feat: add tool to analyze deferred queue

It prints all destinations with the number of recipients
and all the reasons. Operator can then try
to fix the problems for destinations,
e.g. by manually adding reverse proxy
addresses to /etc/hosts for failing domains
or routing IP addresses to another interface.

chatmaild/pyproject.toml

@@ -24,6 +24,7 @@ chatmail-metadata = "chatmaild.metadata:main"
 chatmail-expire = "chatmaild.expire:daily_expire_main"
 chatmail-quota-expire = "chatmaild.expire:quota_expire_main"
 chatmail-fsreport = "chatmaild.fsreport:main"
+chatmail-deferred = "chatmaild.deferred:main"
 lastlogin = "chatmaild.lastlogin:main"
 turnserver = "chatmaild.turnserver:main"
 

chatmaild/src/chatmaild/deferred.py

@@ -0,0 +1,37 @@
+"""
+Analyze deferred mails and print most common failing destinations.
+
+Example:
+
+    python -m chatmaild.deferred
+"""
+
+import json
+import subprocess
+from collections import Counter, defaultdict
+
+
+def main():
+    p = subprocess.Popen(["postqueue", "-j"], text=True, stdout=subprocess.PIPE)
+    domain_reasons = defaultdict(Counter)
+    domain_total = Counter()
+
+    for line in p.stdout:
+        item = json.loads(line)
+        if item["queue_name"] != "deferred":
+            continue
+
+        for recipient in item["recipients"]:
+            _, domain = recipient["address"].rsplit("@", 1)
+            reason = recipient["delay_reason"]
+            domain_total[domain] += 1
+            domain_reasons[domain][reason] += 1
+
+    for domain, total in reversed(domain_total.most_common()):
+        print(f"{domain} ({total} recipients)")
+        for reason, count in domain_reasons[domain].most_common():
+            print(f"  {count}: {reason}")
+
+
+if __name__ == "__main__":
+    main()

chatmaild/src/chatmaild/tests/test_migrate_db.py

@@ -48,8 +48,6 @@ def test_migration(tmp_path, example_config, caplog):
     assert passdb_path.stat().st_size > 10000
 
     example_config.passdb_path = passdb_path
-    # ensure logging.info records are captured regardless of global configuration
-    caplog.set_level("INFO")
 
     assert not caplog.records
 

cmdeploy/src/cmdeploy/acmetool/__init__.py

@@ -1,4 +1,6 @@
-from pyinfra.operations import apt, server
+import importlib.resources
+
+from pyinfra.operations import apt, files, server, systemd
 
 from ..basedeploy import Deployer
 
@@ -7,6 +9,9 @@ class AcmetoolDeployer(Deployer):
     def __init__(self, email, domains):
         self.domains = domains
         self.email = email
+        self.need_restart_redirector = False
+        self.need_restart_reconcile_service = False
+        self.need_restart_reconcile_timer = False
 
     def install(self):
         apt.packages(
@@ -14,41 +19,121 @@ class AcmetoolDeployer(Deployer):
             packages=["acmetool"],
         )
 
-        self.remove_file("/etc/cron.d/acmetool")
+        files.file(
+            name="Remove old acmetool cronjob, it is replaced with systemd timer.",
+            path="/etc/cron.d/acmetool",
+            present=False,
+        )
 
-        self.put_executable("acmetool/acmetool.hook", "/etc/acme/hooks/nginx")
+        files.put(
-        self.remove_file("/usr/lib/acme/hooks/nginx")
+            name="Install acmetool hook.",
+            src=importlib.resources.files(__package__)
+            .joinpath("acmetool.hook")
+            .open("rb"),
+            dest="/etc/acme/hooks/nginx",
+            user="root",
+            group="root",
+            mode="755",
+        )
+        files.file(
+            name="Remove acmetool hook from the wrong location where it was previously installed.",
+            path="/usr/lib/acme/hooks/nginx",
+            present=False,
+        )
 
     def configure(self):
-        self.put_template(
+        files.template(
-            "acmetool/response-file.yaml.j2",
+            src=importlib.resources.files(__package__).joinpath(
-            "/var/lib/acme/conf/responses",
+                "response-file.yaml.j2"
+            ),
+            dest="/var/lib/acme/conf/responses",
+            user="root",
+            group="root",
+            mode="644",
             email=self.email,
         )
 
-        self.put_template(
+        files.template(
-            "acmetool/target.yaml.j2",
+            src=importlib.resources.files(__package__).joinpath("target.yaml.j2"),
-            "/var/lib/acme/conf/target",
+            dest="/var/lib/acme/conf/target",
+            user="root",
+            group="root",
+            mode="644",
         )
 
         server.shell(
             name=f"Remove old acmetool desired files for {self.domains[0]}",
             commands=[f"rm -f /var/lib/acme/desired/{self.domains[0]}-*"],
         )
-        self.put_template(
+        files.template(
-            "acmetool/desired.yaml.j2",
+            src=importlib.resources.files(__package__).joinpath("desired.yaml.j2"),
-            f"/var/lib/acme/desired/{self.domains[0]}",
+            dest=f"/var/lib/acme/desired/{self.domains[0]}",  # 0 is mailhost TLD
+            user="root",
+            group="root",
+            mode="644",
             domains=self.domains,
         )
 
-        self.ensure_systemd_unit("acmetool/acmetool-redirector.service")
+        service_file = files.put(
-        self.ensure_systemd_unit("acmetool/acmetool-reconcile.service")
+            src=importlib.resources.files(__package__).joinpath(
-        self.ensure_systemd_unit("acmetool/acmetool-reconcile.timer")
+                "acmetool-redirector.service"
+            ),
+            dest="/etc/systemd/system/acmetool-redirector.service",
+            user="root",
+            group="root",
+            mode="644",
+        )
+        self.need_restart_redirector = service_file.changed
+
+        reconcile_service_file = files.put(
+            src=importlib.resources.files(__package__).joinpath(
+                "acmetool-reconcile.service"
+            ),
+            dest="/etc/systemd/system/acmetool-reconcile.service",
+            user="root",
+            group="root",
+            mode="644",
+        )
+        self.need_restart_reconcile_service = reconcile_service_file.changed
+
+        reconcile_timer_file = files.put(
+            src=importlib.resources.files(__package__).joinpath(
+                "acmetool-reconcile.timer"
+            ),
+            dest="/etc/systemd/system/acmetool-reconcile.timer",
+            user="root",
+            group="root",
+            mode="644",
+        )
+        self.need_restart_reconcile_timer = reconcile_timer_file.changed
 
     def activate(self):
-        self.ensure_service("acmetool-redirector.service")
+        systemd.service(
-        self.ensure_service("acmetool-reconcile.service", running=False, enabled=False)
+            name="Setup acmetool-redirector service",
-        self.ensure_service("acmetool-reconcile.timer")
+            service="acmetool-redirector.service",
+            running=True,
+            enabled=True,
+            restarted=self.need_restart_redirector,
+        )
+        self.need_restart_redirector = False
+
+        systemd.service(
+            name="Setup acmetool-reconcile service",
+            service="acmetool-reconcile.service",
+            running=False,
+            enabled=False,
+            daemon_reload=self.need_restart_reconcile_service,
+        )
+        self.need_restart_reconcile_service = False
+
+        systemd.service(
+            name="Setup acmetool-reconcile timer",
+            service="acmetool-reconcile.timer",
+            running=True,
+            enabled=True,
+            daemon_reload=self.need_restart_reconcile_timer,
+        )
+        self.need_restart_reconcile_timer = False
 
         server.shell(
             name=f"Reconcile certificates for: {', '.join(self.domains)}",

cmdeploy/src/cmdeploy/basedeploy.py

@@ -4,7 +4,6 @@ import os
 from contextlib import contextmanager
 
 from pyinfra import host
-from pyinfra.facts.files import Sha256File
 from pyinfra.facts.server import Command
 from pyinfra.operations import files, server, systemd
 
