nginx: multiplex SSH over port 443 in case port 22 is blocked

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

@@ -74,7 +74,6 @@ jobs:
       - 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
 
       - run: cmdeploy run --verbose --skip-dns-check
 

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

@@ -74,9 +74,7 @@ jobs:
       - name: run deploy-chatmail offline tests 
         run: pytest --pyargs cmdeploy 
 
-      - run: |
-          cmdeploy init staging2.testrun.org
-          sed -i 's/#\s*mtail_address/mtail_address/' chatmail.ini
+      - run: cmdeploy init staging2.testrun.org
 
       - run: cmdeploy run --verbose --skip-dns-check
 

chatmaild/src/chatmaild/dictproxy.py

@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ class DictProxy:
                 wfile.flush()
 
     def handle_dovecot_request(self, msg, transactions):
-        # see https://doc.dovecot.org/2.3/developer_manual/design/dict_protocol/#dovecot-dict-protocol
+        # see https://doc.dovecot.org/developer_manual/design/dict_protocol/#dovecot-dict-protocol
         short_command = msg[0]
         parts = msg[1:].split("\t")
 

chatmaild/src/chatmaild/doveauth.py

@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ NOCREATE_FILE = "/etc/chatmail-nocreate"
 
 
 def encrypt_password(password: str):
-    # https://doc.dovecot.org/2.3/configuration_manual/authentication/password_schemes/
+    # https://doc.dovecot.org/configuration_manual/authentication/password_schemes/
     passhash = crypt_r.crypt(password, crypt_r.METHOD_SHA512)
     return "{SHA512-CRYPT}" + passhash
 

chatmaild/src/chatmaild/expire.py

@@ -144,7 +144,7 @@ class Expiry:
                 continue
             changed = True
         if changed:
-            self.remove_file(f"{mbox.basedir}/maildirsize")
+            self.remove_file("maildirsize")
 
     def get_summary(self):
         return (

cmdeploy/src/cmdeploy/cmdeploy.py

@@ -71,11 +71,6 @@ def run_cmd_options(parser):
         action="store_true",
         help="install/upgrade the server, but disable postfix & dovecot for now",
     )
-    parser.add_argument(
-        "--website-only",
-        action="store_true",
-        help="only update/deploy the website, skipping full server upgrade/deployment, useful when you only changed/updated the web pages and don't need to re-run a full server upgrade",
-    )
     parser.add_argument(
         "--skip-dns-check",
         dest="dns_check_disabled",
@@ -98,7 +93,6 @@ def run_cmd(args, out):
 
     env = os.environ.copy()
     env["CHATMAIL_INI"] = args.inipath
-    env["CHATMAIL_WEBSITE_ONLY"] = "True" if args.website_only else ""
     env["CHATMAIL_DISABLE_MAIL"] = "True" if args.disable_mail else ""
     env["CHATMAIL_REQUIRE_IROH"] = "True" if require_iroh else ""
     deploy_path = importlib.resources.files(__package__).joinpath("run.py").resolve()
@@ -114,12 +108,7 @@ def run_cmd(args, out):
 
     try:
         retcode = out.check_call(cmd, env=env)
-        if args.website_only:
-            if retcode == 0:
-                out.green("Website deployment completed.")
-            else:
-                out.red("Website deployment failed.")
-        elif retcode == 0:
+        if retcode == 0:
             out.green("Deploy completed, call `cmdeploy dns` next.")
         elif not remote_data["acme_account_url"]:
             out.red("Deploy completed but letsencrypt not configured")

cmdeploy/src/cmdeploy/deployers.py

@@ -502,28 +502,23 @@ class GithashDeployer(Deployer):
         except Exception:
             git_diff = ""
         files.put(
-            name="Upload chatmail relay git commit hash",
+            name="Upload chatmail relay git commiit hash",
             src=StringIO(git_hash + git_diff),
             dest="/etc/chatmail-version",
             mode="700",
         )
 
 
-def deploy_chatmail(config_path: Path, disable_mail: bool, website_only: bool) -> None:
+def deploy_chatmail(config_path: Path, disable_mail: 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
     """
     config = read_config(config_path)
     check_config(config)
     mail_domain = config.mail_domain
 
