chore: Add changelog entry

- Added a step to deploy_chatmail() that sets ownership of paths that
  are copied over as part of the upgrade process.
- Removed manual chown step from README.md.

.github/workflows/ci.yaml

@@ -10,6 +10,10 @@ jobs:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     steps:
       - uses: actions/checkout@v4
+        # Checkout pull request HEAD commit instead of merge commit
+        # Otherwise `test_deployed_state` will be unhappy.
+        with:
+          ref: ${{ github.event.pull_request.head.sha }}
 
       - name: run chatmaild tests 
         working-directory: chatmaild

CHANGELOG.md

@@ -2,6 +2,27 @@
 
 ## untagged
 
+- Check whether GCC is installed in initenv.sh
+  ([#608](https://github.com/chatmail/relay/pull/608))
+
+- Automate file ownership setting from host migration process
+  ([#609](https://github.com/chatmail/relay/pull/609))
+
+- Expire push notification tokens after 90 days
+  ([#583](https://github.com/chatmail/relay/pull/583))
+
+- Use official `mtail` binary instead of `mtail` package
+  ([#581](https://github.com/chatmail/relay/pull/581))
+
+- dovecot: install from download.delta.chat instead of openSUSE Build Service
+  ([#590](https://github.com/chatmail/relay/pull/590))
+
+- Reconfigure Dovecot imap-login service to high-performance mode
+  ([#578](https://github.com/chatmail/relay/pull/578))
+
+- Set timezone to improve dovecot performance
+  ([#584](https://github.com/chatmail/relay/pull/584))
+
 - Increase nginx connection limits
   ([#576](https://github.com/chatmail/relay/pull/576))
 

README.md

@@ -69,7 +69,7 @@ Please substitute it with your own domain.
     mta-sts.chat.example.com. 3600 IN CNAME chat.example.com.
    ```
 
-2. Clone the repository and bootstrap the Python virtualenv.
+2. On your local PC, clone the repository and bootstrap the Python virtualenv.
 
    ```
     git clone https://github.com/chatmail/relay
@@ -77,30 +77,29 @@ Please substitute it with your own domain.
     scripts/initenv.sh
    ```
 
-3. Create chatmail configuration file `chatmail.ini`:
+3. On your local PC, create chatmail configuration file `chatmail.ini`:
 
    ```
     scripts/cmdeploy init chat.example.org  # <-- use your domain 
    ```
 
-4. Verify that SSH root login works:
+4. Verify that SSH root login to your remote server works:
 
    ```
-    ssh root@chat.example.org   # <-- use your domain 
+    ssh root@chat.example.org  # <-- use your domain 
    ```
 
-
-5. Deploy the remote chatmail relay server:
+5. From your local PC, deploy the remote chatmail relay server:
 
    ```
     scripts/cmdeploy run
    ```
-   This script will check that you have all necessary DNS records.
+   This script will also check that you have all necessary DNS records.
    If DNS records are missing, it will recommend
    which you should configure at your DNS provider
    (it can take some time until they are public).
 
-### Other helpful commands:
+### Other helpful commands
 
 To check the status of your remotely running chatmail service:
 
@@ -396,15 +395,6 @@ in this case, just run `ssh-keygen -R "mail.example.org"` as recommended.
    Postfix and Dovecot are disabled for now; we will enable them later. 
    We first need to make the new site fully operational. 
 
-3. On the new site, run the following to ensure the ownership is correct in case UIDs/GIDs changed:
-
-   ```
-    chown root: -R /var/lib/acme
-    chown opendkim: -R /etc/dkimkeys
-    chown vmail: -R /home/vmail/mail
-    chown echobot: -R /run/echobot
-   ```
-
 4. Now, update DNS entries. 
 
