{"id":1053,"date":"2022-01-16T20:47:30","date_gmt":"2022-01-16T15:17:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/maheshpalamuttath.info\/?p=1053"},"modified":"2022-01-17T14:43:59","modified_gmt":"2022-01-17T09:13:59","slug":"an-open-source-invoicing-application-for-freelancers-smbs","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/maheshpalamuttath.info\/index.php\/2022\/01\/16\/an-open-source-invoicing-application-for-freelancers-smbs\/","title":{"rendered":"An Open-source Invoicing Application for Freelancers\/SMBs"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/craterapp.com\/\">crater<\/a> is an open-source self-hosted invoicing application based on the Laravel PHP framework targeting individual users or small and medium-sized businesses (SMBs).<\/p>\n<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_82_2 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-grey ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<label for=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-69d010e28c2eb\" class=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-label\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/label><input type=\"checkbox\"  id=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-69d010e28c2eb\"  aria-label=\"Toggle\" \/><nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-5'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/maheshpalamuttath.info\/index.php\/2022\/01\/16\/an-open-source-invoicing-application-for-freelancers-smbs\/#Crater_Features\" >Crater Features<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-5'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/maheshpalamuttath.info\/index.php\/2022\/01\/16\/an-open-source-invoicing-application-for-freelancers-smbs\/#Environment\" >Environment<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-5'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/maheshpalamuttath.info\/index.php\/2022\/01\/16\/an-open-source-invoicing-application-for-freelancers-smbs\/#Install_LAMP_Stack\" >Install LAMP Stack<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-5'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-4\" href=\"https:\/\/maheshpalamuttath.info\/index.php\/2022\/01\/16\/an-open-source-invoicing-application-for-freelancers-smbs\/#Securing_MariaDB_installation\" >Securing MariaDB installation.<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-5'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-5\" href=\"https:\/\/maheshpalamuttath.info\/index.php\/2022\/01\/16\/an-open-source-invoicing-application-for-freelancers-smbs\/#Restart_apache\" >Restart apache.<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-5'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-6\" href=\"https:\/\/maheshpalamuttath.info\/index.php\/2022\/01\/16\/an-open-source-invoicing-application-for-freelancers-smbs\/#Download_Crater\" >Download Crater<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-5'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-7\" href=\"https:\/\/maheshpalamuttath.info\/index.php\/2022\/01\/16\/an-open-source-invoicing-application-for-freelancers-smbs\/#Unzip_craterzip\" >Unzip crater.zip<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-5'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-8\" href=\"https:\/\/maheshpalamuttath.info\/index.php\/2022\/01\/16\/an-open-source-invoicing-application-for-freelancers-smbs\/#Move_the_crater_folder\" >Move the crater folder.<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-5'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-9\" href=\"https:\/\/maheshpalamuttath.info\/index.php\/2022\/01\/16\/an-open-source-invoicing-application-for-freelancers-smbs\/#Change_the_ownership_and_permissions_of_the_folder\" >Change the ownership and permissions of the folder.<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-5'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-10\" href=\"https:\/\/maheshpalamuttath.info\/index.php\/2022\/01\/16\/an-open-source-invoicing-application-for-freelancers-smbs\/#Create_virtual_hosts_file\" >Create virtual hosts file.<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-5'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-11\" href=\"https:\/\/maheshpalamuttath.info\/index.php\/2022\/01\/16\/an-open-source-invoicing-application-for-freelancers-smbs\/#Enter_the_virtual_host_configuration\" >Enter the virtual host configuration.<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-5'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-12\" href=\"https:\/\/maheshpalamuttath.info\/index.php\/2022\/01\/16\/an-open-source-invoicing-application-for-freelancers-smbs\/#Activate_the_rewrite_module_virtual_host_and_restart_the_apache_web_server\" >Activate the rewrite module, virtual host, and restart the apache web server.<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-5'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-13\" href=\"https:\/\/maheshpalamuttath.info\/index.php\/2022\/01\/16\/an-open-source-invoicing-application-for-freelancers-smbs\/#Create_database\" >Create database.<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-5'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-14\" href=\"https:\/\/maheshpalamuttath.info\/index.php\/2022\/01\/16\/an-open-source-invoicing-application-for-freelancers-smbs\/#Install_SSL_using_certbot\" >Install SSL using certbot.