-    if website_only:
-        Deployment().perform_stages([WebsiteDeployer(config)])
-        return
-
     if host.get_fact(Port, port=53) != "unbound":
         files.line(
             name="Add 9.9.9.9 to resolv.conf",
@@ -541,8 +536,6 @@ def deploy_chatmail(config_path: Path, disable_mail: bool, website_only: bool) -
         (["master", "smtpd"], 587),
         (["imap-login", "dovecot"], 993),
         ("iroh-relay", 3340),
-        ("mtail", 3903),
-        ("dovecot-stats", 3904),
         ("nginx", 8443),
         (["master", "smtpd"], config.postfix_reinject_port),
         (["master", "smtpd"], config.postfix_reinject_port_incoming),

cmdeploy/src/cmdeploy/dovecot/auth.conf

@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ iterate_prefix = userdb/
 
 default_pass_scheme = plain
 # %E escapes characters " (double quote), ' (single quote) and \ (backslash) with \ (backslash).
-# See <https://doc.dovecot.org/2.3/configuration_manual/config_file/config_variables/#modifiers>
+# See <https://doc.dovecot.org/configuration_manual/config_file/config_variables/#modifiers>
 # for documentation.
 #
 # We escape user-provided input and use double quote as a separator.

cmdeploy/src/cmdeploy/dovecot/deployer.py

@@ -37,7 +37,9 @@ class DovecotDeployer(Deployer):
         restart = False if self.disable_mail else self.need_restart
 
         systemd.service(
-            name="Disable dovecot for now" if self.disable_mail else "Start and enable Dovecot",
+            name="disable dovecot for now"
+            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,
@@ -114,7 +116,7 @@ def _configure_dovecot(config: Config, debug: bool = False) -> (bool, bool):
     )
     need_restart |= lua_push_notification_script.changed
 
-    # as per https://doc.dovecot.org/2.3/configuration_manual/os/
+    # as per https://doc.dovecot.org/configuration_manual/os/
     # it is recommended to set the following inotify limits
     for name in ("max_user_instances", "max_user_watches"):
         key = f"fs.inotify.{name}"
@@ -143,11 +145,4 @@ def _configure_dovecot(config: Config, debug: bool = False) -> (bool, bool):
     )
     daemon_reload |= restart_conf.changed
 
-    # Validate dovecot configuration before restart
-    if need_restart:
-        server.shell(
-            name="Validate dovecot configuration",
-            commands=["doveconf -n >/dev/null"],
-        )
-
     return need_restart, daemon_reload

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

@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ default_client_limit = 20000
 # Increase number of logged in IMAP connections.
 # Each connection is handled by a separate `imap` process.
 # `imap` process should have `client_limit=1` as described in
-# <https://doc.dovecot.org/2.3/configuration_manual/service_configuration/#service-limits>
+# <https://doc.dovecot.org/configuration_manual/service_configuration/#service-limits>
 # so each logged in IMAP session will need its own `imap` process.
 #
 # If this limit is reached,
@@ -44,11 +44,11 @@ mail_server_comment = Chatmail server
 
 # `zlib` enables compressing messages stored in the maildir.
 # See
-# <https://doc.dovecot.org/2.3/configuration_manual/zlib_plugin/>
+# <https://doc.dovecot.org/configuration_manual/zlib_plugin/>
 # for documentation.
 #
 # quota plugin documentation:
-# <https://doc.dovecot.org/2.3/configuration_manual/quota_plugin/>
+# <https://doc.dovecot.org/configuration_manual/quota_plugin/>
 mail_plugins = zlib quota
 
 imap_capability = +XDELTAPUSH XCHATMAIL
@@ -125,13 +125,13 @@ plugin {
 
 protocol lmtp {
   # notify plugin is a dependency of push_notification plugin:
-  # <https://doc.dovecot.org/2.3/settings/plugin/notify-plugin/>
+  # <https://doc.dovecot.org/settings/plugin/notify-plugin/>
   #
   # push_notification plugin documentation:
-  # <https://doc.dovecot.org/2.3/configuration_manual/push_notification/>
+  # <https://doc.dovecot.org/configuration_manual/push_notification/>
   #
   # mail_lua and push_notification_lua are needed for Lua push notification handler.
-  # <https://doc.dovecot.org/2.3/configuration_manual/push_notification/#configuration>
+  # <https://doc.dovecot.org/configuration_manual/push_notification/#configuration>
   mail_plugins = $mail_plugins mail_lua notify push_notification push_notification_lua
 }
 
