, tmpdir, example_config):
     monkeypatch.setattr(chatmaild.newemail, "CONFIG_PATH", str(example_config._inipath))
     print_new_account()
@@ -25,3 +41,20 @@ def test_print_new_account(capsys, monkeypatch, maildomain, tmpdir, example_conf
     dic = json.loads(lines[2])
     assert dic["email"].endswith(f"@{example_config.mail_domain}")
     assert len(dic["password"]) >= 10
+    # default tls_cert=acme should not include dclogin_url
+    assert "dclogin_url" not in dic
+
+
+def test_print_new_account_self_signed(capsys, monkeypatch, make_config):
+    config = make_config("_test.example.org")
+    monkeypatch.setattr(chatmaild.newemail, "CONFIG_PATH", str(config._inipath))
+    print_new_account()
+    out, err = capsys.readouterr()
+    lines = out.split("\n")
+    dic = json.loads(lines[2])
+    assert "dclogin_url" in dic
+    url = dic["dclogin_url"]
+    assert url.startswith("dclogin:")
+    assert "ic=3" in url
+
+    assert dic["email"].split("@")[0] in url

cmdeploy/src/cmdeploy/basedeploy.py

@@ -5,11 +5,6 @@ import os
 from pyinfra.operations import files, server, systemd
 
 
-def has_systemd():
-    """Returns False during Docker image builds or any other non-systemd environment."""
-    return os.path.isdir("/run/systemd/system")
-
-
 def get_resource(arg, pkg=__package__):
     return importlib.resources.files(pkg).joinpath(arg)
 

cmdeploy/src/cmdeploy/chatmail.zone.j2

@@ -8,8 +8,10 @@
 {{ mail_domain }}.                   AAAA  {{ AAAA }}
 {% endif %}
 {{ mail_domain }}.                   MX 10 {{ mail_domain }}.
+{% if strict_tls %}
 _mta-sts.{{ mail_domain }}.          TXT "v=STSv1; id={{ sts_id }}"
 mta-sts.{{ mail_domain }}.           CNAME {{ mail_domain }}.
+{% endif %}
 www.{{ mail_domain }}.               CNAME {{ mail_domain }}.
 {{ dkim_entry }}
 

cmdeploy/src/cmdeploy/cmdeploy.py

@@ -88,12 +88,13 @@ def run_cmd_options(parser):
 def run_cmd(args, out):
     """Deploy chatmail services on the remote server."""
 
-    ssh_host = args.ssh_host if args.ssh_host else args.config.mail_domain
+    ssh_host = args.ssh_host if args.ssh_host else args.config.ssh_host
     sshexec = get_sshexec(ssh_host)
     require_iroh = args.config.enable_iroh_relay
+    strict_tls = args.config.tls_cert_mode == "acme"
     if not args.dns_check_disabled:
         remote_data = dns.get_initial_remote_data(sshexec, args.config.mail_domain)
-        if not dns.check_initial_remote_data(remote_data, print=out.red):
+        if not dns.check_initial_remote_data(remote_data, strict_tls=strict_tls, print=out.red):
             return 1
 
     env = os.environ.copy()
@@ -108,9 +109,7 @@ def run_cmd(args, out):
     pyinf = "pyinfra --dry" if args.dry_run else "pyinfra"
 
     cmd = f"{pyinf} --ssh-user root {ssh_host} {deploy_path} -y"
-    if ssh_host in ["localhost", "@docker"]:
-        if ssh_host == "@docker":
-            env["CHATMAIL_DOCKER"] = "True"
+    if ssh_host in ["localhost", "@local", "@docker"]:
         cmd = f"{pyinf} @local {deploy_path} -y"
 
     if version.parse(pyinfra.__version__) < version.parse("3"):
@@ -126,7 +125,7 @@ def run_cmd(args, out):
                 out.red("Website deployment failed.")
         elif retcode == 0:
             out.green("Deploy completed, call `cmdeploy dns` next.")
-        elif not args.dns_check_disabled and not remote_data["acme_account_url"]:
+        elif not args.dns_check_disabled and strict_tls and not remote_data["acme_account_url"]:
             out.red("Deploy completed but letsencrypt not configured")
             out.red("Run 'cmdeploy run' again")
             retcode = 0
@@ -151,13 +150,15 @@ def dns_cmd_options(parser):
 
 def dns_cmd(args, out):
     """Check DNS entries and optionally generate dns zone file."""
-    ssh_host = args.ssh_host if args.ssh_host else args.config.mail_domain
+    ssh_host = args.ssh_host if args.ssh_host else args.config.ssh_host
     sshexec = get_sshexec(ssh_host, verbose=args.verbose)
+    tls_cert_mode = args.config.tls_cert_mode
+    strict_tls = tls_cert_mode == "acme"
     remote_data = dns.get_initial_remote_data(sshexec, args.config.mail_domain)
-    if not remote_data:
+    if not dns.check_initial_remote_data(remote_data, strict_tls=strict_tls):
         return 1
 
-    if not remote_data["acme_account_url"]:
+    if strict_tls and not remote_data["acme_account_url"]:
         out.red("could not get letsencrypt account url, please run 'cmdeploy run'")
         return 1
 
@@ -165,6 +166,7 @@ def dns_cmd(args, out):
         out.red("could not determine dkim_entry, please run 'cmdeploy run'")
         return 1
 
+    remote_data["strict_tls"] = strict_tls
     zonefile = dns.get_filled_zone_file(remote_data)
 
     if args.zonefile:
@@ -185,7 +187,7 @@ def status_cmd_options(parser):
 def status_cmd(args, out):
     """Display status for online chatmail instance."""
 
-    ssh_host = args.ssh_host if args.ssh_host else args.config.mail_domain
+    ssh_host = args.ssh_host if args.ssh_host else args.config.ssh_host
     sshexec = get_sshexec(ssh_host, verbose=args.verbose)
 
     out.green(f"chatmail domain: {args.config.mail_domain}")
@@ -205,6 +207,7 @@ def test_cmd_options(parser):
         action="store_true",
         help="also run slow tests",
     )
+    add_ssh_host_option(parser)
 
 
 def test_cmd(args, out):
@@ -216,6 +219,9 @@ def test_cmd(args, out):
     x = importlib.util.find_spec("deltachat")
     if x is None:
         out.check_call(f"{sys.executable} -m pip install deltachat")
+    env = os.environ.copy()
+    if args.ssh_host:
+        env["CHATMAIL_SSH"] = args.ssh_host
 
     pytest_path = shutil.which("pytest")
     pytest_args = [
@@ -229,7 +235,7 @@ def test_cmd(args, out):
     ]
     if args.slow:
         pytest_args.append("--slow")
-    ret = out.run_ret(pytest_args)
+    ret = out.run_ret(pytest_args, env=env)
     return ret
 
 

cmdeploy/src/cmdeploy/deployers.py

@@ -19,13 +19,13 @@ from pyinfra.operations import apt, files, pip, server, systemd
 from cmdeploy.cmdeploy import Out
 
 from .acmetool import AcmetoolDeployer
+from .selfsigned.deployer import SelfSignedTlsDeployer
 from .basedeploy import (
     Deployer,
     Deployment,
     activate_remote_units,
     configure_remote_units,
     get_resource,
-    has_systemd,
 )
 from .dovecot.deployer import DovecotDeployer
 from .filtermail.deployer import FiltermailDeployer
@@ -66,8 +66,6 @@ def _build_chatmaild(dist_dir) -> None:
 
 
 def remove_legacy_artifacts():
-    if not has_systemd():
-        return
     # disable legacy doveauth-dictproxy.service
     if host.get_fact(SystemdEnabled).get("doveauth-dictproxy.service"):
         systemd.service(
@@ -302,7 +300,7 @@ class LegacyRemoveDeployer(Deployer):
             present=False,
         )
         # remove echobot if it is still running
-        if has_systemd() and host.get_fact(SystemdEnabled).get("echobot.service"):
+        if host.get_fact(SystemdEnabled).get("echobot.service"):
             systemd.service(
                 name="Disable echobot.service",
                 service="echobot.service",
@@ -538,13 +536,12 @@ class GithashDeployer(Deployer):
         )
 
 
-def deploy_chatmail(config_path: Path, disable_mail: bool, website_only: bool, docker: bool) -> None:
+def deploy_chatmail(config_path: Path, disable_mail: bool, website_only: bool) -> None:
     """Deploy a chat-mail instance.
 
     :param config_path: path to chatmail.ini
     :param disable_mail: whether to disable postfix & dovecot
     :param website_only: if True, only deploy the website
-    :param docker: whether it is running in a docker container
     """
     config = read_config(config_path)
     check_config(config)
@@ -570,38 +567,45 @@ def deploy_chatmail(config_path: Path, disable_mail: bool, website_only: bool, d
             Out().red(f"Deploy failed: mtail_address {config.mtail_address} is not available (VPN up?).\n")
             exit(1)
 
-    if not docker:
-        port_services = [
-            (["master", "smtpd"], 25),
-            ("unbound", 53),
-            ("acmetool", 80),
-            (["imap-login", "dovecot"], 143),
-            ("nginx", 443),
-            (["master", "smtpd"], 465),
-            (["master", "smtpd"], 587),
-            (["imap-login", "dovecot"], 993),
-            ("iroh-relay", 3340),
-            ("mtail", 3903),
-            ("stats", 3904),
-            ("nginx", 8443),
-            (["master", "smtpd"], config.postfix_reinject_port),
-            (["master", "smtpd"], config.postfix_reinject_port_incoming),
-            ("filtermail", config.filtermail_smtp_port),
-            ("filtermail", config.filtermail_smtp_port_incoming),
-        ]
-        for service, port in port_services:
-            print(f"Checking if port {port} is available for {service}...")
-            running_service = host.get_fact(Port, port=port)
-            services = [service] if isinstance(service, str) else service
-            if running_service:
-                if running_service not in services:
-                    Out().red(
-                        f"Deploy failed: port {port} is occupied by: {running_service}"
-                    )
-                    exit(1)
+    port_services = [
+        (["master", "smtpd"], 25),
+        ("unbound", 53),
+    ]
+    if config.tls_cert_mode == "acme":
+        port_services.append(("acmetool", 80))
+    port_services += [
+        (["imap-login", "dovecot"], 143),
+        ("nginx", 443),
+        (["master", "smtpd"], 465),
+        (["master", "smtpd"], 587),
+        (["imap-login", "dovecot"], 993),
+        ("iroh-relay", 3340),
+        ("mtail", 3903),
+        ("stats", 3904),
+        ("nginx", 8443),
+        (["master", "smtpd"], config.postfix_reinject_port),
+        (["master", "smtpd"], config.postfix_reinject_port_incoming),
+        ("filtermail", config.filtermail_smtp_port),
+        ("filtermail", config.filtermail_smtp_port_incoming),
+    ]
+    for service, port in port_services:
+        print(f"Checking if port {port} is available for {service}...")
+        running_service = host.get_fact(Port, port=port)
+        services = [service] if isinstance(service, str) else service
+        if running_service:
+            if running_service not in services:
+                Out().red(
+                    f"Deploy failed: port {port} is occupied by: {running_service}"
+                )
+                exit(1)
 
     tls_domains = [mail_domain, f"mta-sts.{mail_domain}", f"www.{mail_domain}"]
 
