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Install automation

Refer to MailArchiva install for MailArchiva On-Premise installation instructions. The article below is relevant for those who wish to automate their install/update processes.

Keeping track of product changes (Rss changelog)

MailArchiva updates are published via the Rss feed https://bs.stimulussoft.com/rss/product/maonprem, thus it is possible to keep track of product updates using any capable Rss reader. The commands below show how to view MailArchiva's changelog using the Linux-based Newsboat Rss reader.

apt-get install newsboat
newsboat
sudo nano ~/.newsboat/urls
add the line "https://bs.stimulussoft.com/rss/product/maonprem", then Ctrl+x, save.
newsboat, then press N for next.

Get the latest MailArchiva On-Premise download info

The command below outputs information on available downloads for all available platforms (Windows, Linux and WAR)

curl -sS https://bs.stimulussoft.com/api/v1/download/product/maonprem/latest

{"productId":"MAONPREM","productName":"MailArchiva On Premise","version":"8.11.37","changeLog":"<p>[AR-2835] - Multitenant: receive from single instance only<br>[AR-2836] - Multitenant: services wont start due to null keystore<br>[AR-2827] - remove call back FoundBlob from Store</p>","distributions":[{"publishDate":"2022-12-30T06:55:00","downloadUrl":"https://stimulussoft.b-cdn.net/mailarchiva_server_linux_v8.11.37.tar.gz","sha256Hash":"3cec7f4b72ea73374ca77a6033e775acba034879be0fb86ddabbdb5bc42bbbee","operatingSystem":"LINUX","fileSize":338405983},{"publishDate":"2022-12-30T06:40:00","downloadUrl":"https://stimulussoft.b-cdn.net/mailarchiva_v8.11.37.war","sha256Hash":"5249a5c5ec773b6ec11e5d7b6104dc0964d401fdd9156343829d0814af1e37b7","operatingSystem":"WAR","fileSize":285479260},{"publishDate":"2022-12-30T06:54:00","downloadUrl":"https://stimulussoft.b-cdn.net/mailarchiva_server_windows_v8.11.37.zip","sha256Hash":"b970e0050e10ea9c31e52e8f5b620ed2092818cba452af34f43e5f325881f9c5","operatingSystem":"WINDOWS","fileSize":327706537}]}

Get the latest MailArchiva-On-Premise OS download info

The command below outputs download info for Linux. Substitute "linux" for "windows" or "war" to change the desired platform.

curl https://bs.stimulussoft.com/api/v1/download/product/maonprem/linux/latest
{"publishDate":"2022-12-30T06:55:00","downloadUrl":"https://stimulussoft.b-cdn.net/mailarchiva_server_linux_v8.11.37.tar.gz","sha256Hash":"3cec7f4b72ea73374ca77a6033e775acba034879be0fb86ddabbdb5bc42bbbee","operatingSystem":"LINUX","fileSize":338405983}

Get info on the latest MailArchiva-On-Premise OS download within specific versions

curl https://bs.stimulussoft.com/api/v1/download/product/maonprem/linux/latestwithin?lowerVersion=8.0.0&upperVersion=8.99.99
{"publishDate":"2022-12-30T06:55:00","downloadUrl":"https://stimulussoft.b-cdn.net/mailarchiva_server_linux_v8.11.37.tar.gz","sha256Hash":"3cec7f4b72ea73374ca77a6033e775acba034879be0fb86ddabbdb5bc42bbbee","operatingSystem":"LINUX","fileSize":338405983}

Get info on a specific version of MailArchiva-On-Premise OS download

curl https://bs.stimulussoft.com/api/v1/download/product/maonprem/8.11.37
{"publishDate":"2022-12-30T06:55:00","downloadUrl":"https://stimulussoft.b-cdn.net/mailarchiva_server_linux_v8.11.37.tar.gz","sha256Hash":"3cec7f4b72ea73374ca77a6033e775acba034879be0fb86ddabbdb5bc42bbbee","operatingSystem":"LINUX","fileSize":338405983}

Installing the latest version of MailArchiva-On-Premise Linux

The install automation facilities above can be used to install the latest version of MailArchiva Linux.

curl -sS https://bs.stimulussoft.com/api/v1/download/product/maonprem/linux/latest | grep -oP '"downloadUrl": *"\K[^"]*' | xargs curl | tar -xz -C /tmp && cd /tmp/mailarchiva* && ./install

Updating MailArchiva to the latest version (WAR update)

curl -sS https://bs.stimulussoft.com/api/v1/download/product/maonprem/linux/latest | grep -oP '"downloadUrl": *"\K[^"]*' | xargs curl | tar -xz -C /tmp && cd /tmp/mailarchiva* && ./install

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