@@ -154,7 +154,7 @@ plugin {
 
 # push_notification configuration
 plugin {
-  # <https://doc.dovecot.org/2.3/configuration_manual/push_notification/#lua-lua>
+  # <https://doc.dovecot.org/configuration_manual/push_notification/#lua-lua>
   push_notification_driver = lua:file=/etc/dovecot/push_notification.lua
 }
 
@@ -168,8 +168,6 @@ service lmtp {
   }
 }
 
-lmtp_add_received_header = no
-
 service auth {
   unix_listener /var/spool/postfix/private/auth {
     mode = 0660
@@ -279,156 +277,3 @@ service imap-hibernate {
   }
 }
 {% endif %}
-
-{% if config.mtail_address %}
-#
-# Dovecot Statistics
-#
-# OpenMetrics endpoint at http://{{- config.mtail_address}}:3904/metrics
-service stats {
-  inet_listener http {
-    port = 3904
-    address = {{- config.mtail_address}}
-  }
-}
-
-# IMAP Command Metrics
-# - Bytes in/out for compression efficiency analysis
-# - Lock wait time for contention debugging
-# - Grouped by command name and reply state
-metric imap_command {
-  filter = event=imap_command_finished
-  fields = bytes_in bytes_out lock_wait_usecs running_usecs
-  group_by = cmd_name tagged_reply_state
-}
-
-# Duration buckets for latency histograms (base 10: 10us, 100us, 1ms, 10ms, 100ms, 1s, 10s, 100s)
-metric imap_command_duration {
-  filter = event=imap_command_finished
-  group_by = cmd_name duration:exponential:1:8:10
-}
-
-# Slow command outliers (>1 second = 1000000 usecs)
-# Useful for alerting without high cardinality
-metric imap_command_slow {
-  filter = event=imap_command_finished AND duration>1000000 AND NOT cmd_name=IDLE
-  group_by = cmd_name
-}
-
-# IDLE-specific Metrics
-
-metric imap_idle {
-  filter = event=imap_command_finished AND cmd_name=IDLE
-  fields = bytes_in bytes_out running_usecs
-  group_by = tagged_reply_state
-}
-
-metric imap_idle_duration {
-  filter = event=imap_command_finished AND cmd_name=IDLE
-  # Base 10: 100ms to 27h (covers short wakeups to long idle sessions)
-  group_by = duration:exponential:5:11:10
-}
-
-metric imap_idle_commands {
-  filter = event=imap_command_finished AND cmd_name=IDLE
-  group_by = tagged_reply_state
-}
-
-metric imap_idle_failed {
-  filter = event=imap_command_finished AND cmd_name=IDLE AND NOT tagged_reply_state=OK
-}
-
-# Hibernation Metrics (requires imap_hibernate_timeout)
-
-metric imap_hibernated {
-  filter = event=imap_client_hibernated
-}
-
-metric imap_hibernated_failed {
-  filter = event=imap_client_hibernated AND error=*
-}
-
-metric imap_unhibernated {
-  filter = event=imap_client_unhibernated
-  fields = hibernation_usecs
-}
-
-metric imap_unhibernated_reason {
-  filter = event=imap_client_unhibernated
-  group_by = reason
-  fields = hibernation_usecs
-}
-
-metric imap_unhibernated_reason_sleep {
-  filter = event=imap_client_unhibernated
-  group_by = reason hibernation_usecs:exponential:4:8:10
-}
-
-metric imap_unhibernated_failed {
-  filter = event=imap_client_unhibernated AND error=*
-}
-
-# Hibernation duration buckets (how long clients stayed hibernated)
-# Base 10: 100ms to 27h
-metric imap_hibernation_duration {
-  filter = event=imap_client_unhibernated
-  group_by = reason duration:exponential:5:11:10
-}
-
-# Authentication / Login Metrics
-
-metric auth_request {
-  filter = event=auth_request_finished
-  group_by = success
-}
-
-metric auth_request_duration {
-  filter = event=auth_request_finished
-  group_by = success duration:exponential:2:6:10
-}
-
-metric auth_failed {
-  filter = event=auth_request_finished AND success=no
-}
-
-# Passdb cache effectiveness
-metric auth_passdb {
-  filter = event=auth_passdb_request_finished
-  group_by = result cache
-}
-
-# Master login (post-auth userdb lookup)
-metric auth_master_login {
-  filter = event=auth_master_client_login_finished
-}
-
-metric auth_master_login_failed {
-  filter = event=auth_master_client_login_finished AND error=*
-}
-
-# Mail Delivery (LMTP) - affects IDLE wakeup latency
-
-metric mail_delivery {
-  filter = event=mail_delivery_finished
-}
-
-metric mail_delivery_duration {
-  filter = event=mail_delivery_finished
-  group_by = duration:exponential:3:7:10
-}
-
-metric mail_delivery_failed {
-  filter = event=mail_delivery_finished AND error=*
-}
-
-# Connection Events
-
-metric client_connected {
-  filter = event=client_connection_connected AND category="service:imap"
-}
-
-metric client_disconnected {
-  filter = event=client_connection_disconnected AND category="service:imap"
-  fields = bytes_in bytes_out
-}
-{% endif %}