<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-5'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-15\" href=\"https:\/\/maheshpalamuttath.info\/index.php\/2022\/01\/16\/an-open-source-invoicing-application-for-freelancers-smbs\/#Installation_Wizard\" >Installation Wizard<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h5><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Crater_Features\"><\/span>Crater Features<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h5>\n<ul>\n<li>Invoice: Create and send invoices to clients<\/li>\n<li>Estimate: make an estimate or offer a price<\/li>\n<li>Track Payment: tracking transactions and payments<\/li>\n<li>Expenses: record and track expenses<\/li>\n<li>Reports: make a billing report<\/li>\n<li>Taxes: set the type of tax<\/li>\n<li>Mobile App: Android and iOS mobile versions available<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h5><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Environment\"><\/span>Environment<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h5>\n<ul>\n<li>OS: Debian 11\/Ubuntu 20.04<\/li>\n<li>Web Server: Apache<\/li>\n<li>PHP: 7.4<\/li>\n<li>Database: MariaDB 10.3<\/li>\n<li>Subdomain: crater.opensio.co.in<\/li>\n<li>SSL: Let\u2019s Encrypt<\/li>\n<li>Crater: v5.0.6<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h5><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Install_LAMP_Stack\"><\/span>Install LAMP Stack<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h5>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: 'couriernew',courier,monospace;\"><strong>sudo apt install -y apache2 mariadb-server libapache2-mod-php php-common php-bcmath php-mbstring php-mysql php-tokenizer php-zip php-curl<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<h5><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Securing_MariaDB_installation\"><\/span>Securing MariaDB installation.<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h5>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: 'couriernew',courier,monospace;\"><strong>sudo mysql_secure_installation<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<h5><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Restart_apache\"><\/span>Restart apache.<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h5>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: 'couriernew',courier,monospace;\"><strong>sudo systemctl restart apache2<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<h5><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Download_Crater\"><\/span>Download Crater<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h5>\n<p>Download Crater on <a href=\"http:\/\/craterapp.com\/downloads\">craterapp.com\/downloads<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: 'couriernew',courier,monospace;\"><strong>sudo wget https:\/\/craterapp.com\/downloads\/file\/5.0.6 -O crater.zip<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<h5><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Unzip_craterzip\"><\/span>Unzip crater.zip<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h5>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: 'couriernew',courier,monospace;\"><strong>sudo apt install -y unzip &amp;&amp; <\/strong><\/span><span style=\"font-family: 'couriernew',courier,monospace;\"><strong>sudo unzip crater.zip<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<h5><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Move_the_crater_folder\"><\/span>Move the crater folder.<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h5>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: 'couriernew',courier,monospace;\"><strong>sudo mv crater \/var\/www\/html\/<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<h5><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Change_the_ownership_and_permissions_of_the_folder\"><\/span>Change the ownership and permissions of the folder.<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h5>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: 'couriernew',courier,monospace;\"><strong>sudo chown -R www-data:www-data \/var\/www\/html\/crater\/<\/strong><\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-family: 'couriernew',courier,monospace;\"><strong>sudo chmod 775 \/var\/www\/html\/crater\/storage\/framework<\/strong><\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-family: 'couriernew',courier,monospace;\"><strong>sudo chmod 775 \/var\/www\/html\/crater\/storage\/logs<\/strong><\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-family: 'couriernew',courier,monospace;\"><strong>sudo chmod 775 \/var\/www\/html\/crater\/bootstrap\/cache<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<h5><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Create_virtual_hosts_file\"><\/span>Create virtual hosts file.<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h5>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: 'couriernew',courier,monospace;\"><strong>sudo vim \/etc\/apache2\/sites-available\/crater.conf<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<h5><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Enter_the_virtual_host_configuration\"><\/span>Enter the virtual host configuration.<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h5>\n<p><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">&lt;VirtualHost *:80&gt;<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">ServerName <span style=\"color: #3366ff;\">crater.opensio.co.in<\/span><\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">DocumentRoot \/var\/www\/html\/crater\/public<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">&lt;Directory \/var\/www\/html\/crater\/public&gt;<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">Options Indexes FollowSymLinks MultiViews<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">AllowOverride All<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">Require all granted<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">&lt;\/Directory&gt;<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">ErrorLog \/var\/log\/apache2\/crater_error.log<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">CustomLog \/var\/log\/apache2\/crater_access.log combined<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">&lt;\/VirtualHost&gt;<\/span><\/p>\n<h5><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Activate_the_rewrite_module_virtual_host_and_restart_the_apache_web_server\"><\/span>Activate the rewrite module, virtual host, and restart the apache web server.