@@ -51,10 +50,11 @@ def get_resource(arg, pkg=__package__):
     return importlib.resources.files(pkg).joinpath(arg)
 
 
-def configure_remote_units(deployer, mail_domain, units) -> None:
+def configure_remote_units(mail_domain, units) -> None:
     remote_base_dir = "/usr/local/lib/chatmaild"
     remote_venv_dir = f"{remote_base_dir}/venv"
     remote_chatmail_inipath = f"{remote_base_dir}/chatmail.ini"
+    root_owned = dict(user="root", group="root", mode="644")
 
     # install systemd units
     for fn in units:
@@ -70,13 +70,15 @@ def configure_remote_units(deployer, mail_domain, units) -> None:
         source_path = get_resource(f"service/{basename}.f")
         content = source_path.read_text().format(**params).encode()
 
-        deployer.put_file(
+        files.put(
+            name=f"Upload {basename}",
             src=io.BytesIO(content),
             dest=f"/etc/systemd/system/{basename}",
+            **root_owned,
         )
 
 
-def activate_remote_units(deployer, units) -> None:
+def activate_remote_units(units) -> None:
     # activate systemd units
     for fn in units:
         basename = fn if "." in fn else f"{fn}.service"
@@ -86,8 +88,14 @@ def activate_remote_units(deployer, units) -> None:
             enabled = False
         else:
             enabled = True
-
+        systemd.service(
-        deployer.ensure_service(basename, running=enabled, enabled=enabled)
+            name=f"Setup {basename}",
+            service=basename,
+            running=enabled,
+            enabled=enabled,
+            restarted=enabled,
+            daemon_reload=True,
+        )
 
 
 class Deployment:
@@ -133,7 +141,6 @@ class Deployment:
 
 class Deployer:
     need_restart = False
-    daemon_reload = False
 
     def install(self):
         pass
@@ -143,113 +150,3 @@ class Deployer:
 
     def activate(self):
         pass
-
-    def ensure_service(self, service, running=True, enabled=True):
-        if running:
-            verb = "Start and enable"
-        else:
-            verb = "Stop"
-        systemd.service(
-            name=f"{verb} {service}",
-            service=service,
-            running=running,
-            enabled=enabled,
-            restarted=self.need_restart if running else False,
-            daemon_reload=self.daemon_reload,
-        )
-        self.daemon_reload = False
-
-    def ensure_systemd_unit(self, src, **kwargs):
-        dest_name = src.split("/")[-1].replace(".j2", "")
-        dest = f"/etc/systemd/system/{dest_name}"
-        if src.endswith(".j2"):
-            return self.put_template(src, dest, **kwargs)
-        return self.put_file(src, dest)
-
-    def put_file(self, src, dest, mode="644"):
-        if isinstance(src, str):
-            src = get_resource(src)
-        res = files.put(
-            name=f"Upload {dest}",
-            src=src,
-            dest=dest,
-            user="root",
-            group="root",
-            mode=mode,
-        )
-
-        return self._update_restart_signals(dest, res)
-
-    def put_executable(self, src, dest):
-        return self.put_file(src, dest, mode="755")
-
-    def put_template(self, src, dest, owner="root", **kwargs):
-        if isinstance(src, str):
-            src = get_resource(src)
-        res = files.template(
-            name=f"Upload {dest}",
-            src=src,
-            dest=dest,
-            user=owner,
-            group=owner,
-            mode="644",
-            **kwargs,
-        )
-
-        return self._update_restart_signals(dest, res)
-
-    def remove_file(self, dest):
-        res = files.file(name=f"Remove {dest}", path=dest, present=False)
-        return self._update_restart_signals(dest, res)
-
-    def ensure_line(self, path, line, **kwargs):
-        name = kwargs.pop("name", f"Ensure line in {path}")
-        res = files.line(name=name, path=path, line=line, **kwargs)
-        return self._update_restart_signals(path, res)
-
-    def ensure_directory(self, path, owner="root", mode="755", **kwargs):
-        name = kwargs.pop("name", f"Ensure directory {path}")
-        res = files.directory(
-            name=name,
-            path=path,
-            user=owner,
-            group=owner,
-            mode=mode,
-            present=True,
-            **kwargs,
-        )
-        return self._update_restart_signals(path, res)
-
-    def remove_directory(self, path, **kwargs):
-        name = kwargs.pop("name", f"Remove directory {path}")
-        res = files.directory(name=name, path=path, present=False, **kwargs)
-        return self._update_restart_signals(path, res)
-
-    def download_executable(self, url, dest, sha256sum, extract=None):
-        existing = host.get_fact(Sha256File, dest)
-        if existing == sha256sum:
-            return
-
-        tmp = f"{dest}.new"
-        if extract:
-            dl_cmd = f"curl -fSL {url} | {extract} >{tmp}"
-        else:
-            dl_cmd = f"curl -fSL {url} -o {tmp}"
-
-        server.shell(
-            name=f"Download {dest}",
-            commands=[
-                f"({dl_cmd}"
-                f" && echo '{sha256sum}  {tmp}' | sha256sum -c"
-                f" && mv {tmp} {dest})",
-                f"chmod 755 {dest}",
-            ],
-        )
-        self.need_restart = True
-
-    def _update_restart_signals(self, path, res):
-        if res.changed:
-            self.need_restart = True
-            if str(path).startswith("/etc/systemd/system/"):
-                self.daemon_reload = True
-        return res

cmdeploy/src/cmdeploy/deployers.py

@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@ from chatmaild.config import read_config
 from pyinfra import facts, host, logger
 from pyinfra.api import FactBase
 from pyinfra.facts import hardware
+from pyinfra.facts.files import Sha256File
 from pyinfra.facts.systemd import SystemdEnabled
 from pyinfra.operations import apt, files, pip, server, systemd
 
@@ -24,6 +25,7 @@ from .basedeploy import (
     activate_remote_units,
     blocked_service_startup,
     configure_remote_units,
+    get_resource,
     has_systemd,
     is_in_container,
 )
@@ -80,22 +82,25 @@ def remove_legacy_artifacts():
         )
 
 
-def _install_remote_venv_with_chatmaild(deployer) -> None:
+def _install_remote_venv_with_chatmaild() -> None:
     remove_legacy_artifacts()
     dist_file = _build_chatmaild(dist_dir=Path("chatmaild/dist"))
     remote_base_dir = "/usr/local/lib/chatmaild"
     remote_dist_file = f"{remote_base_dir}/dist/{dist_file.name}"
     remote_venv_dir = f"{remote_base_dir}/venv"
+    root_owned = dict(user="root", group="root", mode="644")
 
     apt.packages(
         name="apt install python3-virtualenv",
         packages=["python3-virtualenv"],
     )
 
-    deployer.ensure_directory(f"{remote_base_dir}/dist")
+    files.put(
-    deployer.put_file(
+        name="Upload chatmaild source package",
         src=dist_file.open("rb"),
         dest=remote_dist_file,
+        create_remote_dir=True,
+        **root_owned,
     )
 
     pip.virtualenv(
@@ -117,22 +122,32 @@ def _install_remote_venv_with_chatmaild(deployer) -> None:
     )
 
 
-def _configure_remote_venv_with_chatmaild(deployer, config) -> None:
+def _configure_remote_venv_with_chatmaild(config) -> None:
     remote_base_dir = "/usr/local/lib/chatmaild"
     remote_chatmail_inipath = f"{remote_base_dir}/chatmail.ini"
+    root_owned = dict(user="root", group="root", mode="644")
 