+    if config.tls_cert_mode == "acme":
+        tls_deployer = AcmetoolDeployer(config.acme_email, tls_domains)
+    else:
+        tls_deployer = SelfSignedTlsDeployer(mail_domain)
+
     all_deployers = [
         ChatmailDeployer(mail_domain),
         LegacyRemoveDeployer(),
@@ -610,7 +614,7 @@ def deploy_chatmail(config_path: Path, disable_mail: bool, website_only: bool, d
         UnboundDeployer(config),
         TurnDeployer(mail_domain),
         IrohDeployer(config.enable_iroh_relay),
-        AcmetoolDeployer(config.acme_email, tls_domains),
+        tls_deployer,
         WebsiteDeployer(config),
         ChatmailVenvDeployer(config),
         MtastsDeployer(),

cmdeploy/src/cmdeploy/dns.py

@@ -12,14 +12,14 @@ def get_initial_remote_data(sshexec, mail_domain):
     )
 
 
-def check_initial_remote_data(remote_data, *, print=print):
+def check_initial_remote_data(remote_data, *, strict_tls=True, print=print):
     mail_domain = remote_data["mail_domain"]
     if not remote_data["A"] and not remote_data["AAAA"]:
         print(f"Missing A and/or AAAA DNS records for {mail_domain}!")
-    elif remote_data["MTA_STS"] != f"{mail_domain}.":
+    elif strict_tls and remote_data["MTA_STS"] != f"{mail_domain}.":
         print("Missing MTA-STS CNAME record:")
         print(f"mta-sts.{mail_domain}.   CNAME  {mail_domain}.")
-    elif remote_data["WWW"] != f"{mail_domain}.":
+    elif strict_tls and remote_data["WWW"] != f"{mail_domain}.":
         print("Missing www CNAME record:")
         print(f"www.{mail_domain}.   CNAME  {mail_domain}.")
     else:

cmdeploy/src/cmdeploy/dovecot/deployer.py

@@ -9,7 +9,6 @@ from cmdeploy.basedeploy import (
     activate_remote_units,
     configure_remote_units,
     get_resource,
-    has_systemd,
 )
 
 
@@ -23,11 +22,10 @@ class DovecotDeployer(Deployer):
 
     def install(self):
         arch = host.get_fact(Arch)
-        if has_systemd() and "dovecot.service" in host.get_fact(SystemdEnabled):
-            return  # already installed and running
-        _install_dovecot_package("core", arch)
-        _install_dovecot_package("imapd", arch)
-        _install_dovecot_package("lmtpd", arch)
+        if not host.get_fact(SystemdEnabled).get("dovecot.service"):
+            _install_dovecot_package("core", arch)
+            _install_dovecot_package("imapd", arch)
+            _install_dovecot_package("lmtpd", arch)
 
     def configure(self):
         configure_remote_units(self.config.mail_domain, self.units)
@@ -118,19 +116,18 @@ def _configure_dovecot(config: Config, debug: bool = False) -> (bool, bool):
 
     # as per https://doc.dovecot.org/2.3/configuration_manual/os/
     # it is recommended to set the following inotify limits
-    if config.change_kernel_settings:
-        for name in ("max_user_instances", "max_user_watches"):
-            key = f"fs.inotify.{name}"
-            if host.get_fact(Sysctl)[key] > 65535:
-                # Skip updating limits if already sufficient
-                # (enables running in incus containers where sysctl readonly)
-                continue
-            server.sysctl(
-                name=f"Change {key}",
-                key=key,
-                value=65535,
-                persist=True,
-            )
+    for name in ("max_user_instances", "max_user_watches"):
+        key = f"fs.inotify.{name}"
+        if host.get_fact(Sysctl)[key] > 65535:
+            # Skip updating limits if already sufficient
+            # (enables running in incus containers where sysctl readonly)
+            continue
+        server.sysctl(
+            name=f"Change {key}",
+            key=key,
+            value=65535,
+            persist=True,
+        )
 
     timezone_env = files.line(
         name="Set TZ environment variable",

cmdeploy/src/cmdeploy/dovecot/dovecot.conf.j2

@@ -228,8 +228,8 @@ service anvil {
 }
 
 ssl = required
-ssl_cert = </var/lib/acme/live/{{ config.mail_domain }}/fullchain
-ssl_key = </var/lib/acme/live/{{ config.mail_domain }}/privkey
+ssl_cert = <{{ config.tls_cert_path }}
+ssl_key = <{{ config.tls_key_path }}
 ssl_dh = </usr/share/dovecot/dh.pem
 ssl_min_protocol = TLSv1.3
 ssl_prefer_server_ciphers = yes

cmdeploy/src/cmdeploy/nginx/autoconfig.xml.j2

@@ -1,47 +1,47 @@
 <?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
 
 <clientConfig version="1.1">
-  <emailProvider id="{{ config.domain_name }}">
-    <domain>{{ config.domain_name }}</domain>
-    <displayName>{{ config.domain_name }} chatmail</displayName>
-    <displayShortName>{{ config.domain_name }}</displayShortName>
+  <emailProvider id="{{ config.mail_domain }}">
+    <domain>{{ config.mail_domain }}</domain>
+    <displayName>{{ config.mail_domain }} chatmail</displayName>
+    <displayShortName>{{ config.mail_domain }}</displayShortName>
     <incomingServer type="imap">
-      <hostname>{{ config.domain_name }}</hostname>
+      <hostname>{{ config.mail_domain }}</hostname>
       <port>993</port>
       <socketType>SSL</socketType>
       <authentication>password-cleartext</authentication>
       <username>%EMAILADDRESS%</username>
     </incomingServer>
     <incomingServer type="imap">
-      <hostname>{{ config.domain_name }}</hostname>
+      <hostname>{{ config.mail_domain }}</hostname>
       <port>143</port>
       <socketType>STARTTLS</socketType>
       <authentication>password-cleartext</authentication>
       <username>%EMAILADDRESS%</username>
     </incomingServer>
     <incomingServer type="imap">
-      <hostname>{{ config.domain_name }}</hostname>
+      <hostname>{{ config.mail_domain }}</hostname>
       <port>443</port>
       <socketType>SSL</socketType>
       <authentication>password-cleartext</authentication>
       <username>%EMAILADDRESS%</username>
     </incomingServer>
     <outgoingServer type="smtp">
-      <hostname>{{ config.domain_name }}</hostname>
+      <hostname>{{ config.mail_domain }}</hostname>
       <port>465</port>
       <socketType>SSL</socketType>
       <authentication>password-cleartext</authentication>
       <username>%EMAILADDRESS%</username>
     </outgoingServer>
     <outgoingServer type="smtp">
-      <hostname>{{ config.domain_name }}</hostname>
+      <hostname>{{ config.mail_domain }}</hostname>
       <port>587</port>
       <socketType>STARTTLS</socketType>
       <authentication>password-cleartext</authentication>
       <username>%EMAILADDRESS%</username>
     </outgoingServer>
     <outgoingServer type="smtp">
-      <hostname>{{ config.domain_name }}</hostname>
+      <hostname>{{ config.mail_domain }}</hostname>
       <port>443</port>
       <socketType>SSL</socketType>
       <authentication>password-cleartext</authentication>

cmdeploy/src/cmdeploy/nginx/deployer.py

@@ -70,7 +70,7 @@ def _configure_nginx(config: Config, debug: bool = False) -> bool:
         user="root",
         group="root",
         mode="644",
-        config={"domain_name": config.mail_domain},
+        config=config,
         disable_ipv6=config.disable_ipv6,
     )
     need_restart |= main_config.changed
@@ -81,7 +81,7 @@ def _configure_nginx(config: Config, debug: bool = False) -> bool:
         user="root",
         group="root",
         mode="644",
-        config={"domain_name": config.mail_domain},
+        config=config,
     )
     need_restart |= autoconfig.changed
 
@@ -91,7 +91,7 @@ def _configure_nginx(config: Config, debug: bool = False) -> bool:
         user="root",
         group="root",
         mode="644",
-        config={"domain_name": config.mail_domain},
+        config=config,
     )
     need_restart |= mta_sts_config.changed
 

cmdeploy/src/cmdeploy/nginx/mta-sts.txt.j2

@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
 version: STSv1
 mode: enforce
-mx: {{ config.domain_name }}
+mx: {{ config.mail_domain }}
 max_age: 2419200

cmdeploy/src/cmdeploy/nginx/nginx.conf.j2

@@ -42,6 +42,9 @@ stream {
 }
 
 http {
+{% if config.tls_cert_mode == "self" %}
+	limit_req_zone $binary_remote_addr zone=newaccount:10m rate=2r/s;
+{% endif %}
 	sendfile on;
 	tcp_nopush on;
 
@@ -53,8 +56,8 @@ http {
 
 	ssl_protocols TLSv1 TLSv1.1 TLSv1.2 TLSv1.3;
 	ssl_prefer_server_ciphers on;
-	ssl_certificate /var/lib/acme/live/{{ config.domain_name }}/fullchain;
-	ssl_certificate_key /var/lib/acme/live/{{ config.domain_name }}/privkey;
+	ssl_certificate {{ config.tls_cert_path }};
+	ssl_certificate_key {{ config.tls_key_path }};
 
 	gzip on;
 
@@ -66,7 +69,7 @@ http {
 
 		index index.html index.htm;
 
-		server_name {{ config.domain_name }} www.{{ config.domain_name }} mta-sts.{{ config.domain_name }};
+		server_name {{ config.mail_domain }} www.{{ config.mail_domain }} mta-sts.{{ config.mail_domain }};
 
 		access_log syslog:server=unix:/dev/log,facility=local7;
 