    If other MTAs try to deliver messages to your chatmail domain they may fail intermittently,
@@ -542,3 +532,6 @@ Here are some related projects that you may be interested in:
   progress](https://github.com/mjl-/mox/issues/251) to modify it to support all
   of the features and configuration settings required to operate as a chatmail
   relay.
+- [Maddy-Chatmail](https://github.com/sadraiiali/maddy_chatmail): a plugin for the
+  [Maddy email server](https://maddy.email/) which aims to implement the
+  chatmail relay features and configuration options.

chatmaild/pyproject.toml

@@ -48,6 +48,9 @@ lint.select = [
   "PLE", # Pylint Error
   "PLW", # Pylint Warning
 ]
+lint.ignore = [
+  "PLC0415" # import-outside-top-level
+]
 
 [tool.tox]
 legacy_tox_ini = """

chatmaild/src/chatmaild/metadata.py

@@ -1,5 +1,7 @@
 import logging
 import sys
+import time
+from contextlib import contextmanager
 
 from .config import read_config
 from .dictproxy import DictProxy
@@ -7,8 +9,15 @@ from .filedict import FileDict
 from .notifier import Notifier
 
 
+def _is_valid_token_timestamp(timestamp, now):
+    # Token if invalid after 90 days
+    # or if the timestamp is in the future.
+    return timestamp > now - 3600 * 24 * 90 and timestamp < now + 60
+
+
 class Metadata:
-    # each SETMETADATA on this key appends to a list of unique device tokens
+    # each SETMETADATA on this key appends to dictionary
+    # mapping of unique device tokens
     # which only ever get removed if the upstream indicates the token is invalid
     DEVICETOKEN_KEY = "devicetoken"
 
@@ -18,21 +27,51 @@ class Metadata:
     def get_metadata_dict(self, addr):
         return FileDict(self.vmail_dir / addr / "metadata.json")
 
-    def add_token_to_addr(self, addr, token):
+    @contextmanager
+    def _modify_tokens(self, addr):
         with self.get_metadata_dict(addr).modify() as data:
-            tokens = data.setdefault(self.DEVICETOKEN_KEY, [])
-            if token not in tokens:
-                tokens.append(token)
+            tokens = data.setdefault(self.DEVICETOKEN_KEY, {})
+            now = int(time.time())
+            if isinstance(tokens, list):
+                data[self.DEVICETOKEN_KEY] = tokens = {t: now for t in tokens}
+
+            expired_tokens = [
+                token
+                for token, timestamp in tokens.items()
+                if not _is_valid_token_timestamp(tokens[token], now)
+            ]
+            for expired_token in expired_tokens:
+                del tokens[expired_token]
+
+            yield tokens
+
+    def add_token_to_addr(self, addr, token):
+        with self._modify_tokens(addr) as tokens:
+            tokens[token] = int(time.time())
 
     def remove_token_from_addr(self, addr, token):
-        with self.get_metadata_dict(addr).modify() as data:
-            tokens = data.get(self.DEVICETOKEN_KEY, [])
+        with self._modify_tokens(addr) as tokens:
             if token in tokens:
-                tokens.remove(token)
+                del tokens[token]
 
     def get_tokens_for_addr(self, addr):
         mdict = self.get_metadata_dict(addr).read()
-        return mdict.get(self.DEVICETOKEN_KEY, [])
+        tokens = mdict.get(self.DEVICETOKEN_KEY, {})
+
+        now = int(time.time())
+        if isinstance(tokens, dict):
+            token_list = [
+                token
+                for token, timestamp in tokens.items()
+                if _is_valid_token_timestamp(timestamp, now)
+            ]
+            if len(token_list) < len(tokens):
+                # Some tokens have expired, remove them.
+                with self._modify_tokens(addr) as _tokens:
+                    pass
+        else:
+            token_list = []
+        return token_list
 
 
 class MetadataDictProxy(DictProxy):

chatmaild/src/chatmaild/notifier.py

@@ -17,11 +17,11 @@ and which are scheduled for retry using exponential back-off timing.
 If a token notification would be scheduled more than DROP_DEADLINE seconds
 after its first attempt, it is dropped with a log error.
 