-    deployer.put_file(
+    files.put(
+        name=f"Upload {remote_chatmail_inipath}",
         src=config._getbytefile(),
         dest=remote_chatmail_inipath,
+        **root_owned,
     )
 
-    deployer.remove_file("/etc/cron.d/chatmail-metrics")
+    files.file(
-    deployer.remove_file("/var/www/html/metrics")
+        path="/etc/cron.d/chatmail-metrics",
+        present=False,
+    )
+    files.file(
+        path="/var/www/html/metrics",
+        present=False,
+    )
 
 
 class UnboundDeployer(Deployer):
     def __init__(self, config):
         self.config = config
+        self.need_restart = False
 
     def install(self):
         # On an IPv4-only system, if unbound is started but not configured,
@@ -161,9 +176,13 @@ class UnboundDeployer(Deployer):
         )
         # Configure unbound resolver with Quad9 fallback and a trailing newline
         # (SolusVM bug).
-        self.put_file(
+        files.put(
+            name="Write static resolv.conf",
             src=BytesIO(b"nameserver 127.0.0.1\nnameserver 9.9.9.9\n"),
             dest="/etc/resolv.conf",
+            user="root",
+            group="root",
+            mode="644",
         )
         server.shell(
             name="Generate root keys for validating DNSSEC",
@@ -172,15 +191,26 @@ class UnboundDeployer(Deployer):
             ],
         )
         if self.config.disable_ipv6:
-            self.ensure_directory(
+            files.directory(
                 path="/etc/unbound/unbound.conf.d",
+                present=True,
+                user="root",
+                group="root",
+                mode="755",
             )
-            self.put_template(
+            conf = files.put(
-                "unbound/unbound.conf.j2",
+                src=get_resource("unbound/unbound.conf.j2"),
-                "/etc/unbound/unbound.conf.d/chatmail.conf",
+                dest="/etc/unbound/unbound.conf.d/chatmail.conf",
+                user="root",
+                group="root",
+                mode="644",
             )
         else:
-            self.remove_file("/etc/unbound/unbound.conf.d/chatmail.conf")
+            conf = files.file(
+                path="/etc/unbound/unbound.conf.d/chatmail.conf",
+                present=False,
+            )
+        self.need_restart |= conf.changed
 
     def activate(self):
         server.shell(
@@ -190,25 +220,27 @@ class UnboundDeployer(Deployer):
             ],
         )
 
-        self.ensure_service("unbound.service")
+        systemd.service(
-
+            name="Start and enable unbound",
-        self.ensure_service(
+            service="unbound.service",
-            "unbound-resolvconf.service",
+            running=True,
-            running=False,
+            enabled=True,
-            enabled=False,
+            restarted=self.need_restart,
         )
 
 
 class MtastsDeployer(Deployer):
     def configure(self):
         # Remove configuration.
-        self.remove_file("/etc/mta-sts-daemon.yml")
+        files.file("/etc/mta-sts-daemon.yml", present=False)
-        self.remove_directory("/usr/local/lib/postfix-mta-sts-resolver")
+        files.directory("/usr/local/lib/postfix-mta-sts-resolver", present=False)
-        self.remove_file("/etc/systemd/system/mta-sts-daemon.service")
+        files.file("/etc/systemd/system/mta-sts-daemon.service", present=False)
 
     def activate(self):
-        self.ensure_service(
+        systemd.service(
-            "mta-sts-daemon.service",
+            name="Stop MTA-STS daemon",
+            service="mta-sts-daemon.service",
+            daemon_reload=True,
             running=False,
             enabled=False,
         )
@@ -219,7 +251,14 @@ class WebsiteDeployer(Deployer):
         self.config = config
 
     def install(self):
-        self.ensure_directory("/var/www")
+        files.directory(
+            name="Ensure /var/www exists",
+            path="/var/www",
+            user="root",
+            group="root",
+            mode="755",
+            present=True,
+        )
 
     def configure(self):
         www_path, src_dir, build_dir = get_paths(self.config)
@@ -249,11 +288,15 @@ class LegacyRemoveDeployer(Deployer):
 
         # remove historic expunge script
         # which is now implemented through a systemd timer (chatmail-expire)
-        self.remove_file("/etc/cron.d/expunge")
+        files.file(
+            path="/etc/cron.d/expunge",
+            present=False,
+        )
 
         # Remove OBS repository key that is no longer used.
-        self.remove_file("/etc/apt/keyrings/obs-home-deltachat.gpg")
+        files.file("/etc/apt/keyrings/obs-home-deltachat.gpg", present=False)
-        self.ensure_line(
+        files.line(
+            name="Remove DeltaChat OBS home repository from sources.list",
             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,
@@ -261,7 +304,11 @@ class LegacyRemoveDeployer(Deployer):
         )
 
         # prior relay versions used filelogging
-        self.remove_directory("/var/log/journal/")
+        files.directory(
+            name="Ensure old logs on disk are deleted",
+            path="/var/log/journal/",
+            present=False,
+        )
         # remove echobot if it is still running
         if has_systemd() and host.get_fact(SystemdEnabled).get("echobot.service"):
             systemd.service(
@@ -303,13 +350,22 @@ class TurnDeployer(Deployer):
                 "0fb3e792419494e21ecad536464929dba706bb2c88884ed8f1788141d26fc756",
             ),
         }[host.get_fact(facts.server.Arch)]
-        self.download_executable(url, "/usr/local/bin/chatmail-turn", sha256sum)
+
+        existing_sha256sum = host.get_fact(Sha256File, "/usr/local/bin/chatmail-turn")
+        if existing_sha256sum != sha256sum:
+            server.shell(
+                name="Download chatmail-turn",
+                commands=[
+                    f"(curl -L {url} >/usr/local/bin/chatmail-turn.new && (echo '{sha256sum} /usr/local/bin/chatmail-turn.new' | sha256sum -c) && mv /usr/local/bin/chatmail-turn.new /usr/local/bin/chatmail-turn)",
+                    "chmod 755 /usr/local/bin/chatmail-turn",
+                ],
+            )
 
     def configure(self):
-        configure_remote_units(self, self.mail_domain, self.units)
+        configure_remote_units(self.mail_domain, self.units)
 
     def activate(self):
-        activate_remote_units(self, self.units)
+        activate_remote_units(self.units)
 
 
 class IrohDeployer(Deployer):
@@ -327,30 +383,72 @@ class IrohDeployer(Deployer):
                 "f8ef27631fac213b3ef668d02acd5b3e215292746a3fc71d90c63115446008b1",
             ),
         }[host.get_fact(facts.server.Arch)]
-        self.download_executable(
+
-            url,
+        existing_sha256sum = host.get_fact(Sha256File, "/usr/local/bin/iroh-relay")
-            "/usr/local/bin/iroh-relay",
+        if existing_sha256sum != sha256sum:
-            sha256sum,
+            server.shell(
-            extract="gunzip | tar -xf - ./iroh-relay -O",
+                name="Download iroh-relay",
+                commands=[
+                    f"(curl -L {url} | gunzip | tar -x -f - ./iroh-relay -O >/usr/local/bin/iroh-relay.new && (echo '{sha256sum} /usr/local/bin/iroh-relay.new' | sha256sum -c) && mv /usr/local/bin/iroh-relay.new /usr/local/bin/iroh-relay)",
+                    "chmod 755 /usr/local/bin/iroh-relay",
+                ],
             )
 