<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h5>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: 'couriernew',courier,monospace;\"><strong>sudo a2enmod rewrite<\/strong><\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-family: 'couriernew',courier,monospace;\"><strong>sudo a2ensite <\/strong><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><strong>crater.conf<\/strong><\/span><\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-family: 'couriernew',courier,monospace;\"><strong>sudo systemctl reload apache2 &amp;&amp; sudo systemctl restart apache2<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<h5><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Create_database\"><\/span>Create database.<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h5>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: 'couriernew',courier,monospace;\"><strong>sudo mysql<\/strong><\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-family: 'couriernew',courier,monospace;\"><strong>create database crater;<\/strong><\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-family: 'couriernew',courier,monospace;\"><strong>create user &#8216;crater&#8217;@&#8217;localhost&#8217; identified by &#8216;crater123&#8217;;<\/strong><\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-family: 'couriernew',courier,monospace;\"><strong>grant all privileges on crater.* to &#8216;crater&#8217;@&#8217;localhost&#8217;;<\/strong><\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-family: 'couriernew',courier,monospace;\"><strong>flush privileges;<\/strong><\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-family: 'couriernew',courier,monospace;\"><strong>exit<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<h5><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Install_SSL_using_certbot\"><\/span>Install SSL using certbot.<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h5>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: 'couriernew',courier,monospace;\"><strong>sudo apt install python3-certbot-apache -y<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p>SSL request for subdomain crater.opensio.co.in<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: 'couriernew',courier,monospace;\"><strong>sudo certbot &#8211;non-interactive -m <\/strong><span style=\"color: #3366ff;\"><strong>info@opensio.co.in<\/strong><\/span><strong> &#8211;agree-tos &#8211;no-eff-email &#8211;apache -d <\/strong><span style=\"color: #3366ff;\"><strong>crater.opensio.co.in<\/strong><\/span><strong> &#8211;redirect<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<h5><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Installation_Wizard\"><\/span>Installation Wizard<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h5>\n<p>Browse to the subdomain (<span style=\"color: #3366ff;\">crater.opensio.co.in<\/span>)used for the installation wizard.<\/p>\n<p>Click Check Requirements to check if the server meets the requirements to run Crater.<\/p>\n<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-1103 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/maheshpalamuttath.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/1.png?resize=840%2C386&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"840\" height=\"386\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/maheshpalamuttath.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/1.png?resize=1024%2C471&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/maheshpalamuttath.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/1.png?resize=300%2C138&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/maheshpalamuttath.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/1.png?resize=768%2C353&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/maheshpalamuttath.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/1.png?resize=1200%2C552&amp;ssl=1 1200w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/maheshpalamuttath.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/1.png?w=1366&amp;ssl=1 1366w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 709px) 85vw, (max-width: 909px) 67vw, (max-width: 1362px) 62vw, 840px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span>Crater System Requirements<\/span><\/p>\n<p>If it meets the requirements click <strong>Continue<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-1107 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/maheshpalamuttath.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/2.png?resize=840%2C386&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"840\" height=\"386\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/maheshpalamuttath.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/2.png?resize=1024%2C471&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/maheshpalamuttath.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/2.png?resize=300%2C138&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/maheshpalamuttath.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/2.png?resize=768%2C353&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/maheshpalamuttath.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/2.png?resize=1200%2C552&amp;ssl=1 1200w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/maheshpalamuttath.