-Note that tokens are completely opaque to the notification machinery here
-and will in the future be encrypted foreclosing all ability to distinguish
+Note that tokens are opaque to the notification machinery here
+and are encrypted foreclosing all ability to distinguish
 which device token ultimately goes to which phone-provider notification service,
 or to understand the relation of "device tokens" and chatmail addresses.
-The meaning and format of tokens is basically a matter of Delta-Chat Core and
+The meaning and format of tokens is basically a matter of chatmail Core and
 the `notification.delta.chat` service.
 """
 

cmdeploy/pyproject.toml

@@ -41,3 +41,6 @@ lint.select = [
   "PLE", # Pylint Error
   "PLW", # Pylint Warning
 ]
+lint.ignore = [
+  "PLC0415" # import-outside-top-level
+]

cmdeploy/src/cmdeploy/__init__.py

@@ -318,6 +318,40 @@ def _configure_postfix(config: Config, debug: bool = False) -> bool:
     return need_restart
 
 
+def _install_dovecot_package(package: str, arch: str):
+    arch = "amd64" if arch == "x86_64" else arch
+    arch = "arm64" if arch == "aarch64" else arch
+    url = f"https://download.delta.chat/dovecot/dovecot-{package}_2.3.21%2Bdfsg1-3_{arch}.deb"
+    deb_filename = "/root/" + url.split("/")[-1]
+
+    match (package, arch):
+        case ("core", "amd64"):
+            sha256 = "43f593332e22ac7701c62d58b575d2ca409e0f64857a2803be886c22860f5587"
+        case ("core", "arm64"):
+            sha256 = "4d21eba1a83f51c100f08f2e49f0c9f8f52f721ebc34f75018e043306da993a7"
+        case ("imapd", "amd64"):
+            sha256 = "8d8dc6fc00bbb6cdb25d345844f41ce2f1c53f764b79a838eb2a03103eebfa86"
+        case ("imapd", "arm64"):
+            sha256 = "178fa877ddd5df9930e8308b518f4b07df10e759050725f8217a0c1fb3fd707f"
+        case ("lmtpd", "amd64"):
+            sha256 = "2f69ba5e35363de50962d42cccbfe4ed8495265044e244007d7ccddad77513ab"
+        case ("lmtpd", "arm64"):
+            sha256 = "89f52fb36524f5877a177dff4a713ba771fd3f91f22ed0af7238d495e143b38f"
+        case _:
+            apt.packages(packages=[f"dovecot-{package}"])
+            return
+
+    files.download(
+        name=f"Download dovecot-{package}",
+        src=url,
+        dest=deb_filename,
+        sha256sum=sha256,
+        cache_time=60 * 60 * 24 * 365 * 10,  # never redownload the package
+    )
+
+    apt.deb(name=f"Install dovecot-{package}", src=deb_filename)
+
+
 def _configure_dovecot(config: Config, debug: bool = False) -> bool:
     """Configures Dovecot IMAP server."""
     need_restart = False
@@ -376,6 +410,13 @@ def _configure_dovecot(config: Config, debug: bool = False) -> bool:
             persist=True,
         )
 
+    timezone_env = files.line(
+        name="Set TZ environment variable",
+        path="/etc/environment",
+        line="TZ=:/etc/localtime",
+    )
+    need_restart |= timezone_env.changed
+
     return need_restart
 
 
@@ -457,9 +498,26 @@ def check_config(config):
 
 
 def deploy_mtail(config):
-    apt.packages(
-        name="Install mtail",
-        packages=["mtail"],
+    # Uninstall mtail package, we are going to install a static binary.
+    apt.packages(name="Uninstall mtail", packages=["mtail"], present=False)
+
+    (url, sha256sum) = {
+        "x86_64": (
+            "https://github.com/google/mtail/releases/download/v3.0.8/mtail_3.0.8_linux_amd64.tar.gz",
+            "123c2ee5f48c3eff12ebccee38befd2233d715da736000ccde49e3d5607724e4",
+        ),
+        "aarch64": (
+            "https://github.com/google/mtail/releases/download/v3.0.8/mtail_3.0.8_linux_arm64.tar.gz",
+            "aa04811c0929b6754408676de520e050c45dddeb3401881888a092c9aea89cae",
+        ),
+    }[host.get_fact(facts.server.Arch)]
+
+    server.shell(
+        name="Download mtail",
+        commands=[
+            f"(echo '{sha256sum} /usr/local/bin/mtail' | sha256sum -c) || (curl -L {url} | gunzip | tar -x -f - mtail -O >/usr/local/bin/mtail.new && mv /usr/local/bin/mtail.new /usr/local/bin/mtail)",
+            "chmod 755 /usr/local/bin/mtail",
+        ],
     )
 