+            self.need_restart = True
+
     def configure(self):
-        self.ensure_systemd_unit("iroh-relay.service")
+        systemd_unit = files.put(
-        self.put_file("iroh-relay.toml", "/etc/iroh-relay.toml")
+            name="Upload iroh-relay systemd unit",
+            src=get_resource("iroh-relay.service"),
+            dest="/etc/systemd/system/iroh-relay.service",
+            user="root",
+            group="root",
+            mode="644",
+        )
+        self.need_restart |= systemd_unit.changed
+
+        iroh_config = files.put(
+            name="Upload iroh-relay config",
+            src=get_resource("iroh-relay.toml"),
+            dest="/etc/iroh-relay.toml",
+            user="root",
+            group="root",
+            mode="644",
+        )
+        self.need_restart |= iroh_config.changed
 
     def activate(self):
-        self.ensure_service(
+        systemd.service(
-            "iroh-relay.service",
+            name="Start and enable iroh-relay",
+            service="iroh-relay.service",
+            running=True,
             enabled=self.enable_iroh_relay,
+            restarted=self.need_restart,
         )
+        self.need_restart = False
 
 
 class JournaldDeployer(Deployer):
     def configure(self):
-        self.put_file("journald.conf", "/etc/systemd/journald.conf")
+        journald_conf = files.put(
+            name="Configure journald",
+            src=get_resource("journald.conf"),
+            dest="/etc/systemd/journald.conf",
+            user="root",
+            group="root",
+            mode="644",
+        )
+        self.need_restart = journald_conf.changed
 
     def activate(self):
-        self.ensure_service("systemd-journald.service")
+        systemd.service(
+            name="Start and enable journald",
+            service="systemd-journald.service",
+            running=True,
+            enabled=True,
+            restarted=self.need_restart,
+        )
+        self.need_restart = False
 
 
 class ChatmailVenvDeployer(Deployer):
@@ -366,14 +464,14 @@ class ChatmailVenvDeployer(Deployer):
         )
 
     def install(self):
-        _install_remote_venv_with_chatmaild(self)
+        _install_remote_venv_with_chatmaild()
 
     def configure(self):
-        _configure_remote_venv_with_chatmaild(self, self.config)
+        _configure_remote_venv_with_chatmaild(self.config)
-        configure_remote_units(self, self.config.mail_domain, self.units)
+        configure_remote_units(self.config.mail_domain, self.units)
 
     def activate(self):
-        activate_remote_units(self, self.units)
+        activate_remote_units(self.units)
 
 
 class ChatmailDeployer(Deployer):
@@ -387,9 +485,13 @@ class ChatmailDeployer(Deployer):
         self.mail_domain = config.mail_domain
 
     def install(self):
-        self.put_file(
+        files.put(
+            name="Disable installing recommended packages globally",
             src=BytesIO(b'APT::Install-Recommends "false";\n'),
             dest="/etc/apt/apt.conf.d/00InstallRecommends",
+            user="root",
+            group="root",
+            mode="644",
         )
         apt.update(name="apt update", cache_time=24 * 3600)
         apt.upgrade(name="upgrade apt packages", auto_remove=True)
@@ -406,10 +508,13 @@ class ChatmailDeployer(Deployer):
 
     def configure(self):
         # metadata crashes if the mailboxes dir does not exist
-        self.ensure_directory(
+        files.directory(
-            str(self.config.mailboxes_dir),
+            name="Ensure vmail mailbox directory exists",
-            owner="vmail",
+            path=str(self.config.mailboxes_dir),
+            user="vmail",
+            group="vmail",
             mode="700",
+            present=True,
         )
 
         # This file is used by auth proxy.
@@ -430,7 +535,12 @@ class FcgiwrapDeployer(Deployer):
         )
 
     def activate(self):
-        self.ensure_service("fcgiwrap.service")
+        systemd.service(
+            name="Start and enable fcgiwrap",
+            service="fcgiwrap.service",
+            running=True,
+            enabled=True,
+        )
 
 
 class GithashDeployer(Deployer):
@@ -443,7 +553,12 @@ class GithashDeployer(Deployer):
             git_diff = subprocess.check_output(["git", "diff"]).decode()
         except Exception:
             git_diff = ""
-        self.put_file(src=StringIO(git_hash + git_diff), dest="/etc/chatmail-version")
+        files.put(
+            name="Upload chatmail relay git commit hash",
+            src=StringIO(git_hash + git_diff),
+            dest="/etc/chatmail-version",
+            mode="700",
+        )
 
 
 def get_tls_deployer(config, mail_domain):
@@ -476,17 +591,11 @@ def deploy_chatmail(config_path: Path, disable_mail: bool, website_only: bool) -
         return
 
     # Check if mtail_address interface is available (if configured)
-    if config.mtail_address and config.mtail_address not in (
+    if config.mtail_address and config.mtail_address not in ('127.0.0.1', '::1', 'localhost'):
-        "127.0.0.1",
-        "::1",
-        "localhost",
-    ):
         ipv4_addrs = host.get_fact(hardware.Ipv4Addrs)
         all_addresses = [addr for addrs in ipv4_addrs.values() for addr in addrs]
         if config.mtail_address not in all_addresses:
-            Out().red(
+            Out().red(f"Deploy failed: mtail_address {config.mtail_address} is not available (VPN up?).\n")
-                f"Deploy failed: mtail_address {config.mtail_address} is not available (VPN up?).\n"
-            )
             exit(1)
 
     if not is_in_container():

cmdeploy/src/cmdeploy/dovecot/deployer.py

@@ -5,13 +5,14 @@ from chatmaild.config import Config
 from pyinfra import host
 from pyinfra.facts.deb import DebPackages
 from pyinfra.facts.server import Arch, Command, Sysctl
-from pyinfra.operations import apt, files, server
+from pyinfra.operations import apt, files, server, systemd
 
 from cmdeploy.basedeploy import (
     Deployer,
     activate_remote_units,
     blocked_service_startup,
     configure_remote_units,
+    get_resource,
     is_in_container,
 )
 
@@ -58,21 +59,26 @@ class DovecotDeployer(Deployer):
                     ],
                 )
                 self.need_restart = True
-        self.put_file(
+        files.put(
+            name="Pin dovecot packages to block Debian dist-upgrades",
             src=io.StringIO(
                 "Package: dovecot-*\n"
                 "Pin: version *\n"
                 "Pin-Priority: -1\n"
             ),
             dest="/etc/apt/preferences.d/pin-dovecot",
+            user="root",
+            group="root",
+            mode="644",
         )
 
     def configure(self):
-        configure_remote_units(self, self.config.mail_domain, self.units)
+        configure_remote_units(self.config.mail_domain, self.units)
-        _configure_dovecot(self, self.config)
+        config_restart, self.daemon_reload = _configure_dovecot(self.config)
+        self.need_restart |= config_restart
 
     def activate(self):
-        activate_remote_units(self, self.units)
+        activate_remote_units(self.units)
 
         # Detect stale binary: package installed but service still runs old (deleted) binary.
         if not self.disable_mail and not self.need_restart:
@@ -85,12 +91,19 @@ class DovecotDeployer(Deployer):
             if stale == "STALE":
                 self.need_restart = True
 