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/local/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/nginx/nginx.conf.j2

@@ -29,6 +29,7 @@ stream {
             default 127.0.0.1:8443;
             ~\bsmtp\b 127.0.0.1:465;
             ~\bimap\b 127.0.0.1:993;
+            ~\bssh\b 127.0.0.1:22;
         }
 
         server {

cmdeploy/src/cmdeploy/postfix/deployer.py

@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-from pyinfra.operations import apt, files, server, systemd
+from pyinfra.operations import apt, files, systemd
 
 from cmdeploy.basedeploy import Deployer, get_resource
 
@@ -52,15 +52,6 @@ class PostfixDeployer(Deployer):
         )
         need_restart |= header_cleanup.changed
 
-        lmtp_header_cleanup = files.put(
-            src=get_resource("postfix/lmtp_header_cleanup"),
-            dest="/etc/postfix/lmtp_header_cleanup",
-            user="root",
-            group="root",
-            mode="644",
-        )
-        need_restart |= lmtp_header_cleanup.changed
-
         # Login map that 1:1 maps email address to login.
         login_map = files.put(
             src=get_resource("postfix/login_map"),
@@ -74,17 +65,9 @@ class PostfixDeployer(Deployer):
         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",
+            dest="/etc/systemd/system/dovecot.service.d/10_restart.conf",
         )
         self.daemon_reload = restart_conf.changed
-
-        # Validate postfix configuration before restart
-        if need_restart:
-            server.shell(
-                name="Validate postfix configuration",
-                # Extract stderr and quit with error if non-zero
-                commands=["""bash -c 'w=$(postconf 2>&1 >/dev/null); [[ -z "$w" ]] || { echo "$w"; false; }'"""],
-            )
         self.need_restart = need_restart
 
     def activate(self):

cmdeploy/src/cmdeploy/postfix/lmtp_header_cleanup

@@ -1,2 +0,0 @@
-/^DKIM-Signature:/            IGNORE
-/^Authentication-Results:/            IGNORE

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

@@ -77,7 +77,6 @@ inet_protocols = all
 
 virtual_transport = lmtp:unix:private/dovecot-lmtp
 virtual_mailbox_domains = {{ config.mail_domain }}
-lmtp_header_checks = regexp:/etc/postfix/lmtp_header_cleanup
 
 mua_client_restrictions = permit_sasl_authenticated, reject
 mua_sender_restrictions = reject_sender_login_mismatch, permit_sasl_authenticated, reject

cmdeploy/src/cmdeploy/run.py

@@ -14,9 +14,8 @@ def main():
         importlib.resources.files("cmdeploy").joinpath("../../../chatmail.ini"),
     )
     disable_mail = bool(os.environ.get("CHATMAIL_DISABLE_MAIL"))
-    website_only = bool(os.environ.get("CHATMAIL_WEBSITE_ONLY"))
 