@@ -81,11 +84,15 @@ http {
 		}
 
 		location /new {
+{% if config.tls_cert_mode == "acme" %}
 			if ($request_method = GET) {
 				# Redirect to Delta Chat,
 				# which will in turn do a POST request.
-				return 301 dcaccount:https://{{ config.domain_name }}/new;
+				return 301 dcaccount:https://{{ config.mail_domain }}/new;
 			}
+{% else %}
+			limit_req zone=newaccount burst=5 nodelay;
+{% endif %}
 
 			fastcgi_pass unix:/run/fcgiwrap.socket;
 			include /etc/nginx/fastcgi_params;
@@ -99,9 +106,11 @@ http {
 		#
 		# Redirects are only for browsers.
 		location /cgi-bin/newemail.py {
+{% if config.tls_cert_mode == "acme" %}
 			if ($request_method = GET) {
-				return 301 dcaccount:https://{{ config.domain_name }}/new;
+				return 301 dcaccount:https://{{ config.mail_domain }}/new;
 			}
+{% endif %}
 
 			fastcgi_pass unix:/run/fcgiwrap.socket;
 			include /etc/nginx/fastcgi_params;
@@ -132,8 +141,8 @@ http {
 	# Redirect www. to non-www
 	server {
 		listen 127.0.0.1:8443 ssl;
-		server_name www.{{ config.domain_name }};
-		return 301 $scheme://{{ config.domain_name }}$request_uri;
+		server_name www.{{ config.mail_domain }};
+		return 301 $scheme://{{ config.mail_domain }}$request_uri;
 		access_log syslog:server=unix:/dev/log,facility=local7;
 	}
 }

cmdeploy/src/cmdeploy/postfix/lmtp_header_cleanup

@@ -1,2 +1,3 @@
 /^DKIM-Signature:/            IGNORE
 /^Authentication-Results:/            IGNORE
+/^Received:/            IGNORE

cmdeploy/src/cmdeploy/postfix/main.cf.j2

@@ -15,12 +15,12 @@ readme_directory = no
 compatibility_level = 3.6
 
 # TLS parameters
-smtpd_tls_cert_file=/var/lib/acme/live/{{ config.mail_domain }}/fullchain
-smtpd_tls_key_file=/var/lib/acme/live/{{ config.mail_domain }}/privkey
+smtpd_tls_cert_file={{ config.tls_cert_path }}
+smtpd_tls_key_file={{ config.tls_key_path }}
 smtpd_tls_security_level=may
 
 smtp_tls_CApath=/etc/ssl/certs
-smtp_tls_security_level=verify
+smtp_tls_security_level={{ "verify" if config.tls_cert_mode == "acme" else "encrypt" }}
 # Send SNI extension when connecting to other servers.
 # <https://www.postfix.org/postconf.5.html#smtp_tls_servername>
 smtp_tls_servername = hostname

cmdeploy/src/cmdeploy/postfix/smtp_tls_policy_map

@@ -1,2 +1,3 @@
 /^\[[^]]+\]$/ encrypt
+/^_/          encrypt
 /^nauta\.cu$/    may

cmdeploy/src/cmdeploy/run.py

@@ -15,9 +15,8 @@ def main():
     )
     disable_mail = bool(os.environ.get("CHATMAIL_DISABLE_MAIL"))
     website_only = bool(os.environ.get("CHATMAIL_WEBSITE_ONLY"))
-    docker = bool(os.environ.get("CHATMAIL_DOCKER"))
 
-    deploy_chatmail(config_path, disable_mail, website_only, docker)
+    deploy_chatmail(config_path, disable_mail, website_only)
 
 
 if pyinfra.is_cli:

cmdeploy/src/cmdeploy/selfsigned/deployer.py

@@ -0,0 +1,36 @@
+from pyinfra.operations import apt, files, server
+
+from cmdeploy.basedeploy import Deployer
+
+
+class SelfSignedTlsDeployer(Deployer):
+    """Generates a self-signed TLS certificate for all chatmail endpoints."""
+
+    def __init__(self, mail_domain):
+        self.mail_domain = mail_domain
+        self.cert_path = "/etc/ssl/certs/mailserver.pem"
+        self.key_path = "/etc/ssl/private/mailserver.key"
+
+    def install(self):
+        apt.packages(
+            name="Install openssl",
+            packages=["openssl"],
+        )
+
+    def configure(self):
+        server.shell(
+            name="Generate self-signed TLS certificate if not present",
+            commands=[
+                f"[ -f {self.cert_path} ] || openssl req -x509"
+                f" -newkey ec -pkeyopt ec_paramgen_curve:P-256"
+                f" -noenc -days 36500"
+                f" -keyout {self.key_path}"
+                f" -out {self.cert_path}"
+                f' -subj "/CN={self.mail_domain}"'
+                f' -addext "extendedKeyUsage=serverAuth,clientAuth"'
+                f' -addext "subjectAltName=DNS:{self.mail_domain},DNS:www.{self.mail_domain},DNS:mta-sts.{self.mail_domain}"',
+            ],
+        )
+
+    def activate(self):
+        pass

cmdeploy/src/cmdeploy/service/chatmail-metadata.service.f

@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ Description=Chatmail dict proxy for IMAP METADATA
 [Service]
 ExecStart={execpath} /run/chatmail-metadata/metadata.socket {config_path}
 Restart=always
-RestartSec=30
+RestartSec=5
 User=vmail
 RuntimeDirectory=chatmail-metadata
 UMask=0077

cmdeploy/src/cmdeploy/sshexec.py

@@ -85,16 +85,31 @@ class SSHExec:
 
 
 class LocalExec:
+    FuncError = FuncError
+
     def __init__(self, verbose=False, docker=False):
         self.verbose = verbose
         self.docker = docker
 
+    def __call__(self, call, kwargs=None, log_callback=None):
+        if kwargs is None:
+            kwargs = {}
+        return call(**kwargs)
+
     def logged(self, call, kwargs: dict):
+        title = call.__doc__
+        if not title:
+            title = call.__name__
         where = "locally"
         if self.docker:
             if call == remote.rdns.perform_initial_checks:
                 kwargs["pre_command"] = "docker exec chatmail "
                 where = "in docker"
         if self.verbose:
-            print(f"Running {where}: {call.__name__}(**{kwargs})")
-        return call(**kwargs)
+            print_stderr(f"Running {where}: {title}(**{kwargs})")
+            return self(call, kwargs, log_callback=print_stderr)
+        else:
+            print_stderr(title, end="")
+            res = self(call, kwargs, log_callback=remote.rshell.log_progress)
+            print_stderr()
+            return res

cmdeploy/src/cmdeploy/tests/online/test_0_qr.py

@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+import pytest
 import requests
 
 from cmdeploy.genqr import gen_qr_png_data
@@ -8,18 +9,33 @@ def test_gen_qr_png_data(maildomain):
     assert data
 
 
+@pytest.mark.filterwarnings("ignore::urllib3.exceptions.InsecureRequestWarning")
 def test_fastcgi_working(maildomain, chatmail_config):
     url = f"https://{maildomain}/new"
     print(url)
-    res = requests.post(url)
+    verify = chatmail_config.tls_cert_mode == "acme"
+    res = requests.post(url, verify=verify)
     assert maildomain in res.json().get("email")
     assert len(res.json().get("password")) > chatmail_config.password_min_length
 
 
-def test_newemail_configure(maildomain, rpc):
+@pytest.mark.filterwarnings("ignore::urllib3.exceptions.InsecureRequestWarning")
+def test_newemail_configure(maildomain, rpc, chatmail_config):
     """Test configuring accounts by scanning a QR code works."""
     url = f"DCACCOUNT:https://{maildomain}/new"
     for i in range(3):
         account_id = rpc.add_account()
-        rpc.set_config_from_qr(account_id, url)
-        rpc.configure(account_id)
+        if chatmail_config.tls_cert_mode == "self":
+            # deltachat core's rustls rejects self-signed HTTPS certs during
+            # set_config_from_qr, so fetch credentials via requests instead
+            res = requests.post(f"https://{maildomain}/new", verify=False)
+            data = res.json()
+            rpc.add_or_update_transport(account_id, {
+                "addr": data["email"],
+                "password": data["password"],
+                "imapServer": maildomain,
+                "smtpServer": maildomain,
+                "certificateChecks": "acceptInvalidCertificates",
+            })
+        else:
+            rpc.add_transport_from_qr(account_id, url)

cmdeploy/src/cmdeploy/tests/online/test_1_basic.py

@@ -7,13 +7,13 @@ import time
 import pytest
 
 from cmdeploy import remote
-from cmdeploy.sshexec import SSHExec
+from cmdeploy.cmdeploy import get_sshexec
 
 
 class TestSSHExecutor:
     @pytest.fixture(scope="class")
     def sshexec(self, sshdomain):
-        return SSHExec(sshdomain)
+        return get_sshexec(sshdomain)
 
     def test_ls(self, sshexec):
         out = sshexec(call=remote.rdns.shell, kwargs=dict(command="ls"))
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@ class TestSSHExecutor:
         assert res["A"] or res["AAAA"]
 
     def test_logged(self, sshexec, maildomain, capsys):
+        sshexec.verbose = False
         sshexec.logged(
             remote.rdns.perform_initial_checks, kwargs=dict(mail_domain=maildomain)
         )
@@ -52,6 +53,8 @@ class TestSSHExecutor:
                 remote.rdns.perform_initial_checks,
                 kwargs=dict(mail_domain=None),
             )
+        except AssertionError:
+            pass
         except sshexec.FuncError as e:
             assert "rdns.py" in str(e)
             assert "AssertionError" in str(e)
@@ -218,7 +221,7 @@ def test_expunged(remote, chatmail_config):
     ]
     outdated_days = int(chatmail_config.delete_large_after) + 1
     find_cmds.append(
-        "find {chatmail_config.mailboxes_dir} -path '*/cur/*' -mtime +{outdated_days} -size +200k -type f"
+        f"find {chatmail_config.mailboxes_dir} -path '*/cur/*' -mtime +{outdated_days} -size +200k -type f"
     )
     for cmd in find_cmds:
         for line in remote.iter_output(cmd):

cmdeploy/src/cmdeploy/tests/online/test_2_deltachat.py

@@ -7,15 +7,16 @@ import pytest
 import requests
 
 from cmdeploy.remote import rshell
-from cmdeploy.sshexec import SSHExec
+from cmdeploy.cmdeploy import get_sshexec
 
 
 @pytest.fixture
-def imap_mailbox(cmfactory):
+def imap_mailbox(cmfactory, ssl_context):
     (ac1,) = cmfactory.get_online_accounts(1)
     user = ac1.get_config("addr")
     password = ac1.get_config("mail_pw")
-    mailbox = imap_tools.MailBox(user.split("@")[1])
+    host = user.split("@")[1]
+    mailbox = imap_tools.MailBox(host, ssl_context=ssl_context)
     mailbox.login(user, password)
     mailbox.dc_ac = ac1
     return mailbox
@@ -90,7 +91,7 @@ class TestEndToEndDeltaChat:
         lp.sec(f"filling remote inbox for {user}")
         fn = f"7743102289.M843172P2484002.c20,S={quota},W=2398:2,"
         path = chatmail_config.mailboxes_dir.joinpath(user, "cur", fn)
-        sshexec = SSHExec(sshdomain)
+        sshexec = get_sshexec(sshdomain)
         sshexec(call=rshell.write_numbytes, kwargs=dict(path=str(path), num=120))
         res = sshexec(call=rshell.dovecot_recalc_quota, kwargs=dict(user=user))
         assert res["percent"] >= 100
@@ -171,7 +172,7 @@ class TestEndToEndDeltaChat:
             time.sleep(1)
 