-        active = not self.disable_mail
+        restart = False if self.disable_mail else self.need_restart
-        self.ensure_service(
+
-            "dovecot.service",
+        systemd.service(
-            running=active,
+            name="Disable dovecot for now"
-            enabled=active,
+            if self.disable_mail
+            else "Start and enable Dovecot",
+            service="dovecot.service",
+            running=False if self.disable_mail else True,
+            enabled=False if self.disable_mail else True,
+            restarted=restart,
+            daemon_reload=self.daemon_reload,
         )
+        self.need_restart = False
 
 
 def _pick_url(primary, fallback):
@@ -134,19 +147,39 @@ def _download_dovecot_package(package: str, arch: str) -> tuple[str | None, bool
 
     return deb_filename, True
 
-def _configure_dovecot(deployer, config: Config, debug: bool = False):
+
+def _configure_dovecot(config: Config, debug: bool = False) -> tuple[bool, bool]:
     """Configures Dovecot IMAP server."""
-    deployer.put_template(
+    need_restart = False
-        "dovecot/dovecot.conf.j2",
+    daemon_reload = False
-        "/etc/dovecot/dovecot.conf",
+
+    main_config = files.template(
+        src=get_resource("dovecot/dovecot.conf.j2"),
+        dest="/etc/dovecot/dovecot.conf",
+        user="root",
+        group="root",
+        mode="644",
         config=config,
         debug=debug,
         disable_ipv6=config.disable_ipv6,
     )
-    deployer.put_file("dovecot/auth.conf", "/etc/dovecot/auth.conf")
+    need_restart |= main_config.changed
-    deployer.put_file(
+    auth_config = files.put(
-        "dovecot/push_notification.lua", "/etc/dovecot/push_notification.lua"
+        src=get_resource("dovecot/auth.conf"),
+        dest="/etc/dovecot/auth.conf",
+        user="root",
+        group="root",
+        mode="644",
     )
+    need_restart |= auth_config.changed
+    lua_push_notification_script = files.put(
+        src=get_resource("dovecot/push_notification.lua"),
+        dest="/etc/dovecot/push_notification.lua",
+        user="root",
+        group="root",
+        mode="644",
+    )
+    need_restart |= lua_push_notification_script.changed
 
     # as per https://doc.dovecot.org/2.3/configuration_manual/os/
     # it is recommended to set the following inotify limits
@@ -170,20 +203,25 @@ def _configure_dovecot(deployer, config: Config, debug: bool = False):
             persist=True,
         )
 
-    deployer.ensure_line(
+    timezone_env = files.line(
         name="Set TZ environment variable",
         path="/etc/environment",
         line="TZ=:/etc/localtime",
     )
+    need_restart |= timezone_env.changed
 
-    deployer.put_file(
+    restart_conf = files.put(
-        "service/10_restart_on_failure.conf",
+        name="dovecot: restart automatically on failure",
-        "/etc/systemd/system/dovecot.service.d/10_restart.conf",
+        src=get_resource("service/10_restart.conf"),
+        dest="/etc/systemd/system/dovecot.service.d/10_restart.conf",
     )
+    daemon_reload |= restart_conf.changed
 
     # Validate dovecot configuration before restart
-    if deployer.need_restart:
+    if need_restart:
         server.shell(
             name="Validate dovecot configuration",
             commands=["doveconf -n >/dev/null"],
         )
+
+    return need_restart, daemon_reload

cmdeploy/src/cmdeploy/external/deployer.py

@@ -1,8 +1,10 @@
+import io
 
 from pyinfra import host
 from pyinfra.facts.files import File
+from pyinfra.operations import files, systemd
 
-from ..basedeploy import Deployer
+from cmdeploy.basedeploy import Deployer, get_resource
 
 
 class ExternalTlsDeployer(Deployer):
@@ -21,24 +23,45 @@ class ExternalTlsDeployer(Deployer):
     def configure(self):
         # Verify cert and key exist on the remote host using pyinfra facts.
         for path in (self.cert_path, self.key_path):
-                if host.get_fact(File, path=path) is None:
+            info = host.get_fact(File, path=path)
+            if info is None:
                 raise Exception(f"External TLS file not found on server: {path}")
 
-        self.ensure_systemd_unit(
+        # Deploy the .path unit (templated with the cert path).
-            "external/tls-cert-reload.path.j2",
+        # pkg=__package__ is required here because the resource files
-            cert_path=self.cert_path,
+        # live in cmdeploy.external, not the default cmdeploy package.
+        source = get_resource("tls-cert-reload.path.f", pkg=__package__)
+        content = source.read_text().format(cert_path=self.cert_path).encode()
+
+        path_unit = files.put(
+            name="Upload tls-cert-reload.path",
+            src=io.BytesIO(content),
+            dest="/etc/systemd/system/tls-cert-reload.path",
+            user="root",
+            group="root",
+            mode="644",
         )
-        self.ensure_systemd_unit(
+
-            "external/tls-cert-reload.service",
+        service_unit = files.put(
+            name="Upload tls-cert-reload.service",
+            src=get_resource("tls-cert-reload.service", pkg=__package__),
+            dest="/etc/systemd/system/tls-cert-reload.service",
+            user="root",
+            group="root",
+            mode="644",
         )
 
+        if path_unit.changed or service_unit.changed:
+            self.need_restart = True
+
     def activate(self):
-        # No explicit reload needed here: dovecot/nginx read the cert
+        systemd.service(
-        # on startup, and the .path watcher handles live changes.
+            name="Enable tls-cert-reload path watcher",
-        self.ensure_service(
+            service="tls-cert-reload.path",
-            "tls-cert-reload.path",
             running=True,
             enabled=True,
+            restarted=self.need_restart,
+            daemon_reload=self.need_restart,
         )
-
+        # No explicit reload needed here: dovecot/nginx read the cert
-
+        # on startup, and the .path watcher handles live changes.

cmdeploy/src/cmdeploy/external/tls-cert-reload.path.f

@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@
 Description=Watch TLS certificate for changes
 
 [Path]
-PathChanged={{ cert_path }}
+PathChanged={cert_path}
 
 [Install]
 WantedBy=multi-user.target

cmdeploy/src/cmdeploy/filtermail/deployer.py

@@ -1,8 +1,9 @@
 import os
 
 from pyinfra import facts, host
+from pyinfra.operations import files, systemd
 
-from cmdeploy.basedeploy import Deployer
+from cmdeploy.basedeploy import Deployer, get_resource
 
 
 class FiltermailDeployer(Deployer):
@@ -10,13 +11,18 @@ class FiltermailDeployer(Deployer):
     bin_path = "/usr/local/bin/filtermail"
     config_path = "/usr/local/lib/chatmaild/chatmail.ini"
 
+    def __init__(self):
+        self.need_restart = False
+
     def install(self):
         local_bin = os.environ.get("CHATMAIL_FILTERMAIL_BINARY")
         if local_bin:
-            self.put_executable(
+            self.need_restart |= files.put(
+                name="Upload locally built filtermail",
                 src=local_bin,
                 dest=self.bin_path,
-            )
+                mode="755",
+            ).changed
             return
 
         arch = host.get_fact(facts.server.Arch)
@@ -25,16 +31,34 @@ class FiltermailDeployer(Deployer):
             "x86_64": "5295115952c72e4c4ec3c85546e094b4155a4c702c82bd71fcdcb744dc73adf6",
             "aarch64": "6892244f17b8f26ccb465766e96028e7222b3c8adefca9fc6bfe9ff332ca8dff",
         }[arch]
-        self.download_executable(url, self.bin_path, sha256sum)
+        self.need_restart |= files.download(
+            name="Download filtermail",
+            src=url,
+            sha256sum=sha256sum,
+            dest=self.bin_path,
+            mode="755",
+        ).changed
 
     def configure(self):
         for service in self.services:
-            self.ensure_systemd_unit(
+            self.need_restart |= files.template(
-                f"filtermail/{service}.service.j2",
+                src=get_resource(f"filtermail/{service}.service.j2"),
+                dest=f"/etc/systemd/system/{service}.service",
+                user="root",
+                group="root",
+                mode="644",
                 bin_path=self.bin_path,
                 config_path=self.config_path,
-            )
+            ).changed
 
     def activate(self):
         for service in self.services:
-            self.ensure_service(f"{service}.service")
+            systemd.service(
+                name=f"Start and enable {service}",
+                service=f"{service}.service",
+                running=True,
+                enabled=True,
+                restarted=self.need_restart,
+                daemon_reload=True,
+            )
+        self.need_restart = False

cmdeploy/src/cmdeploy/mtail/deployer.py

@@ -1,7 +1,10 @@
 from pyinfra import facts, host
-from pyinfra.operations import apt
+from pyinfra.operations import apt, files, server, systemd
 
