Cloudlog is a web-based amateur radio logging application that allows you to store and manage your radio contacts. In this tutorial, we will guide you through the steps to install Cloudlog on Alpine Linux Latest.
Before we can install Cloudlog, we need to install some required dependencies. Open the terminal window and run the following command:
apk add apache2 mariadb mariadb-client php7-apache2 php7-mysqli php7-zip php7-curl php7-json php7-openssl php7-phar php7-mbstring php7-zlib php7-gd php7-session php7-iconv
This command will download and install all the necessary packages needed to run Cloudlog.
Now we need to download the Cloudlog application. In the terminal window, run the following command to download Cloudlog:
wget https://github.com/magicbug/Cloudlog/archive/master.zip
After the download is complete, extract the zip file by running:
unzip master.zip
Next, we need to move the extracted files to your web server's root directory. In this example, we will move the files to the default Apache web root directory, /var/www/localhost/htdocs/.
mv Cloudlog-master/* /var/www/localhost/htdocs/
We need to set the right permissions on Cloudlog's files and directories. Change the ownership of the files to your web server user, which is usually www-data.
chown -R www-data:www-data /var/www/localhost/htdocs
Now we need to create a database and user for Cloudlog. In the terminal window, log in to the MariaDB server by running the following command:
mysql -u root -p
When prompted, enter your MySQL root user password. Now we will create a new database, create a user, and grant them permissions to the database.
MariaDB [(none)]> create database cloudlog;
MariaDB [(none)]> create user 'cloudlog_user'@'localhost' identified by 'your_password_here';
MariaDB [(none)]> grant all privileges on cloudlog.* to 'cloudlog_user'@'localhost';
MariaDB [(none)]> flush privileges;
MariaDB [(none)]> exit;
Almost done! We need to configure Cloudlog to connect to the database we just created. In your web browser, navigate to your Cloudlog's URL (e.g., http://your_server_ip/). Click on the Install.php link.
Follow the prompts to configure your database connection details. Make sure to use the database name, username, and password that we created in the previous step.
Once the configuration is complete, the database tables will be created automatically.
Cloudlog is now up and running, and you can start logging your radio contacts. Navigate to your Cloudlog URL (e.g., http://your_server_ip/) to log in to your account.
Congratulations! You have successfully installed Cloudlog on Alpine Linux Latest.
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