 
-def test_hide_senders_ip_address(cmfactory):
+def test_hide_senders_ip_address(cmfactory, ssl_context):
     public_ip = requests.get("http://icanhazip.com").content.decode().strip()
     assert ipaddress.ip_address(public_ip)
 
@@ -180,6 +181,11 @@ def test_hide_senders_ip_address(cmfactory):
 
     chat.send_text("testing submission header cleanup")
     user2._evtracker.wait_next_incoming_message()
-    user2.direct_imap.select_folder("Inbox")
-    msg = user2.direct_imap.get_all_messages()[0]
-    assert public_ip not in msg.obj.as_string()
+    addr = user2.get_config("addr")
+    host = addr.split("@")[1]
+    pw = user2.get_config("mail_pw")
+    mailbox = imap_tools.MailBox(host, ssl_context=ssl_context)
+    mailbox.login(addr, pw)
+    msgs = list(mailbox.fetch(mark_seen=False))
+    assert msgs, "expected at least one message"
+    assert public_ip not in msgs[0].obj.as_string()

cmdeploy/src/cmdeploy/tests/online/test_3_status.py

@@ -5,7 +5,11 @@ from cmdeploy.cmdeploy import main
 
 def test_status_cmd(chatmail_config, capsys, request):
     os.chdir(request.config.invocation_params.dir)
-    assert main(["status"]) == 0
+    command = ["status"]
+    if os.getenv("CHATMAIL_SSH"):
+        command.append("--ssh-host")
+        command.append(os.getenv("CHATMAIL_SSH"))
+    assert main(command) == 0
     status_out = capsys.readouterr()
     print(status_out.out)
 

cmdeploy/src/cmdeploy/tests/plugin.py

@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ import itertools
 import os
 import random
 import smtplib
+import ssl
 import subprocess
 import time
 from pathlib import Path
@@ -54,8 +55,8 @@ def maildomain(chatmail_config):
 
 
 @pytest.fixture(scope="session")
-def sshdomain(maildomain):
-    return os.environ.get("CHATMAIL_SSH", maildomain)
+def sshdomain(chatmail_config):
+    return os.environ.get("CHATMAIL_SSH", chatmail_config.ssh_host)
 
 
 @pytest.fixture
@@ -144,15 +145,25 @@ def pytest_terminal_summary(terminalreporter):
             tr.write_line(line)
 
 
-@pytest.fixture
-def imap(maildomain):
-    return ImapConn(maildomain)
+@pytest.fixture(scope="session")
+def ssl_context(chatmail_config):
+    if chatmail_config.tls_cert_mode == "self":
+        ctx = ssl.create_default_context()
+        ctx.check_hostname = False
+        ctx.verify_mode = ssl.CERT_NONE
+        return ctx
+    return None
 
 
 @pytest.fixture
-def make_imap_connection(maildomain):
+def imap(maildomain, ssl_context):
+    return ImapConn(maildomain, ssl_context=ssl_context)
+
+
+@pytest.fixture
+def make_imap_connection(maildomain, ssl_context):
     def make_imap_connection():
-        conn = ImapConn(maildomain)
+        conn = ImapConn(maildomain, ssl_context=ssl_context)
         conn.connect()
         return conn
 
@@ -164,12 +175,13 @@ class ImapConn:
     logcmd = "journalctl -f -u dovecot"
     name = "dovecot"
 
-    def __init__(self, host):
+    def __init__(self, host, ssl_context=None):
         self.host = host
+        self.ssl_context = ssl_context
 
     def connect(self):
         print(f"imap-connect {self.host}")
-        self.conn = imaplib.IMAP4_SSL(self.host)
+        self.conn = imaplib.IMAP4_SSL(self.host, ssl_context=self.ssl_context)
 
     def login(self, user, password):
         print(f"imap-login {user!r} {password!r}")
@@ -195,14 +207,14 @@ class ImapConn:
 
 
 @pytest.fixture
-def smtp(maildomain):
-    return SmtpConn(maildomain)
+def smtp(maildomain, ssl_context):
+    return SmtpConn(maildomain, ssl_context=ssl_context)
 
 
 @pytest.fixture
-def make_smtp_connection(maildomain):
+def make_smtp_connection(maildomain, ssl_context):
     def make_smtp_connection():
-        conn = SmtpConn(maildomain)
+        conn = SmtpConn(maildomain, ssl_context=ssl_context)
         conn.connect()
         return conn
 
@@ -214,12 +226,14 @@ class SmtpConn:
     logcmd = "journalctl -f -t postfix/smtpd -t postfix/smtp -t postfix/lmtp"
     name = "postfix"
 
-    def __init__(self, host):
+    def __init__(self, host, ssl_context=None):
         self.host = host
+        self.ssl_context = ssl_context
 
     def connect(self):
         print(f"smtp-connect {self.host}")
-        self.conn = smtplib.SMTP_SSL(self.host)
+        context = self.ssl_context or ssl.create_default_context()
+        self.conn = smtplib.SMTP_SSL(self.host, context=context)
 
     def login(self, user, password):
         print(f"smtp-login {user!r} {password!r}")
@@ -270,11 +284,12 @@ def gencreds(chatmail_config):
 class ChatmailTestProcess:
     """Provider for chatmail instance accounts as used by deltachat.testplugin.acfactory"""
 
-    def __init__(self, pytestconfig, maildomain, gencreds):
+    def __init__(self, pytestconfig, maildomain, gencreds, chatmail_config):
         self.pytestconfig = pytestconfig
         self.maildomain = maildomain
         assert "." in self.maildomain, maildomain
         self.gencreds = gencreds
+        self.chatmail_config = chatmail_config
         self._addr2files = {}
 
     def get_liveconfig_producer(self):
@@ -287,6 +302,9 @@ class ChatmailTestProcess:
             # speed up account configuration
             config["mail_server"] = self.maildomain
             config["send_server"] = self.maildomain
+            if self.chatmail_config.tls_cert_mode == "self":
+                # Accept self-signed TLS certificates
+                config["imap_certificate_checks"] = "3"
             yield config
 
     def cache_maybe_retrieve_configured_db_files(self, cache_addr, db_target_path):
@@ -297,12 +315,14 @@ class ChatmailTestProcess:
 
 
 @pytest.fixture
-def cmfactory(request, gencreds, tmpdir, maildomain):
+def cmfactory(request, gencreds, tmpdir, maildomain, chatmail_config):
     # cloned from deltachat.testplugin.amfactory
     pytest.importorskip("deltachat")
     from deltachat.testplugin import ACFactory
 
-    testproc = ChatmailTestProcess(request.config, maildomain, gencreds)
+    testproc = ChatmailTestProcess(
+        request.config, maildomain, gencreds, chatmail_config
+    )
 
     class Data:
         def read_path(self, path):
@@ -310,6 +330,10 @@ def cmfactory(request, gencreds, tmpdir, maildomain):
 
     am = ACFactory(request=request, tmpdir=tmpdir, testprocess=testproc, data=Data())
 
+    # Skip upstream's init_imap to prevent extra imap connections not
+    # needed for relay testing
+    am._acsetup.init_imap = lambda acc: None
+
     # nb. a bit hacky
     # would probably be better if deltachat's test machinery grows native support
     def switch_maildomain(maildomain2):
@@ -337,8 +361,14 @@ class Remote:
 
     def iter_output(self, logcmd=""):
         getjournal = "journalctl -f" if not logcmd else logcmd
+        print(self.sshdomain)
+        match self.sshdomain:
+            case "@local": command = []
+            case "localhost": command = []
+            case _: command = ["ssh", f"root@{self.sshdomain}"]
+        [command.append(arg) for arg in getjournal.split()]
         self.popen = subprocess.Popen(
-            ["ssh", f"root@{self.sshdomain}", getjournal],
+            command,
             stdout=subprocess.PIPE,
         )
         while 1:
@@ -363,38 +393,40 @@ def lp(request):
 
 
 @pytest.fixture
-def cmsetup(maildomain, gencreds):
-    return CMSetup(maildomain, gencreds)
+def cmsetup(maildomain, gencreds, ssl_context):
+    return CMSetup(maildomain, gencreds, ssl_context)
 
 
 class CMSetup:
-    def __init__(self, maildomain, gencreds):
+    def __init__(self, maildomain, gencreds, ssl_context):
         self.maildomain = maildomain
         self.gencreds = gencreds
+        self.ssl_context = ssl_context
 
     def gen_users(self, num):
         print(f"Creating {num} online users")
         users = []
         for i in range(num):
             addr, password = self.gencreds()
-            user = CMUser(self.maildomain, addr, password)
+            user = CMUser(self.maildomain, addr, password, self.ssl_context)
             assert user.smtp
             users.append(user)
         return users
 
 
 class CMUser:
-    def __init__(self, maildomain, addr, password):
+    def __init__(self, maildomain, addr, password, ssl_context=None):
         self.maildomain = maildomain
         self.addr = addr
         self.password = password
+        self.ssl_context = ssl_context
         self._smtp = None
         self._imap = None
 
     @property
     def smtp(self):
         if not self._smtp:
-            handle = SmtpConn(self.maildomain)
+            handle = SmtpConn(self.maildomain, ssl_context=self.ssl_context)
             handle.connect()
             handle.login(self.addr, self.password)
             self._smtp = handle
@@ -403,7 +435,7 @@ class CMUser:
     @property
     def imap(self):
         if not self._imap:
-            imap = ImapConn(self.maildomain)
+            imap = ImapConn(self.maildomain, ssl_context=self.ssl_context)
             imap.connect()
             imap.login(self.addr, self.password)
             self._imap = imap

cmdeploy/src/cmdeploy/tests/test_dns.py

@@ -91,6 +91,16 @@ class TestPerformInitialChecks:
         assert not res
         assert len(l) == 2
 
+    def test_perform_initial_checks_no_mta_sts_self_signed(self, mockdns):
+        del mockdns["CNAME"]["mta-sts.some.domain"]
+        remote_data = remote.rdns.perform_initial_checks("some.domain")
+        assert not remote_data["MTA_STS"]
+
+        l = []
+        res = check_initial_remote_data(remote_data, strict_tls=False, print=l.append)
+        assert res
+        assert not l
+
 
 def parse_zonefile_into_dict(zonefile, mockdns_base, only_required=False):
     for zf_line in zonefile.split("\n"):

doc/source/getting_started.rst

@@ -16,18 +16,11 @@ You will need the following:
 
 -  Control over a domain through a DNS provider of your choice.
 