-from cmdeploy.basedeploy import Deployer
+from cmdeploy.basedeploy import (
+    Deployer,
+    get_resource,
+)
 
 
 class MtailDeployer(Deployer):
@@ -15,30 +18,51 @@ class MtailDeployer(Deployer):
         (url, sha256sum) = {
             "x86_64": (
                 "https://github.com/google/mtail/releases/download/v3.0.8/mtail_3.0.8_linux_amd64.tar.gz",
-                "d55cb601049c5e61eabab29998dbbcea95d480e5448544f9470337ba2eea882e",
+                "123c2ee5f48c3eff12ebccee38befd2233d715da736000ccde49e3d5607724e4",
             ),
             "aarch64": (
                 "https://github.com/google/mtail/releases/download/v3.0.8/mtail_3.0.8_linux_arm64.tar.gz",
-                "f748db8ad2a1e0b63684d4c8868cf6a373a20f7e6922e5ece601fff0ee00eb1a",
+                "aa04811c0929b6754408676de520e050c45dddeb3401881888a092c9aea89cae",
             ),
         }[host.get_fact(facts.server.Arch)]
-        self.download_executable(
+
-            url,
+        server.shell(
-            "/usr/local/bin/mtail",
+            name="Download mtail",
-            sha256sum,
+            commands=[
-            extract="gunzip | tar -xf - mtail -O",
+                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",
+            ],
         )
 
     def configure(self):
         # Using our own systemd unit instead of `/usr/lib/systemd/system/mtail.service`.
         # This allows to read from journalctl instead of log files.
-        self.ensure_systemd_unit(
+        files.template(
-            "mtail/mtail.service.j2",
+            src=get_resource("mtail/mtail.service.j2"),
+            dest="/etc/systemd/system/mtail.service",
+            user="root",
+            group="root",
+            mode="644",
             address=self.mtail_address or "127.0.0.1",
             port=3903,
         )
-        self.put_file("mtail/delivered_mail.mtail", "/etc/mtail/delivered_mail.mtail")
+
+        mtail_conf = files.put(
+            name="Mtail configuration",
+            src=get_resource("mtail/delivered_mail.mtail"),
+            dest="/etc/mtail/delivered_mail.mtail",
+            user="root",
+            group="root",
+            mode="644",
+        )
+        self.need_restart = mtail_conf.changed
 
     def activate(self):
-        active = bool(self.mtail_address)
+        systemd.service(
-        self.ensure_service("mtail.service", running=active, enabled=active)
+            name="Start and enable mtail",
+            service="mtail.service",
+            running=bool(self.mtail_address),
+            enabled=bool(self.mtail_address),
+            restarted=self.need_restart,
+        )
+        self.need_restart = False

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

@@ -1,13 +1,11 @@
 [Unit]
 Description=mtail
-After=network-online.target
+After=multi-user.target
-Wants=network-online.target
 
 [Service]
 Type=simple
 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
-RestartSec=2s
 
 [Install]
 WantedBy=multi-user.target

cmdeploy/src/cmdeploy/nginx/deployer.py

@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 from chatmaild.config import Config
-from pyinfra.operations import apt
+from pyinfra.operations import apt, files, systemd
 
 from cmdeploy.basedeploy import (
     Deployer,
@@ -31,50 +31,87 @@ class NginxDeployer(Deployer):
         # For documentation about policy-rc.d, see:
         # https://people.debian.org/~hmh/invokerc.d-policyrc.d-specification.txt
         #
-        self.put_executable(src="policy-rc.d", dest="/usr/sbin/policy-rc.d")
+        files.put(
+            src=get_resource("policy-rc.d"),
+            dest="/usr/sbin/policy-rc.d",
+            user="root",
+            group="root",
+            mode="755",
+        )
 
         apt.packages(
             name="Install nginx",
             packages=["nginx", "libnginx-mod-stream"],
         )
 
-        self.remove_file("/usr/sbin/policy-rc.d")
+        files.file("/usr/sbin/policy-rc.d", present=False)
 
     def configure(self):
-        _configure_nginx(self, self.config)
+        self.need_restart = _configure_nginx(self.config)
 
     def activate(self):
-        self.ensure_service("nginx.service")
+        systemd.service(
+            name="Start and enable nginx",
+            service="nginx.service",
+            running=True,
+            enabled=True,
+            restarted=self.need_restart,
+        )
+        self.need_restart = False
 
 
-def _configure_nginx(deployer, config: Config, debug: bool = False):
+def _configure_nginx(config: Config, debug: bool = False) -> bool:
     """Configures nginx HTTP server."""
+    need_restart = False
 
-    deployer.put_template(
+    main_config = files.template(
-        "nginx/nginx.conf.j2",
+        src=get_resource("nginx/nginx.conf.j2"),
-        "/etc/nginx/nginx.conf",
+        dest="/etc/nginx/nginx.conf",
+        user="root",
+        group="root",
+        mode="644",
         config=config,
         disable_ipv6=config.disable_ipv6,
     )
+    need_restart |= main_config.changed
 
-    deployer.put_template(
+    autoconfig = files.template(
-        "nginx/autoconfig.xml.j2",
+        src=get_resource("nginx/autoconfig.xml.j2"),
-        "/var/www/html/.well-known/autoconfig/mail/config-v1.1.xml",
+        dest="/var/www/html/.well-known/autoconfig/mail/config-v1.1.xml",
+        user="root",
+        group="root",
+        mode="644",
         config=config,
     )
+    need_restart |= autoconfig.changed
 
-    deployer.put_template(
+    mta_sts_config = files.template(
-        "nginx/mta-sts.txt.j2",
+        src=get_resource("nginx/mta-sts.txt.j2"),
-        "/var/www/html/.well-known/mta-sts.txt",
+        dest="/var/www/html/.well-known/mta-sts.txt",
+        user="root",
+        group="root",
+        mode="644",
         config=config,
     )
+    need_restart |= mta_sts_config.changed
 
     # install CGI newemail script
     #
     cgi_dir = "/usr/lib/cgi-bin"
-    deployer.ensure_directory(cgi_dir)
+    files.directory(
+        name=f"Ensure {cgi_dir} exists",
+        path=cgi_dir,
+        user="root",
+        group="root",
+    )
 
-    deployer.put_executable(
+    files.put(
+        name="Upload cgi newemail.py script",
         src=get_resource("newemail.py", pkg="chatmaild").open("rb"),
         dest=f"{cgi_dir}/newemail.py",
+        user="root",
+        group="root",
+        mode="755",
     )
+
+    return need_restart

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

@@ -69,7 +69,7 @@ http {
 
 		index index.html index.htm;
 
-		server_name {{ config.mail_domain }} mta-sts.{{ config.mail_domain }};
+		server_name {{ config.mail_domain }} www.{{ config.mail_domain }} mta-sts.{{ config.mail_domain }};
 
 		access_log syslog:server=unix:/dev/log,facility=local7;
 

cmdeploy/src/cmdeploy/opendkim/deployer.py

@@ -4,9 +4,9 @@ Installs OpenDKIM
 
 from pyinfra import host
 from pyinfra.facts.files import File
-from pyinfra.operations import apt, files, server
+from pyinfra.operations import apt, files, server, systemd
 