     # Using our own systemd unit instead of `/usr/lib/systemd/system/mtail.service`.
@@ -595,7 +653,7 @@ def deploy_chatmail(config_path: Path, disable_mail: bool) -> None:
         path="/etc/apt/sources.list",
         line="deb [signed-by=/etc/apt/keyrings/obs-home-deltachat.gpg] https://download.opensuse.org/repositories/home:/deltachat/Debian_12/ ./",
         escape_regex_characters=True,
-        ensure_newline=True,
+        present=False,
     )
 
     if host.get_fact(Port, port=53) != "unbound":
@@ -658,10 +716,10 @@ def deploy_chatmail(config_path: Path, disable_mail: bool) -> None:
         packages="postfix",
     )
 
-    apt.packages(
-        name="Install Dovecot",
-        packages=["dovecot-imapd", "dovecot-lmtpd"],
-    )
+    if not "dovecot.service" in host.get_fact(SystemdEnabled):
+        _install_dovecot_package("core", host.get_fact(facts.server.Arch))
+        _install_dovecot_package("imapd", host.get_fact(facts.server.Arch))
+        _install_dovecot_package("lmtpd", host.get_fact(facts.server.Arch))
 
     apt.packages(
         name="Install nginx",
@@ -690,6 +748,20 @@ def deploy_chatmail(config_path: Path, disable_mail: bool) -> None:
     _remove_rspamd()
     opendkim_need_restart = _configure_opendkim(mail_domain, "opendkim")
 
+    #
+    # If this system is pre-populated with data from a previous instance,
+    # we might need to adjust ownership of files.
+    #
+    stateful_paths = {
+        "/etc/dkimkeys": "opendkim",
+        "/home/vmail/mail": "vmail",
+        "/run/echobot": "echobot",
+        "/var/lib/acme": "root",
+    }
+    for stateful_path, path_owner in stateful_paths.items():
+        files.directory(stateful_path)  # In case it doesn't exist yet.
+        server.shell("chown {}: -R {}".format(path_owner, stateful_path))
+
     systemd.service(
         name="Start and enable OpenDKIM",
         service="opendkim.service",
@@ -758,8 +830,14 @@ def deploy_chatmail(config_path: Path, disable_mail: bool) -> None:
         name="Ensure cron is installed",
         packages=["cron"],
     )
-    git_hash = subprocess.check_output(["git", "rev-parse", "HEAD"]).decode()
-    git_diff = subprocess.check_output(["git", "diff"]).decode()
+    try:
+        git_hash = subprocess.check_output(["git", "rev-parse", "HEAD"]).decode()
+    except Exception:
+        git_hash = "unknown\n"
+    try:
+        git_diff = subprocess.check_output(["git", "diff"]).decode()
+    except Exception:
+        git_diff = ""
     files.put(
         name="Upload chatmail relay git commiit hash",
         src=StringIO(git_hash + git_diff),