--  A Debian 12 **deployment server** with reachable SMTP/SUBMISSIONS/IMAPS/HTTPS ports.
+-  A Debian 12 server with reachable SMTP/SUBMISSIONS/IMAPS/HTTPS ports.
    IPv6 is encouraged if available. Chatmail relay servers only require
    1GB RAM, one CPU, and perhaps 10GB storage for a few thousand active
    chatmail addresses.
 
--  A Linux or Unix **build machine** with key-based SSH access to the root
-   user of the deployment server.
-   You must add a passphrase-protected private key to your local ssh-agent because you
-   can’t type in your passphrase during deployment.
-   (An ed25519 private key is required due to an `upstream bug in
-   paramiko <https://github.com/paramiko/paramiko/issues/2191>`_)
-
 
 Setup with ``scripts/cmdeploy``
 -------------------------------------
@@ -35,7 +28,7 @@ Setup with ``scripts/cmdeploy``
 We use ``chat.example.org`` as the chatmail domain in the following
 steps. Please substitute it with your own domain.
 
-1. Setup the initial DNS records for your deployment server.
+1. Setup the initial DNS records for your relay.
    The following is an example in the
    familiar BIND zone file format with a TTL of 1 hour (3600 seconds).
    Please substitute your domain and IP addresses.
@@ -47,29 +40,44 @@ steps. Please substitute it with your own domain.
        www.chat.example.org. 3600 IN CNAME chat.example.org.
        mta-sts.chat.example.org. 3600 IN CNAME chat.example.org.
 
-2. On your local PC, clone the repository and bootstrap the Python
+   .. note::
+
+      For experimental deployments using self-signed certificates,
+      use a domain name starting with ``_``
+      (e.g. ``_chat.example.org``).
+      The ``mta-sts`` CNAME and ``_mta-sts`` TXT records
+      are not needed for such domains.
+
+2. Login to the server with SSH, clone the repository and bootstrap the Python
    virtualenv.
 
    ::
 
+       ssh root@chat.example.org
        git clone https://github.com/chatmail/relay
        cd relay
        scripts/initenv.sh
 
-3. On your local build machine (PC), create a chatmail configuration file
+3. Then, create a chatmail configuration file
    ``chatmail.ini``:
 
    ::
 
        scripts/cmdeploy init chat.example.org  # <-- use your domain
 
-4. Verify that SSH root login to the deployment server server works:
+   .. note::
 
-   ::
+   To use self-signed TLS certificates
+   instead of Let's Encrypt,
+   use a domain name starting with ``_``
+   (e.g. ``scripts/cmdeploy init _chat.example.org``).
+   Domains starting with ``_`` cannot obtain WebPKI certificates,
+   so self-signed mode is derived automatically.
+   This is useful for private or test deployments.
+   See the :doc:`overview`
+   for details on certificate provisioning.
 
-       ssh root@chat.example.org  # <-- use your domain
-
-5. From your local build machine, setup and configure the remote deployment server:
+4. Now run the deployment script to install the relay to the server:
 
    ::
 
@@ -80,34 +88,32 @@ steps. Please substitute it with your own domain.
    configure at your DNS provider (it can take some time until they are
    public).
 
-Docker installation
--------------------
+Next Steps
+----------
 
-We have experimental support for `docker compose <https://github.com/chatmail/relay/blob/docker-rebase/docs/DOCKER_INSTALLATION_EN.md>`_,
-but it is not covered by automated tests yet,
-so don't expect everything to work.
-
-Other helpful commands
-----------------------
-
-To check the status of your deployment server running the chatmail service:
-
-::
-
-   scripts/cmdeploy status
-
-To display and check all recommended DNS records:
+Now you should display and check all recommended DNS records
+to enable federation with other relays:
 
 ::
 
    scripts/cmdeploy dns
 
-To test whether your chatmail service is working correctly:
+You should also test whether your chatmail service is working correctly:
 
 ::
 
    scripts/cmdeploy test
 
+Other Helpful Commands
+----------------------
+
+To check the status of your chatmail relay:
+
+::
+
+   scripts/cmdeploy status
+
+
 To measure the performance of your chatmail service:
 
 ::
@@ -148,8 +154,9 @@ This starts a local live development cycle for chatmail web pages:
    directory and generating HTML files and copying assets to the
    ``www/build`` directory.
 
--  Starts a browser window automatically where you can “refresh” as
-   needed.
+-  if you are running scripts/cmdeploy webdev on the relay itself,
+   you need to configure a route in /etc/nginx/nginx.conf
+   to expose the build directory.
 
 Custom web pages
 ----------------
@@ -167,7 +174,7 @@ Disable automatic address creation
 --------------------------------------------------------
 
 If you need to stop address creation, e.g. because some script is wildly
-creating addresses, login with ssh to the deployment machine and run:
+creating addresses, login with ssh to the relay and run:
 
 ::
 
@@ -176,23 +183,14 @@ creating addresses, login with ssh to the deployment machine and run:
 Chatmail address creation will be denied while this file is present.
 
 
-Migrating to a new build machine
-----------------------------------
+Running a relay with self-signed certificates
+----------------------------------------------
 
-To move or add a build machine,
-clone the relay repository on the new build machine, and copy the ``chatmail.ini`` file from the old build machine.
-Make sure ``rsync`` is installed, then initialize the environment:
+Use a domain name starting with ``_`` (e.g. ``_chat.example.org``)
+to run a relay with self-signed certificates.
+Domains starting with ``_`` cannot obtain WebPKI certificates
+so the relay automatically uses self-signed certificates
+and all other relays will accept connections from it
+without requiring certificate verification.
+This is useful for experimental setups and testing.
 
-::
-
-   ./scripts/initenv.sh
-
-Run safety checks before a new deployment:
-
-::
-
-   ./scripts/cmdeploy dns
-   ./scripts/cmdeploy status
-
-If you keep multiple build machines (ie laptop and desktop), keep ``chatmail.ini`` in sync between
-them.

doc/source/overview.rst

@@ -297,8 +297,7 @@ TLS requirements
 
 Postfix is configured to require valid TLS by setting
 `smtp_tls_security_level <https://www.postfix.org/postconf.5.html#smtp_tls_security_level>`_
-to ``verify``. If emails don’t arrive at your chatmail relay server, the
-problem is likely that your relay does not have a valid TLS certificate.
+to ``verify``.
 
 You can test it by resolving ``MX`` records of your relay domain and
 then connecting to MX relays (e.g ``mx.example.org``) with
@@ -317,6 +316,14 @@ default Exim does not log sessions that are closed before sending the
 by Postfix, so you might think that connection is not established while
 actually it is a problem with your TLS certificate.
 
+If emails don’t arrive at your chatmail relay server, the
+problem is likely that your relay does not have a valid TLS certificate.
+
+Note that connections to relays with underscore-prefixed test domains
+(e.g. ``_chat.example.org``) use ``encrypt`` tls security level,
+because such domains cannot obtain valid Let's Encrypt certificates
+and run with self-signed certificates.
+
 
 .. _dovecot: https://dovecot.org
 .. _postfix: https://www.postfix.org

docker-compose.yaml

@@ -1,52 +0,0 @@
-services:
-  chatmail:
-    build:
-      context: ./
-      dockerfile: docker/chatmail_relay.dockerfile
-    image: chatmail-relay:latest
-    restart: unless-stopped
-    container_name: chatmail
-    # Required for systemd — use only one of the following:
-    cgroup: host          # compose v2 only
-    # privileged: true    # compose v1 (not tested)
-    tty: true # required for logs
-    tmpfs: # required for systemd
-      - /tmp
-      - /run
-      - /run/lock
-    logging:
-      driver: json-file
-      options:
-        max-size: "10m"
-        max-file: "3"
-    environment:
-      CHANGE_KERNEL_SETTINGS: "False"
-      MAIL_DOMAIN: $MAIL_DOMAIN
-      ACME_EMAIL: $ACME_EMAIL
-      RECREATE_VENV: $RECREATE_VENV
-      MAX_MESSAGE_SIZE: $MAX_MESSAGE_SIZE
-      DEBUG_COMMANDS_ENABLED: $DEBUG_COMMANDS_ENABLED
-      FORCE_REINIT_INI_FILE: $FORCE_REINIT_INI_FILE
-      USE_FOREIGN_CERT_MANAGER: $USE_FOREIGN_CERT_MANAGER
-      ENABLE_CERTS_MONITORING: $ENABLE_CERTS_MONITORING
-      CERTS_MONITORING_TIMEOUT: $CERTS_MONITORING_TIMEOUT
-      IS_DEVELOPMENT_INSTANCE: $IS_DEVELOPMENT_INSTANCE
-      CMDEPLOY_STAGES: ${CMDEPLOY_STAGES:-}
-    network_mode: "host"
-    volumes:
-      ## system
-      - /sys/fs/cgroup:/sys/fs/cgroup:rw # required for systemd
-      - ./:/opt/chatmail
-
-      ## data
-      - ./data/chatmail:/home
-      - ./data/chatmail-dkimkeys:/etc/dkimkeys
-      - ./data/chatmail-acme:/var/lib/acme
-
-      ## custom resources
-      # - ./custom/www/src/index.md:/opt/chatmail/www/src/index.md
-
-      ## debug
-      # - ./docker/files/setup_chatmail_docker.sh:/setup_chatmail_docker.sh
-      # - ./docker/files/entrypoint.sh:/entrypoint.sh
-      # - ./docker/files/update_ini.sh:/update_ini.sh