-from cmdeploy.basedeploy import Deployer
+from cmdeploy.basedeploy import Deployer, get_resource
 
 
 class OpendkimDeployer(Deployer):
@@ -25,39 +25,65 @@ class OpendkimDeployer(Deployer):
         domain = self.mail_domain
         dkim_selector = "opendkim"
         """Configures OpenDKIM"""
+        need_restart = False
 
-        self.put_template(
+        main_config = files.template(
-            "opendkim/opendkim.conf",
+            src=get_resource("opendkim/opendkim.conf"),
-            "/etc/opendkim.conf",
+            dest="/etc/opendkim.conf",
+            user="root",
+            group="root",
+            mode="644",
             config={"domain_name": domain, "opendkim_selector": dkim_selector},
         )
+        need_restart |= main_config.changed
 
-        self.remove_file("/etc/opendkim/screen.lua")
+        screen_script = files.file(
-        self.remove_file("/etc/opendkim/final.lua")
+            path="/etc/opendkim/screen.lua",
+            present=False,
+        )
+        need_restart |= screen_script.changed
 
-        self.ensure_directory(
+        final_script = files.file(
-            "/etc/opendkim",
+            path="/etc/opendkim/final.lua",
-            owner="opendkim",
+            present=False,
+        )
+        need_restart |= final_script.changed
+
+        files.directory(
+            name="Add opendkim directory to /etc",
+            path="/etc/opendkim",
+            user="opendkim",
+            group="opendkim",
             mode="750",
+            present=True,
         )
 
-        self.put_template(
+        keytable = files.template(
-            "opendkim/KeyTable",
+            src=get_resource("opendkim/KeyTable"),
-            "/etc/dkimkeys/KeyTable",
+            dest="/etc/dkimkeys/KeyTable",
-            owner="opendkim",
+            user="opendkim",
+            group="opendkim",
+            mode="644",
             config={"domain_name": domain, "opendkim_selector": dkim_selector},
         )
+        need_restart |= keytable.changed
 
-        self.put_template(
+        signing_table = files.template(
-            "opendkim/SigningTable",
+            src=get_resource("opendkim/SigningTable"),
-            "/etc/dkimkeys/SigningTable",
+            dest="/etc/dkimkeys/SigningTable",
-            owner="opendkim",
+            user="opendkim",
+            group="opendkim",
+            mode="644",
             config={"domain_name": domain, "opendkim_selector": dkim_selector},
         )
-        self.ensure_directory(
+        need_restart |= signing_table.changed
-            "/var/spool/postfix/opendkim",
+        files.directory(
-            owner="opendkim",
+            name="Add opendkim socket directory to /var/spool/postfix",
+            path="/var/spool/postfix/opendkim",
+            user="opendkim",
+            group="opendkim",
             mode="750",
+            present=True,
         )
 
         if not host.get_fact(File, f"/etc/dkimkeys/{dkim_selector}.private"):
@@ -70,10 +96,12 @@ class OpendkimDeployer(Deployer):
                 _su_user="opendkim",
             )
 
-        self.put_file(
+        service_file = files.put(
-            "opendkim/systemd.conf",
+            name="Configure opendkim to restart once a day",
-            "/etc/systemd/system/opendkim.service.d/10-prevent-memory-leak.conf",
+            src=get_resource("opendkim/systemd.conf"),
+            dest="/etc/systemd/system/opendkim.service.d/10-prevent-memory-leak.conf",
         )
+        need_restart |= service_file.changed
 
         files.file(
             name="chown opendkim: /etc/dkimkeys/opendkim.private",
@@ -82,5 +110,15 @@ class OpendkimDeployer(Deployer):
             group="opendkim",
         )
 
+        self.need_restart = need_restart
+
     def activate(self):
-        self.ensure_service("opendkim.service")
+        systemd.service(
+            name="Start and enable OpenDKIM",
+            service="opendkim.service",
+            running=True,
+            enabled=True,
+            daemon_reload=self.need_restart,
+            restarted=self.need_restart,
+        )
+        self.need_restart = False

cmdeploy/src/cmdeploy/postfix/deployer.py

@@ -1,10 +1,11 @@
-from pyinfra.operations import apt, server
+from pyinfra.operations import apt, files, server, systemd
 
-from cmdeploy.basedeploy import Deployer
+from cmdeploy.basedeploy import Deployer, get_resource
 
 
 class PostfixDeployer(Deployer):
     required_users = [("postfix", None, ["opendkim"])]
+    daemon_reload = False
 
     def __init__(self, config, disable_mail):
         self.config = config
@@ -18,46 +19,81 @@ class PostfixDeployer(Deployer):
 
     def configure(self):
         config = self.config
+        need_restart = False
 
-        self.put_template(
+        main_config = files.template(
-            "postfix/main.cf.j2",
+            src=get_resource("postfix/main.cf.j2"),
-            "/etc/postfix/main.cf",
+            dest="/etc/postfix/main.cf",
+            user="root",
+            group="root",
+            mode="644",
             config=config,
             disable_ipv6=config.disable_ipv6,
         )
+        need_restart |= main_config.changed
 
-        self.put_template(
+        master_config = files.template(
-            "postfix/master.cf.j2",
+            src=get_resource("postfix/master.cf.j2"),
-            "/etc/postfix/master.cf",
+            dest="/etc/postfix/master.cf",
+            user="root",
+            group="root",
+            mode="644",
             debug=False,
             config=config,
         )
+        need_restart |= master_config.changed
 
-        self.put_file(
+        header_cleanup = files.put(
-            "postfix/submission_header_cleanup",
+            src=get_resource("postfix/submission_header_cleanup"),
-            "/etc/postfix/submission_header_cleanup",
+            dest="/etc/postfix/submission_header_cleanup",
+            user="root",
+            group="root",
+            mode="644",
         )
-        self.put_file("postfix/lmtp_header_cleanup", "/etc/postfix/lmtp_header_cleanup")
+        need_restart |= header_cleanup.changed
 
-        res = self.put_file(
+        lmtp_header_cleanup = files.put(
-            "postfix/smtp_tls_policy_map", "/etc/postfix/smtp_tls_policy_map"
+            src=get_resource("postfix/lmtp_header_cleanup"),
+            dest="/etc/postfix/lmtp_header_cleanup",
+            user="root",
+            group="root",
+            mode="644",
         )
-        tls_policy_changed = res.changed
+        need_restart |= lmtp_header_cleanup.changed
-        if tls_policy_changed:
+
+        tls_policy_map = files.put(
+            name="Upload SMTP TLS Policy that accepts self-signed certificates for IP-only hosts",
+            src=get_resource("postfix/smtp_tls_policy_map"),
+            dest="/etc/postfix/smtp_tls_policy_map",
+            user="root",
+            group="root",
+            mode="644",
+        )
+        need_restart |= tls_policy_map.changed
+        if tls_policy_map.changed:
             server.shell(
                 commands=["postmap /etc/postfix/smtp_tls_policy_map"],
             )
 
         # Login map that 1:1 maps email address to login.
-        self.put_file("postfix/login_map", "/etc/postfix/login_map")
+        login_map = files.put(
-
+            src=get_resource("postfix/login_map"),
-        self.put_file(
+            dest="/etc/postfix/login_map",
-            "service/10_restart_on_failure.conf",
+            user="root",
-            "/etc/systemd/system/postfix@.service.d/10_restart.conf",
+            group="root",
+            mode="644",
         )
+        need_restart |= login_map.changed
+
+        restart_conf = files.put(
+            name="postfix: restart automatically on failure",
+            src=get_resource("service/10_restart.conf"),
+            dest="/etc/systemd/system/postfix@.service.d/10_restart.conf",
+        )
+        self.daemon_reload = restart_conf.changed
 