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

@@ -177,20 +177,34 @@ service auth-worker {
 }
 
 service imap-login {
-    # High-security mode.
-    # Each process serves a single connection and exits afterwards.
-    # This is the default, but we set it explicitly to be sure.
-    # See <https://doc.dovecot.org/admin_manual/login_processes/#high-security-mode> for details.
-    service_count = 1
-
-    # Inrease the number of simultaneous connections.
+    # High-performance mode as described in
+    # <https://doc.dovecot.org/2.3/admin_manual/login_processes/#high-performance-mode>
     #
-    # As of Dovecot 2.3.19.1 the default is 100 processes.
-    # Combined with `service_count = 1` it means only 100 connections
-    # can be handled simultaneously.
-    process_limit = 10000
+    # So-called high-security mode described in
+    # <https://doc.dovecot.org/2.3/admin_manual/login_processes/#high-security-mode>
+    # and enabled by default with `service_count = 1` starts one process per connection
+    # and has problems logging in thousands of users after Dovecot restart.
+    service_count = 0
+
+    # Increase virtual memory size limit.
+    # Since imap-login processes handle TLS connections
+    # even after logging users in
+    # and many connections are handled by each process,
+    # memory size limit should be increased.
+    #
+    # Otherwise the whole process eventually dies
+    # with an error similar to
+    #   imap-login: Fatal: master: service(imap-login):
+    #   child 1422951 returned error 83
+    #   (Out of memory (service imap-login { vsz_limit=256 MB },
+    #    you may need to increase it)
+    # and takes down all its TLS connections at once.
+    vsz_limit = 1G
 
     # Avoid startup latency for new connections.
+    #
+    # Should be set to at least the number of CPU cores
+    # according to the documentation.
     process_min_avail = 10
 }
 

cmdeploy/src/cmdeploy/mtail/mtail.service.j2

@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ Description=mtail
 
 [Service]
 Type=simple
-ExecStart=/bin/sh -c "journalctl -f -o short-iso -n 0 | /usr/bin/mtail --address={{ address }} --port={{ port }} --progs /etc/mtail --logtostderr --logs /dev/stdin"
+ExecStart=/bin/sh -c "journalctl -f -o short-iso -n 0 | /usr/local/bin/mtail --address={{ address }} --port={{ port }} --progs /etc/mtail --logtostderr --logs -"
 Restart=on-failure
 
 [Install]

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

@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 import datetime
 import smtplib
+import socket
 import subprocess
 
 import pytest
@@ -64,6 +65,14 @@ class TestSSHExecutor:
         assert (now - since_date).total_seconds() < 60 * 60 * 51
 
 
+def test_timezone_env(remote):
+    for line in remote.iter_output("env"):
+        print(line)
+        if line == "tz=:/etc/localtime":
+            return True
+    pytest.fail("TZ is not set")
+
+
 def test_remote(remote, imap_or_smtp):
     lineproducer = remote.iter_output(imap_or_smtp.logcmd)
     imap_or_smtp.connect()
@@ -118,14 +127,19 @@ def test_authenticated_from(cmsetup, maildata):
 
 @pytest.mark.parametrize("from_addr", ["fake@example.org", "fake@testrun.org"])
 def test_reject_missing_dkim(cmsetup, maildata, from_addr):
+    domain = cmsetup.maildomain
+    sock = socket.socket(socket.AF_INET, socket.SOCK_STREAM)
+    sock.settimeout(10)
+    try:
+        sock.connect((domain, 25))
+    except socket.timeout:
+        pytest.skip(f"port 25 not reachable for {domain}")
+
     recipient = cmsetup.gen_users(1)[0]
     msg = maildata(
         "encrypted.eml", from_addr=from_addr, to_addr=recipient.addr
     ).as_string()
-    try:
-        conn = smtplib.SMTP(cmsetup.maildomain, 25, timeout=10)
-    except TimeoutError:
-        pytest.skip(f"port 25 not reachable for {cmsetup.maildomain}")
+    conn = smtplib.SMTP(cmsetup.maildomain, 25, timeout=10)
 
     with conn as s:
         with pytest.raises(smtplib.SMTPDataError, match="No valid DKIM signature"):

scripts/initenv.sh

@@ -9,6 +9,11 @@ if command -v lsb_release 2>&1 >/dev/null; then
         echo "You need to install python3-dev for installing the other dependencies."
         exit 1
       fi
+      if ! gcc --version 2>&1 >/dev/null
+      then
+        echo "You need to install gcc for building Python dependencies."
+        exit 1
+      fi
       ;;
   esac
 fi