docker/chatmail_relay.dockerfile

@@ -1,100 +0,0 @@
-FROM jrei/systemd-debian:12 AS base
-
-ENV LANG=en_US.UTF-8
-
-RUN echo 'APT::Install-Recommends "0";' > /etc/apt/apt.conf.d/01norecommend && \
-    echo 'APT::Install-Suggests "0";' >> /etc/apt/apt.conf.d/01norecommend && \
-    apt-get update && \
-    apt-get install -y \
-        ca-certificates && \
-    DEBIAN_FRONTEND=noninteractive \
-    TZ=Europe/London \
-    apt-get install -y tzdata && \
-    apt-get install -y locales && \
-    sed -i -e "s/# $LANG.*/$LANG UTF-8/" /etc/locale.gen && \
-    dpkg-reconfigure --frontend=noninteractive locales && \
-    update-locale LANG=$LANG \
-    && rm -rf /var/lib/apt/lists/*
-
-RUN apt-get update && \
-    apt-get install -y \
-        git \
-        python3 \
-        python3-venv \
-        python3-virtualenv \
-        gcc \
-        python3-dev \
-        opendkim \
-        opendkim-tools \
-        curl \
-        rsync \
-        unbound \
-        unbound-anchor \
-        dnsutils \
-        postfix \
-        acl \
-        nginx \
-        libnginx-mod-stream \
-        fcgiwrap \
-        cron \
-    && for pkg in core imapd lmtpd; do \
-      case "$pkg" in \
-        core) sha256="43f593332e22ac7701c62d58b575d2ca409e0f64857a2803be886c22860f5587" ;; \
-        imapd) sha256="8d8dc6fc00bbb6cdb25d345844f41ce2f1c53f764b79a838eb2a03103eebfa86" ;; \
-        lmtpd) sha256="2f69ba5e35363de50962d42cccbfe4ed8495265044e244007d7ccddad77513ab" ;; \
-      esac; \
-      url="https://download.delta.chat/dovecot/dovecot-${pkg}_2.3.21%2Bdfsg1-3_amd64.deb"; \
-      file="/tmp/$(basename "$url")"; \
-      curl -fsSL "$url" -o "$file"; \
-      echo "$sha256  $file" | sha256sum -c -; \
-      apt-get install -y "$file"; \
-      rm -f "$file"; \
-    done \
-    && rm -rf /var/lib/apt/lists/*
-
-WORKDIR /opt/chatmail
-
-# --- Build-time install stage ---
-# Bake the "install" deployer stage into the image; we can't use
-# scripts/initenv.sh because /opt/chatmail is empty at build time as 
-# source arrives at runtime via volume mount., so we use a throwaway venv.
-# On container start only "configure,activate" stages run.
-COPY . /tmp/chatmail-src/
-WORKDIR /tmp/chatmail-src
-
-# Dummy config — deploy_chatmail() needs a parseable ini to instantiate deployers
-RUN printf '[params]\nmail_domain = build.local\n' > /tmp/chatmail.ini
-
-# Do what initenv.sh would do without the docs
-RUN python3 -m venv /tmp/build-venv && \
-    /tmp/build-venv/bin/pip install --no-cache-dir \
-        -e chatmaild -e cmdeploy
-
-RUN CMDEPLOY_STAGES=install \
-    CHATMAIL_INI=/tmp/chatmail.ini \
-    CHATMAIL_DOCKER=True \
-    /tmp/build-venv/bin/pyinfra @local \
-        /tmp/chatmail-src/cmdeploy/src/cmdeploy/run.py -y
-
-RUN rm -rf /tmp/chatmail-src /tmp/build-venv /tmp/chatmail.ini
-
-WORKDIR /opt/chatmail
-# --- End build-time install stage ---
-
-ARG SETUP_CHATMAIL_SERVICE_PATH=/lib/systemd/system/setup_chatmail.service
-COPY ./docker/files/setup_chatmail.service "$SETUP_CHATMAIL_SERVICE_PATH"
-RUN ln -sf "$SETUP_CHATMAIL_SERVICE_PATH" "/etc/systemd/system/multi-user.target.wants/setup_chatmail.service"
-
-COPY --chmod=555 ./docker/files/setup_chatmail_docker.sh /setup_chatmail_docker.sh
-COPY --chmod=555 ./docker/files/update_ini.sh /update_ini.sh
-COPY --chmod=555 ./docker/files/entrypoint.sh /entrypoint.sh
-
-VOLUME ["/sys/fs/cgroup", "/home"]
-
-STOPSIGNAL SIGRTMIN+3
-
-ENTRYPOINT ["/entrypoint.sh"]
-
-CMD [   "--default-standard-output=journal+console", \
-        "--default-standard-error=journal+console" ]
-

docker/cm_ini_to_env.py

@@ -1,84 +0,0 @@
-#!/usr/bin/env python3
-"""Convert a chatmail.ini to a Docker .env file.
-
-Usage: python docker/cm_ini_to_env.py [chatmail.ini] [.env]
-
-Reads the ini file, extracts all non-default key=value pairs,
-and writes them as UPPER_CASE env vars suitable for docker-compose.
-"""
-
-import configparser
-import sys
-from pathlib import Path
-
-# Keys that only make sense for bare-metal deploys or are handled
-# separately by the Docker setup and should not appear in .env.
-SKIP_KEYS = set()
-
-# Keys that exist in .env but have a different name than the ini key.
-# ini_key -> env_key
-RENAMES = {}
-
-
-def read_ini(path):
-    """Return dict of key=value from [params] section."""
-    cp = configparser.ConfigParser()
-    cp.read(path)
-    if not cp.has_section("params"):
-        sys.exit(f"Error: {path} has no [params] section")
-    return dict(cp.items("params"))
-
-
-def read_defaults():
-    """Return dict of default values from the ini template."""
-    template = Path(__file__).resolve().parent.parent / "chatmaild/src/chatmaild/ini/chatmail.ini.f"
-    if not template.exists():
-        return {}
-    cp = configparser.ConfigParser()
-    cp.read(template)
-    if not cp.has_section("params"):
-        return {}
-    defaults = {}
-    for key, value in cp.items("params"):
-        # Template placeholders like {mail_domain} aren't real defaults.
-        if "{" not in value:
-            defaults[key] = value
-    return defaults
-
-
-def ini_to_env(ini_path, only_non_default=True):
-    """Yield (ENV_KEY, value) pairs from an ini file."""
-    params = read_ini(ini_path)
-    defaults = read_defaults() if only_non_default else {}
-
-    for key, value in sorted(params.items()):
-        if key in SKIP_KEYS:
-            continue
-        if only_non_default and key in defaults and value.strip() == defaults[key].strip():
-            continue
-        env_key = RENAMES.get(key, key.upper())
-        yield env_key, value.strip()
-
-
-def main():
-    ini_path = sys.argv[1] if len(sys.argv) > 1 else "chatmail.ini"
-    env_path = sys.argv[2] if len(sys.argv) > 2 else None
-
-    if not Path(ini_path).exists():
-        sys.exit(f"Error: {ini_path} not found")
-
-    lines = []
-    for env_key, value in ini_to_env(ini_path):
-        lines.append(f'{env_key}="{value}"')
-
-    output = "\n".join(lines) + "\n"
-
-    if env_path:
-        Path(env_path).write_text(output)
-        print(f"Wrote {len(lines)} variables to {env_path}")
-    else:
-        print(output, end="")
-
-
-if __name__ == "__main__":
-    main()

docker/example.env

@@ -1,11 +0,0 @@
-MAIL_DOMAIN="chat.example.com"
-# ACME_EMAIL=""
-# RECREATE_VENV="false"
-# MAX_MESSAGE_SIZE="50M"
-# DEBUG_COMMANDS_ENABLED="true"
-# FORCE_REINIT_INI_FILE="true"
-# USE_FOREIGN_CERT_MANAGER="True"
-# ENABLE_CERTS_MONITORING="true"
-# CERTS_MONITORING_TIMEOUT=10
-# IS_DEVELOPMENT_INSTANCE="True"
-# CMDEPLOY_STAGES - default: "configure,activate". Set to "install,configure,activate" to force full reinstall.

docker/files/entrypoint.sh

@@ -1,11 +0,0 @@
-#!/bin/bash
-set -eo pipefail
-
-unlink /etc/nginx/sites-enabled/default || true
-
-SETUP_CHATMAIL_SERVICE_PATH="${SETUP_CHATMAIL_SERVICE_PATH:-/lib/systemd/system/setup_chatmail.service}"
-
-env_vars=$(printenv | cut -d= -f1 | xargs)
-sed -i "s|<envs_list>|$env_vars|g" $SETUP_CHATMAIL_SERVICE_PATH
-
-exec /lib/systemd/systemd $@

docker/files/setup_chatmail.service

@@ -1,14 +0,0 @@
-[Unit]
-Description=Run container setup commands
-After=multi-user.target
-ConditionPathExists=/setup_chatmail_docker.sh
-
-[Service]
-Type=oneshot
-ExecStart=/bin/bash /setup_chatmail_docker.sh
-RemainAfterExit=true
-WorkingDirectory=/opt/chatmail
-PassEnvironment=<envs_list>
-
-[Install]
-WantedBy=multi-user.target

docker/files/setup_chatmail_docker.sh

@@ -1,84 +0,0 @@
-#!/bin/bash
-
-set -eo pipefail
-export INI_FILE="${INI_FILE:-chatmail.ini}"
-export ENABLE_CERTS_MONITORING="${ENABLE_CERTS_MONITORING:-true}"
-export CERTS_MONITORING_TIMEOUT="${CERTS_MONITORING_TIMEOUT:-60}"
-export PATH_TO_SSL="${PATH_TO_SSL:-/var/lib/acme/live/${MAIL_DOMAIN}}"
-export CHANGE_KERNEL_SETTINGS=${CHANGE_KERNEL_SETTINGS:-"False"}
-export RECREATE_VENV=${RECREATE_VENV:-"false"}
-
-if [ -z "$MAIL_DOMAIN" ]; then
-    echo "ERROR: Environment variable 'MAIL_DOMAIN' must be set!" >&2
-    exit 1
-fi
-
-debug_commands() {
-    echo "Executing debug commands"
-    # git config --global --add safe.directory /opt/chatmail
-    # ./scripts/initenv.sh
-}
-
-calculate_hash() {
-    find "$PATH_TO_SSL" -type f -exec sha1sum {} \; | sort | sha1sum | awk '{print $1}'
-}
-
-monitor_certificates() {
-    if [ "$ENABLE_CERTS_MONITORING" != "true" ]; then
-        echo "Certs monitoring disabled."
-        exit 0
-    fi
-
-    current_hash=$(calculate_hash)
-    previous_hash=$current_hash
-
-    while true; do
-        current_hash=$(calculate_hash)
-        if [[ "$current_hash" != "$previous_hash" ]]; then
-        # TODO: add an option to restart at a specific time interval 
-            echo "[INFO] Certificate's folder hash was changed, reloading nginx, dovecot and postfix services."
-            systemctl reload nginx.service
-            systemctl reload dovecot.service
-            systemctl reload postfix.service
-            previous_hash=$current_hash
-        fi
-        sleep $CERTS_MONITORING_TIMEOUT
-    done
-}
-
-### MAIN
-
-if [ "$DEBUG_COMMANDS_ENABLED" = true ]; then
-    debug_commands
-fi
-
-if [ "$FORCE_REINIT_INI_FILE" = true ]; then 
-    INI_CMD_ARGS=--force
-fi
-
-if [ ! -f /etc/dkimkeys/opendkim.private ]; then
-    /usr/sbin/opendkim-genkey -D /etc/dkimkeys -d $MAIL_DOMAIN -s opendkim
-fi
-chown opendkim:opendkim /etc/dkimkeys/opendkim.private
-chown opendkim:opendkim /etc/dkimkeys/opendkim.txt
-
-# TODO: Move to debug_commands after git clone is moved to dockerfile. 
-git config --global --add safe.directory /opt/chatmail
-if [ "$RECREATE_VENV" = true ]; then
-    rm -rf venv
-fi
-# Skip venv creation if it already exists
-if [ ! -x venv/bin/python ] || [ ! -x venv/bin/cmdeploy ]; then
-    ./scripts/initenv.sh
-fi
-
-./scripts/cmdeploy init --config "${INI_FILE}" $INI_CMD_ARGS $MAIL_DOMAIN || true
-bash /update_ini.sh
-
-export CMDEPLOY_STAGES="${CMDEPLOY_STAGES:-configure,activate}"
-./scripts/cmdeploy run --ssh-host @docker
-
-echo "ForwardToConsole=yes" >> /etc/systemd/journald.conf
-systemctl restart systemd-journald
-
-monitor_certificates &

