How to Install AgenDAV on Alpine Linux

In this tutorial, we will guide you through the process of installing AgenDAV on Alpine Linux. AgenDAV is an open-source web-based calendar and address book application. It allows users to manage their personal contacts, tasks, and events in a flexible and intuitive way.

Prerequisites

Before we begin, you will need the following:

• A computer or virtual machine running Alpine Linux Latest
• Root access to the system
• An active internet connection

Steps

1. Install PHP and other required packages

   The first step is to install PHP and other required packages on your Alpine Linux system. To do this, open a terminal window and run the following command:

   apk add php7 php7-fpm php7-json php7-iconv php7-xml php7-dom php7-pdo \
   php7-pdo_mysql php7-tokenizer php7-mbstring php7-simplexml php7-posix \
   php7-ldap php7-gd php7-soap php7-curl php7-openssl php7-zip php7-exif
   

2. Install and configure a web server

   AgenDAV requires a web server to operate. In this tutorial, we will be using Nginx as our web server. To install Nginx, run the following command in your terminal:

   apk add nginx
   

   After installation, start the Nginx service by running the following command:

   rc-update add nginx default
   rc-service nginx start
   

3. Download and extract AgenDAV

   Download the latest AgenDAV release from their official website using the following command:

   wget https://github.com/agendav/agendav/releases/latest/download/agendav.tar.gz
   

   Once downloaded, extract the file using the following command:

   tar xzf agendav.tar.gz
   

4. Configure Nginx to serve AgenDAV

   Next, we need to configure the Nginx server to serve AgenDAV. To do this, create a new configuration file for AgenDAV:

   nano /etc/nginx/conf.d/agendav.conf
   

   Copy and paste the following configuration into the file:

   server {
       listen 80;
       server_name your_domain.com;
       root /path/to/agendav;
       index index.php;
   
       location / {
           try_files $uri $uri/ /index.php?$args;
       }
   
       location ~ \.php$ {
           fastcgi_pass unix:/run/php/php7.0-fpm.sock;
           fastcgi_index index.php;
           fastcgi_param SCRIPT_FILENAME $document_root$fastcgi_script_name;
           include fastcgi_params;
       }
   }
   

   Replace "your_domain.com" with your actual domain name or IP address. Replace "/path/to/agendav" with the path to your extracted AgenDAV folder.

5. Create a MySQL database for AgenDAV

   AgenDAV requires a MySQL database to operate. To create a new database, run the following command in your terminal:

   mysql -u root -p
   

   Enter your MySQL root password when prompted. Then, run the following SQL commands to create a new database and user for AgenDAV:

   CREATE DATABASE agendav;
   GRANT ALL PRIVILEGES ON agendav.* TO 'agendavuser'@'localhost' IDENTIFIED BY 'password';
   

   Replace "agendavuser" and "password" with your desired database username and password.

6. Run the AgenDAV installer

   Finally, we need to run the AgenDAV installer to set up our application. Open your web browser and navigate to your domain or IP address. You should see the AgenDAV installer page. Follow the prompts to set up your application.

   When prompted for the MySQL database information, enter the following details:

   • Database driver: pdo_mysql
   • Database host: localhost
   • Database name: agendav
   • Database username: agendavuser
   • Database password: password

   Replace "agendavuser" and "password" with the username and password you created earlier.

   Once the installer completes, you should be able to log in to your AgenDAV application and start using it.

Conclusion

In this tutorial, we have shown you how to install AgenDAV on Alpine Linux. By following these steps, you should now have a working installation of AgenDAV that you can use to manage your personal contacts, tasks, and events.

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