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/2.png?w=1366&amp;ssl=1 1366w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 709px) 85vw, (max-width: 909px) 67vw, (max-width: 1362px) 62vw, 840px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">PHP extensions<\/p>\n<p><span>Checking directory permissions. <\/span><strong>Continue<\/strong><span>.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-1111 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/maheshpalamuttath.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/3.png?resize=840%2C386&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"840\" height=\"386\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/maheshpalamuttath.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/3.png?resize=1024%2C471&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/maheshpalamuttath.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/3.png?resize=300%2C138&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/maheshpalamuttath.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/3.png?resize=768%2C353&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/maheshpalamuttath.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/3.png?resize=1200%2C552&amp;ssl=1 1200w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/maheshpalamuttath.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/3.png?w=1366&amp;ssl=1 1366w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 709px) 85vw, (max-width: 909px) 67vw, (max-width: 1362px) 62vw, 840px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Directory Permissions<\/p>\n<p>Configure Site URL and database. Enter the database name, username, and password that was created previously. <strong>Save &amp; Continue<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-1113 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/maheshpalamuttath.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/4.png?resize=840%2C386&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"840\" height=\"386\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/maheshpalamuttath.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/4.png?resize=1024%2C471&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/maheshpalamuttath.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/4.png?resize=300%2C138&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/maheshpalamuttath.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/4.png?resize=768%2C353&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/maheshpalamuttath.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/4.png?resize=1200%2C552&amp;ssl=1 1200w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/maheshpalamuttath.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/4.png?w=1366&amp;ssl=1 1366w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 709px) 85vw, (max-width: 909px) 67vw, (max-width: 1362px) 62vw, 840px\" \/><span>Database Connection<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>Domain verification. <\/span><strong>Verify Now<\/strong><span>.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-1114 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/maheshpalamuttath.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/5.png?resize=840%2C386&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"840\" height=\"386\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/maheshpalamuttath.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/5.png?resize=1024%2C471&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/maheshpalamuttath.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/5.png?resize=300%2C138&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/maheshpalamuttath.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/5.png?resize=768%2C353&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/maheshpalamuttath.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/5.png?resize=1200%2C552&amp;ssl=1 1200w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/maheshpalamuttath.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/5.png?w=1366&amp;ssl=1 1366w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 709px) 85vw, (max-width: 909px) 67vw, (max-width: 1362px) 62vw, 840px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span>Domain Verification<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Mail configuration, enter the name and email address as the identity of the email sender. <strong>Save<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-1115 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/maheshpalamuttath.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/6.png?resize=840%2C386&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"840\" height=\"386\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/maheshpalamuttath.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/6.png?resize=1024%2C471&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/maheshpalamuttath.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/6.png?resize=300%2C138&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/maheshpalamuttath.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/6.png?resize=768%2C353&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/maheshpalamuttath.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/6.png?resize=1200%2C552&amp;ssl=1 1200w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/maheshpalamuttath.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/6.png?w=1366&amp;ssl=1 1366w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 709px) 85vw, (max-width: 909px) 67vw, (max-width: 1362px) 62vw, 840px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span>Mail Configuration<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>Account information, enter your name, email, and password. <\/span><strong>Save &amp; 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