docker/files/update_ini.sh

@@ -1,79 +0,0 @@
-#!/bin/bash
-set -eo pipefail
-
-INI_FILE="${INI_FILE:-chatmail.ini}"
-
-if [ ! -f "$INI_FILE" ]; then
-    echo "Error: file $INI_FILE not found." >&2
-    exit 1
-fi
-
-TMP_FILE="$(mktemp)"
-
-convert_to_bytes() {
-    local value="$1"
-    if [[ "$value" =~ ^([0-9]+)([KkMmGgTt])$ ]]; then
-        local num="${BASH_REMATCH[1]}"
-        local unit="${BASH_REMATCH[2]}"
-        case "$unit" in
-            [Kk]) echo $((num * 1024)) ;;
-            [Mm]) echo $((num * 1024 * 1024)) ;;
-            [Gg]) echo $((num * 1024 * 1024 * 1024)) ;;
-            [Tt]) echo $((num * 1024 * 1024 * 1024 * 1024)) ;;
-        esac
-    elif [[ "$value" =~ ^[0-9]+$ ]]; then
-        echo "$value"
-    else
-        echo "Error: incorrect size format: $value." >&2
-        return 1
-    fi
-}
-
-process_specific_params() {
-    local key=$1
-    local value=$2
-    local destination_file=$3
-
-    if [[ "$key" == "max_message_size" ]]; then
-        converted=$(convert_to_bytes "$value") || exit 1
-        if grep -q -e "## .* = .* bytes" "$destination_file"; then 
-            sed "s|## .* = .* bytes|## $value = $converted bytes|g" "$destination_file";
-        else
-            echo "## $value = $converted bytes"  >> "$destination_file"
-        fi
-        echo "$key = $converted" >> "$destination_file"
-    else
-        echo "$key = $value" >> "$destination_file"
-    fi
-}
-
-while IFS= read -r line; do
-    if [[ "$line" =~ ^[[:space:]]*#.* || "$line" =~ ^[[:space:]]*$ ]]; then
-        echo "$line" >> "$TMP_FILE"
-        continue
-    fi
-
-    if [[ "$line" =~ ^([a-z0-9_]+)[[:space:]]*=[[:space:]]*(.*)$ ]]; then
-        key="${BASH_REMATCH[1]}"
-        current_value="${BASH_REMATCH[2]}"
-        env_var_name=$(echo "$key" | tr 'a-z' 'A-Z')
-        env_value="${!env_var_name}"
-
-        if [[ -n "$env_value" ]]; then
-            process_specific_params "$key" "$env_value" "$TMP_FILE"
-        else
-            echo "$line" >> "$TMP_FILE"
-        fi
-    else
-        echo "$line" >> "$TMP_FILE"
-    fi
-done < "$INI_FILE"
-
-PERMS=$(stat -c %a "$INI_FILE")
-OWNER=$(stat -c %u "$INI_FILE")
-GROUP=$(stat -c %g "$INI_FILE")
-
-chmod "$PERMS" "$TMP_FILE"
-chown "$OWNER":"$GROUP" "$TMP_FILE"
-
-mv "$TMP_FILE" "$INI_FILE"

docs/DOCKER_INSTALLATION_EN.md

@@ -1,185 +0,0 @@
-# Known issues and limitations
-
-- Requires cgroups v2 configured in the system. Operation with cgroups v1 has not been tested.
-- Yes, of course, using systemd inside a container is a hack, and it would be better to split it into several services, but since this is an MVP, it turned out to be easier to do it this way initially than to rewrite the entire deployment system.
-- The Docker image is only suitable for amd64. If you need to run it on a different architecture, try modifying the Dockerfile (specifically the part responsible for installing dovecot).
-
-# Docker installation
-This section provides instructions for installing Chatmail using Docker Compose.
-
-**Note:** Docker Compose v2 is required (`docker compose`, not `docker-compose`) for its support of the `cgroup: host` option in `docker-compose.yaml` is only supported by Compose v2.
-[see documentation](https://docs.docker.com/engine/install/debian/#install-using-the-repository)
-```shell
-apt install docker-ce docker-compose-plugin docker.io- docker-compose-
-```
-
-## Preliminary setup
-We use `chat.example.org` as the Chatmail domain in the following steps.
-Please substitute it with your own domain.
-
-1. Setup the initial DNS records.
-   The following is an example in the familiar BIND zone file format with
-   a TTL of 1 hour (3600 seconds).
-   Please substitute your domain and IP addresses.
-
-   ```
-    chat.example.com. 3600 IN A 198.51.100.5
-    chat.example.com. 3600 IN AAAA 2001:db8::5
-    www.chat.example.com. 3600 IN CNAME chat.example.com.
-    mta-sts.chat.example.com. 3600 IN CNAME chat.example.com.
-   ```
-
-2. clone the repository on your server.
-
-   ```shell
-    git clone https://github.com/chatmail/relay
-    cd relay
-   ```
-
-## Installation
-
-1. Configure kernel parameters because they cannot be changed inside the container, specifically `fs.inotify.max_user_instances` and `fs.inotify.max_user_watches`. Run the following:
-
-```shell
-echo "fs.inotify.max_user_instances=65536" | sudo tee -a /etc/sysctl.d/99-inotify.conf
-echo "fs.inotify.max_user_watches=65536" | sudo tee -a /etc/sysctl.d/99-inotify.conf
-sudo sysctl --system
-```
-
-2. Copy `./docker/example.env` and rename it to `.env`. This file stores variables used in `docker-compose.yaml`.
-
-```shell
-cp ./docker/example.env .env
-```
-
-3. Configure environment variables in the `.env` file. These variables are used in the `docker-compose.yaml` file to pass repeated values.
-   Below is the list of variables used during deployment:
-
-- `MAIL_DOMAIN` – The domain name of the future server. (required)
-- `DEBUG_COMMANDS_ENABLED` – Run debug commands before installation. (default: `false`)
-- `FORCE_REINIT_INI_FILE` – Recreate the ini configuration file on startup. (default: `false`)
-- `USE_FOREIGN_CERT_MANAGER` – Use a third-party certificate manager. (default: `false`)
-- `RECREATE_VENV` - Recreate the virtual environment (venv). If set to `true`, the environment will be recreated when the container starts, which will increase the startup time of the service but can help avoid certain errors. (default: `false`)
-- `INI_FILE` – Path to the ini configuration file. (default: `./chatmail.ini`)
-- `PATH_TO_SSL` – Path to where the certificates are stored. (default: `/var/lib/acme/live/${MAIL_DOMAIN}`)
-- `ENABLE_CERTS_MONITORING` – Enable certificate monitoring if `USE_FOREIGN_CERT_MANAGER=true`. If certificates change, services will be automatically restarted. (default: `false`)
-- `CERTS_MONITORING_TIMEOUT` – Interval in seconds to check if certificates have changed. (default: `'60'`)
-- `CMDEPLOY_STAGES` – Deployment stages to run on container start. (default: `"configure,activate"`). Set to `"install,configure,activate"` to force a full reinstall.
-
-You can also use any variables from the [ini configuration file](https://github.com/chatmail/relay/blob/main/chatmaild/src/chatmaild/ini/chatmail.ini.f); they must be in uppercase.
-
-4. Build the Docker image:
-
-```shell
-docker compose build chatmail
-```
-
-5. Start docker compose and wait for the installation to finish:
-
-```shell
-docker compose up -d # start service
-docker compose logs -f chatmail # view container logs, press CTRL+C to exit
-```
-
-### venv creation
-The first container start takes longer because it creates the cmdeploy Python virtualenv at `/opt/chatmail/venv` (persisted on the host via volume mount). Subsequent starts reuse the existing venv. Set `RECREATE_VENV=true` in `.env` to force a rebuild if needed.
-
-6. After installation is complete, you can open `https://<your_domain_name>` in your browser.
-
-## Using custom files
-
-When using Docker, you can apply modified configuration files to make the installation more personalized. This is usually needed for the `www/src` section so that the Chatmail landing page is customized to your taste, but it can be used for any other cases as well.
-
-To replace files correctly:
-
-1. Create the `./custom` directory. It is in `.gitignore`, so it won’t cause conflicts when updating.
-
-```shell
-mkdir -p ./custom
-```
-
-2. Modify the required file. For example, `index.md`:
-
-```shell
-mkdir -p ./custom/www/src
-nano ./custom/www/src/index.md
-```
-
-3. In `docker-compose.yaml`, add the file mount in the `volumes` section:
-
-```yaml
-services:
-  chatmail:
-    volumes:
-      ...
-      ## custom resources
-      - ./custom/www/src/index.md:/opt/chatmail/www/src/index.md
-```
-
-4. Restart the service:
-
-```shell
-docker compose down
-docker compose up -d
-```
-
-## Migrating from a bare-metal install
-
-If you have an existing bare-metal Chatmail installation and want to switch to Docker:
-
-1. Stop all existing services:
-
-```shell
-systemctl stop postfix dovecot doveauth nginx opendkim unbound acmetool-redirector \
-  filtermail filtermail-incoming chatmail-turn iroh-relay chatmail-metadata \
-  lastlogin mtail
-systemctl disable postfix dovecot doveauth nginx opendkim unbound acmetool-redirector \
-  filtermail filtermail-incoming chatmail-turn iroh-relay chatmail-metadata \
-  lastlogin mtail
-```
-
-2. Convert your existing `chatmail.ini` to the Docker `.env` format:
-
-```shell
-python3 docker/cm_ini_to_env.py /usr/local/lib/chatmaild/chatmail.ini .env
-```
-
-3. Copy persistent data into the `./data/` subdirectories:
-
-```shell
-mkdir -p data/chatmail-dkimkeys data/chatmail-acme data/chatmail
-
-# DKIM keys
-cp -a /etc/dkimkeys/* data/chatmail-dkimkeys/
-
-# ACME certificates and account
-rsync -a /var/lib/acme/ data/chatmail-acme/
-
-# Mail data
-rsync -a /home/ data/chatmail/
-```
-
-Alternatively, you can mount `/home/vmail` directly by changing the volume in `docker-compose.yaml`:
-
-```yaml
-- /home/vmail:/home/vmail
-```
-
-The three `./data/` subdirectories cover all persistent state. Everything else is regenerated by the `configure` and `activate` stages on container start.
-
-## Forcing a full reinstall
-
-The Docker image bakes the install stage (binary downloads, package setup, chatmaild venv) into the image at build time. On container start, only the `configure` and `activate` stages run by default.
-
-To force a full reinstall (e.g., after updating the source), either rebuild the image:
-
-```shell
-docker compose build chatmail
-docker compose up -d
-```
-
-Or override the stages at runtime without rebuilding:
-
-```shell
-CMDEPLOY_STAGES="install,configure,activate" docker compose up -d
-```