-    deploy_chatmail(config_path, disable_mail, website_only)
+    deploy_chatmail(config_path, disable_mail)
 
 
 if pyinfra.is_cli:

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

@@ -17,7 +17,6 @@ def imap_mailbox(cmfactory):
     password = ac1.get_config("mail_pw")
     mailbox = imap_tools.MailBox(user.split("@")[1])
     mailbox.login(user, password)
-    mailbox.dc_ac = ac1
     return mailbox
 
 
@@ -122,28 +121,6 @@ class TestEndToEndDeltaChat:
         assert ch.id >= 10
         ac1._evtracker.wait_securejoin_inviter_progress(1000)
 
-    def test_dkim_header_stripped(self, cmfactory, maildomain2, lp, imap_mailbox):
-        """Test that if a DC address receives a message, it has no
-        DKIM-Signature and Authentication-Results headers."""
-        ac1 = cmfactory.new_online_configuring_account(cache=False)
-        cmfactory.switch_maildomain(maildomain2)
-        ac2 = cmfactory.new_online_configuring_account(cache=False)
-        cmfactory.bring_accounts_online()
-        chat = cmfactory.get_accepted_chat(ac1, imap_mailbox.dc_ac)
-        chat.send_text("message0")
-        chat2 = cmfactory.get_accepted_chat(ac2, imap_mailbox.dc_ac)
-        chat2.send_text("message1")
-
-        lp.sec("receive message with ac1...")
-        received = 0
-        while received < 2:
-            msgs = imap_mailbox.fetch()
-            for msg in msgs:
-                lp.sec(f"ac1 received msg from {msg.from_}")
-                received += 1
-                assert "authentication-results" not in msg.headers
-                assert "dkim-signature" not in msg.headers
-
     def test_read_receipts_between_instances(self, cmfactory, lp, maildomain2):
         ac1 = cmfactory.new_online_configuring_account(cache=False)
         cmfactory.switch_maildomain(maildomain2)

doc/source/getting_started.rst

@@ -16,16 +16,15 @@ 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
+-  Key-based SSH authentication to the root user. 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>`_)
 
 
@@ -35,8 +34,7 @@ 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.
-   The following is an example in the
+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.
 
@@ -56,20 +54,20 @@ steps. Please substitute it with your own domain.
        cd relay
        scripts/initenv.sh
 
-3. On your local build machine (PC), create a chatmail configuration file
+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 to the deployment server server works:
+4. Verify that SSH root login to your remote server works:
 
    ::
 
        ssh root@chat.example.org  # <-- use your domain
 
-5. From your local build machine, setup and configure the remote deployment server:
+5. From your local PC, deploy the remote chatmail relay server:
 
    ::
 
@@ -83,7 +81,7 @@ steps. Please substitute it with your own domain.
 Other helpful commands
 ----------------------
 
-To check the status of your deployment server running the chatmail service:
+To check the status of your remotely running chatmail service:
 
 ::
 
@@ -160,7 +158,7 @@ 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 and run:
 
 ::
 
@@ -169,23 +167,3 @@ 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
-----------------------------------
-
-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:
-
-::
-
-   ./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/related.rst

@@ -14,10 +14,10 @@ We know of three work-in-progress alternative implementation efforts:
    it to support all of the features and configuration settings required
    to operate as a chatmail relay.
 
--  `Madmail <https://github.com/omidz4t/madmail>`_: an
-   experimental fork of Maddy Mail Server <https://maddy.email/>`_ optimized
-   for chatmail deployments.  It provides a single binary solution
-   for running 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.
 
 -  `Chatmail Cookbook <https://github.com/feld/chatmail-cookbook>`_:
    A Chef Cookbook implementing a relay server. The project follows the