         # Validate postfix configuration before restart
-        if self.need_restart:
+        if need_restart:
             server.shell(
                 name="Validate postfix configuration",
                 # Extract stderr and quit with error if non-zero
@@ -65,11 +101,19 @@ class PostfixDeployer(Deployer):
                     """bash -c 'w=$(postconf 2>&1 >/dev/null); [[ -z "$w" ]] || { echo "$w"; false; }'"""
                 ],
             )
+        self.need_restart = need_restart
 
     def activate(self):
-        active = not self.disable_mail
+        restart = False if self.disable_mail else self.need_restart
-        self.ensure_service(
+
-            "postfix.service",
+        systemd.service(
-            running=active,
+            name="disable postfix for now"
-            enabled=active,
+            if self.disable_mail
+            else "Start and enable Postfix",
+            service="postfix.service",
+            running=False if self.disable_mail else True,
+            enabled=False if self.disable_mail else True,
+            restarted=restart,
+            daemon_reload=self.daemon_reload,
         )
+        self.need_restart = False

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

@@ -100,5 +100,3 @@ smtpd_peername_lookup = no
 # so instead this is handled in filtermail.
 # We use LMTP instead SMTP so we can communicate per-recipient errors back to postfix.
 default_transport = lmtp-filtermail:inet:[127.0.0.1]:{{ config.filtermail_lmtp_port_transport }}
-lmtp-filtermail_initial_destination_concurrency=10000
-lmtp-filtermail_destination_concurrency_limit=10000

cmdeploy/src/cmdeploy/postfix/master.cf.j2

@@ -101,7 +101,7 @@ filter    unix -        n       n       -       -       lmtp
 authclean unix  n       -       -       -       0       cleanup
   -o header_checks=regexp:/etc/postfix/submission_header_cleanup
 
-lmtp-filtermail unix  -       -       y       -       10000       lmtp
+lmtp-filtermail unix  -       -       y       -       -       lmtp
   -o syslog_name=postfix/lmtp-filtermail
   -o lmtp_header_checks=
   -o lmtp_tls_security_level=none

cmdeploy/src/cmdeploy/selfsigned/deployer.py

@@ -1,8 +1,8 @@
 import shlex
 
-from pyinfra.operations import server
+from pyinfra.operations import apt, server
 
-from ..basedeploy import Deployer
+from cmdeploy.basedeploy import Deployer
 
 
 def openssl_selfsigned_args(domain, cert_path, key_path, days=36500):
@@ -34,7 +34,11 @@ class SelfSignedTlsDeployer(Deployer):
         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):
         args = openssl_selfsigned_args(
@@ -48,5 +52,3 @@ class SelfSignedTlsDeployer(Deployer):
 
     def activate(self):
         pass
-
-

cmdeploy/src/cmdeploy/tests/test_basedeploy.py

@@ -1,118 +0,0 @@
-from unittest.mock import MagicMock, patch
-
-from cmdeploy.basedeploy import Deployer
-
-
-def test_put_file_restart_and_reload():
-    deployer = Deployer()
-    mock_res = MagicMock()
-    mock_res.changed = True
-
-    with patch("cmdeploy.basedeploy.files.put", return_value=mock_res):
-        deployer.put_file("foo.conf", "/etc/foo.conf")
-        assert deployer.need_restart is True
-        assert deployer.daemon_reload is False
-
-        deployer = Deployer()
-
-        deployer.put_file("test.service", "/etc/systemd/system/test.service")
-        assert deployer.need_restart is True
-        assert deployer.daemon_reload is True
-
-
-def test_remove_file():
-    deployer = Deployer()
-    mock_res = MagicMock()
-    mock_res.changed = True
-
-    with patch("cmdeploy.basedeploy.files.file", return_value=mock_res) as mock_file:
-        deployer.remove_file("/etc/foo.conf")
-        mock_file.assert_called_once_with(
-            name="Remove /etc/foo.conf", path="/etc/foo.conf", present=False
-        )
-        assert deployer.need_restart is True
-
-
-def test_ensure_systemd_unit():
-    deployer = Deployer()
-    mock_res = MagicMock()
-    mock_res.changed = True
-
-    # Plain service file
-    with patch("cmdeploy.basedeploy.files.put", return_value=mock_res) as mock_put:
-        deployer.ensure_systemd_unit("iroh-relay.service")
-        assert (
-            mock_put.call_args.kwargs["dest"]
-            == "/etc/systemd/system/iroh-relay.service"
-        )
-        assert deployer.need_restart is True
-        assert deployer.daemon_reload is True
-
-    deployer = Deployer()
-
-    # Template (.j2) dispatches to put_template and strips .j2 suffix
-    with patch("cmdeploy.basedeploy.files.template", return_value=mock_res) as mock_tpl:
-        deployer.ensure_systemd_unit(
-            "filtermail/chatmaild.service.j2",
-            bin_path="/usr/local/bin/filtermail",
-        )
-        assert (
-            mock_tpl.call_args.kwargs["dest"] == "/etc/systemd/system/chatmaild.service"
-        )
-
-    deployer = Deployer()
-
-    # Explicit dest_name override
-    with patch("cmdeploy.basedeploy.files.put", return_value=mock_res) as mock_put:
-        deployer.ensure_systemd_unit(
-            "acmetool/acmetool-reconcile.timer",
-            dest_name="acmetool-reconcile.timer",
-        )
-        assert (
-            mock_put.call_args.kwargs["dest"]
-            == "/etc/systemd/system/acmetool-reconcile.timer"
-        )
-
-
-def test_ensure_service():
-    with patch("cmdeploy.basedeploy.systemd.service") as mock_svc:
-        deployer = Deployer()
-        deployer.need_restart = True
-        deployer.daemon_reload = True
-        deployer.ensure_service("nginx.service")
-        mock_svc.assert_called_once_with(
-            name="Start and enable nginx.service",
-            service="nginx.service",
-            running=True,
-            enabled=True,
-            restarted=True,
-            daemon_reload=True,
-        )
-        # daemon_reload is cleared to avoid multiple systemctl daemon-reload calls
-        # need_restart is kept to ensure all subsequent services also restart
-        assert deployer.need_restart is True
-        assert deployer.daemon_reload is False
-
-    with patch("cmdeploy.basedeploy.systemd.service") as mock_svc:
-        # Stopping suppresses restarted even when need_restart is True
-        deployer = Deployer()
-        deployer.need_restart = True
-        deployer.daemon_reload = True
-        deployer.ensure_service(
-            "mta-sts-daemon.service",
-            running=False,
-            enabled=False,
-        )
-        assert mock_svc.call_args.kwargs["restarted"] is False
-        assert deployer.need_restart is True
-
-    with patch("cmdeploy.basedeploy.systemd.service") as mock_svc:
-        # Multiple calls: daemon_reload resets after first, need_restart persists
-        deployer = Deployer()
-        deployer.need_restart = True
-        deployer.daemon_reload = True
-        deployer.ensure_service("chatmaild.service")
-        deployer.ensure_service("chatmaild-metadata.service")
-        second_call = mock_svc.call_args_list[1]
-        assert second_call.kwargs["restarted"] is True
-        assert second_call.kwargs["daemon_reload"] is False

doc/source/getting_started.rst

@@ -98,15 +98,6 @@ steps. Please substitute it with your own domain.
    configure at your DNS provider (it can take some time until they are
    public).
 
-
-
-Docker installation
--------------------
-
-There is experimental support for running chatmail via Docker.
-A monolithic image based on the above cmdeploy method is available `through a separate repository <https://github.com/chatmail/docker/pkgs/container/docker>`_.
-See the `chatmail/docker README <https://github.com/chatmail/docker>`_ for full setup instructions.
-
 Other helpful commands
 ----------------------