docs/DOCKER_INSTALLATION_RU.md

@@ -1,174 +0,0 @@
-# Известные проблемы и ограничения
-- Chatmail будет переустановлен при каждом запуске контейнера (при первом - долго, при последующих быстрее). Так устроен изначальный установщик, потому что он не был заточен под docker. В конце документации [представлено](#фиксирование-версии-chatmail) возможное решение
-- Требуется настроенный в системе cgroups v2. Работа с cgroups v1 не тестировалась.
-- Да, понятно дело что systemd использовать в контейнере костыль и надо это всё разнести на несколько сервисов, но это MVP и в первом приближении оказалось сделать проще так, чем переписывать всю систему развертывания.
-- docker образ подходит только для amd64, если нужно запустить на другой архитектуре, попробуйте изменить dockerfile (конкретно ту часть что ответсвенна за установку dovecot)
-
-# Docker installation
-Здесь представлена инструкция по установке chatmail с помощью docker-compose.
-
-## Предварительная настройка
-We use `chat.example.org` as the chatmail domain in the following steps.
-Please substitute it with your own domain. 
-
-1. Настройте начальные записи DNS.Ниже приведен пример в привычном формате файла зоны BIND сTTL 1 час (3600 секунд).
-   Замените домен и IP-адреса на свои.
-
-   ```
-    chat.example.com. 3600 IN A 198.51.100.5
-    chat.example.com. 3600 IN AAAA 2001:db8::5
-    www.chat.example.com. 3600 IN CNAME chat.example.com.
-    mta-sts.chat.example.com. 3600 IN CNAME chat.example.com.
-   ```
-
-2. Склонируйте репозиторий на свой сервер.
-
-   ```shell
-    git clone https://github.com/chatmail/relay
-    cd relay
-   ```
-
-## Installation
-
-1. Настроить параметры ядра, потому что внутри контейнера их нельзя изменить, а конкретно `fs.inotify.max_user_instances` и `fs.inotify.max_user_watches`. Для этого выполнить следующее:
-```shell
-echo "fs.inotify.max_user_instances=65536" | sudo tee -a /etc/sysctl.d/99-inotify.conf
-echo "fs.inotify.max_user_watches=65536" | sudo tee -a /etc/sysctl.d/99-inotify.conf
-sudo sysctl --system
-```
-
-2. Скопировать `./docker/example.env` и переименовать в `.env`. Здесь хранятся переменные, которые используются в `docker-compose.yaml`.
-```shell
-cp ./docker/example.env .env
-```
-
-3. Настроить переменные окружения в `.env` файле. Эти переменные используются в `docker-compose.yaml` файле, чтобы передавать повторяющиеся значения.
-   Ниже перечислен список переменных учавствующих при развертывании:
-
-- `MAIL_DOMAIN` - Доменное имя будущего сервера. (required)
-- `DEBUG_COMMANDS_ENABLED` - Выполнить debug команды перед установкой. (default: `false`)
-- `FORCE_REINIT_INI_FILE` - Пересоздавать ini файл конфигурации при запуске. (default: `false`)
-- `USE_FOREIGN_CERT_MANAGER` - Использовать сторонний менеджер сертификатов. (default: `false`)
-- `RECREATE_VENV` - Пересоздать виртуальное окружение (venv). Если выставлено `true`, то окружение будет пересоздано при запуске контейнера, из-за чего включение сервиса займет больше времени, но поможет избежать ряда ошибок. (default: `false`)
-- `INI_FILE` - путь к ini файлу конфигурации. (default: `./chatmail.ini`)
-- `PATH_TO_SSL` - Путь где располагаются сертификаты. (default: `/var/lib/acme/live/${MAIL_DOMAIN}`)
-- `ENABLE_CERTS_MONITORING` - Включить мониторинг сертификатов, если `USE_FOREIGN_CERT_MANAGER=true`.  Если сертфикаты изменятся сервисы будут автоматически перезапущены. (default: `false`)
-- `CERTS_MONITORING_TIMEOUT` - Раз во сколько секунд проверять что изменились сертификаты. (default: `'60'`)
-
-Также могут быть использованы все переменные из [ini файла конфигурации](https://github.com/chatmail/relay/blob/main/chatmaild/src/chatmaild/ini/chatmail.ini.f), они обязаны быть в uppercase формате. 
-
-4. Собрать docker образ
-```shell
-docker compose build chatmail
-```
-
-5. Запустить docker compose и дождаться завершения установки
-```shell
-docker compose up -d # запуск сервиса
-docker compose logs -f chatmail # просмотр логов контейнера. Для выхода нажать CTRL+C
-```
-
-6. По окончанию установки можно открыть в браузер `https://<your_domain_name>`
-
-## Использование кастомных файлов
-При использовании docker есть возможность использовать измененые файлы конфигурации, чтобы сделать установку более персонализированной. Обычно это требуется для секции `www/src`, чтобы ознакомительная страница Chatmail была сделана на ваш вкус. Но также это можно использовать и для любых других случаев.
-
-Для того чтобы корректно выполнить подмену файлов необходимо 
-1. создать каталог `./custom`, он находится в `.gitignore`, поэтому при обновлении не вызовет конфликтов.
-```shell
-mkdir -p ./custom
-```
-
-2. Изменить нужный файл. Для примера возьмем `index.md`
-```shell
-mkdir -p ./custom/www/src
-nano ./custom/www/src/index.md
-```
-
-3. В `docker-compose.yaml` добавить монтирование файла с помощью секции `volumes`
-```yaml
-services:
-  chatmail:
-    volumes:
-      ...
-      ## custom resources
-      - ./custom/www/src/index.md:/opt/chatmail/www/src/index.md
-```
-
-4. Перезапустить сервис
-```shell
-docker compose down
-docker compose up -d
-```
-
-## Фиксирование версии Chatmail
-> [!note]
-> Это опциональные шаги, их делать требуется только если вас не устраивает что сервис устанавливается каждый раз при запуске
-
-Поскольку в текущей версии docker chatmail сервис устанавливается каждый раз запуске контейнера, чтобы этого не происходило можно зафиксировать версию контейнера после установки. Делается это следующим образом:
-
-1. Зафиксировать текущее состояние сконфигурированного контейнера
-```shell
-docker container commit chatmail configured-chatmail:$(date +'%Y-%m-%d')
-docker image ls | grep configured-chatmail
-```
-
-2. Изменить entrypoint для контейнера в `docker-compose.yaml` на
-```yaml
-services:
-  chatmail:
-    image: <image name from step 1>
-    volumes:
-      ...
-      ## custom resources
-      - ./custom/setup_chatmail_docker.sh:/setup_chatmail_docker.sh
-```
-
-3. Создать файл `./custom/setup_chatmail_docker.sh` с новым файлом конфигурации
-```shell
-mkdir -p ./custom
-cat > ./custom/setup_chatmail_docker.sh << 'EOF'
-#!/bin/bash
-
-set -eo pipefail
-
-export ENABLE_CERTS_MONITORING="${ENABLE_CERTS_MONITORING:-true}"
-export CERTS_MONITORING_TIMEOUT="${CERTS_MONITORING_TIMEOUT:-60}"
-export PATH_TO_SSL="${PATH_TO_SSL:-/var/lib/acme/live/${MAIL_DOMAIN}}"
-
-calculate_hash() {
-    find "$PATH_TO_SSL" -type f -exec sha1sum {} \; | sort | sha1sum | awk '{print $1}'
-}
-
-monitor_certificates() {
-    if [ "$ENABLE_CERTS_MONITORING" != "true" ]; then
-        echo "Certs monitoring disabled."
-        exit 0
-    fi
-
-    current_hash=$(calculate_hash)
-    previous_hash=$current_hash
-
-    while true; do
-        current_hash=$(calculate_hash)
-        if [[ "$current_hash" != "$previous_hash" ]]; then
-        # TODO: add an option to restart at a specific time interval 
-            echo "[INFO] Certificate's folder hash was changed, reloading nginx, dovecot and postfix services."
-            systemctl reload nginx.service
-            systemctl reload dovecot.service
-            systemctl reload postfix.service
-            previous_hash=$current_hash
-        fi
-        sleep $CERTS_MONITORING_TIMEOUT
-    done
-}
-
-monitor_certificates &
-EOF
-```
-
-4. Перезапустить сервис
-```shell
-docker compose down
-docker compose up -d
-```

www/src/dclogin.js

@@ -0,0 +1,21 @@
+/* dclogin profile generator for self-signed chatmail relays.
+ * Fetches credentials from /new and generates a dclogin: QR code.
+ * Requires qrcode-svg.min.js to be loaded first.
+ */
+(function () {
+    function generateProfile() {
+        fetch('/new')
+            .then(function (r) { return r.json(); })
+            .then(function (data) {
+                var url = data.dclogin_url;
+                var link = document.getElementById('dclogin-link');
+                link.href = url;
+                var qrLink = document.getElementById('qr-link');
+                qrLink.href = url;
+                var qrCode = document.getElementById('qr-code');
+                var qr = new QRCode({ content: url, width: 300, height: 300, padding: 1, join: true });
+                qrCode.innerHTML = qr.svg();
+            });
+    }
+    generateProfile();
+})();

www/src/index.md

@@ -11,6 +11,18 @@ for Delta Chat users.  For details how it avoids storing personal information
 please see our [privacy policy](privacy.html). 
 {% endif %}
 
+{% if config.tls_cert_mode == "self" %}
+<a class="cta-button" id="dclogin-link" href="#">Get a {{config.mail_domain}} chat profile</a>
+
+If you are viewing this page on a different device
+without a Delta Chat app,
+you can also **scan this QR code** with Delta Chat:
+
+<a id="qr-link" href="#"><div id="qr-code"></div></a>
+
+<script src="qrcode-svg.min.js"></script>
+<script src="dclogin.js"></script>
+{% else %}
 <a class="cta-button" href="DCACCOUNT:https://{{ config.mail_domain }}/new">Get a {{config.mail_domain}} chat profile</a>
 
 If you are viewing this page on a different device
@@ -19,6 +31,7 @@ you can also **scan this QR code** with Delta Chat:
 
 <a href="DCACCOUNT:https://{{ config.mail_domain }}/new">
     <img width=300 style="float: none;" src="qr-chatmail-invite-{{config.mail_domain}}.png" /></a>
+{% endif %}
 
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