Installing I Librarian on Alpine Linux Latest

In this tutorial, we will guide you through the process of installing I Librarian, a powerful and easy-to-use PDF manager, on Alpine Linux Latest.

Prerequisites

Before we start, make sure you have the following:

• A running Alpine Linux Latest installation
• Access to the internet
• A user account with sudo privileges

Step 1: Install Dependencies

I Librarian requires the following dependencies to be installed on your system:

• PHP 7.1 or later
• PHP-curl
• PHP-gd
• PHP-mbstring
• PHP-mysqli
• PHP-pear
• Apache or Nginx
• MySQL or MariaDB

To install these dependencies, run the following command in your terminal:

sudo apk add php php-curl php-gd php-mbstring php-mysqli php-pear apache2 mysql mysql-client

If you prefer to use Nginx instead of Apache, run this command instead:

sudo apk add php php-curl php-gd php-mbstring php-mysqli php-fpm mysql mysql-client nginx

Step 2: Download and Extract I Librarian

Next, download the latest version of I Librarian from the official website.

wget https://i-librarian.net/downloads/i-librarian-5.12.18.zip

Once the download is complete, extract the zip file:

unzip i-librarian-5.12.18.zip

Move the extracted I Librarian folder to the web root directory:

sudo mv i-librarian /var/www/localhost/htdocs/

Step 3: Configure MySQL or MariaDB

Create a new MySQL or MariaDB database:

mysql -u root -p

CREATE DATABASE ilibrarian;
GRANT ALL ON ilibrarian.* TO 'ibrarianuser' IDENTIFIED BY 'password';
FLUSH PRIVILEGES;
exit

Step 4: Configure Apache or Nginx

Apache

If you are using Apache, create a new virtual host for I Librarian by creating a new configuration file:

sudo nano /etc/apache2/conf.d/ibrarian.conf

Paste the following configuration:

<VirtualHost *:80>
    ServerName example.com
    DocumentRoot /var/www/localhost/htdocs/i-librarian

    <Directory /var/www/localhost/htdocs/i-librarian>
        Options Indexes FollowSymLinks
        AllowOverride All
        Require all granted
    </Directory>

    ErrorLog /var/log/apache2/ibrarian-error.log
    CustomLog /var/log/apache2/ibrarian-access.log combined
</VirtualHost>

Reload Apache:

sudo service apache2 reload

Nginx

If you are using Nginx, create a new server block configuration:

sudo nano /etc/nginx/conf.d/ibrarian.conf

Paste the following configuration:

server {
    listen 80;
    server_name ibrarian.local;
    root /var/www/localhost/htdocs/i-librarian;
    index index.php;

    location / {
        try_files $uri $uri/ /index.php$is_args$args;
    }

    location ~ \.php$ {
        fastcgi_pass unix:/var/run/php-fpm.sock;
        include fastcgi_params;
        fastcgi_param SCRIPT_FILENAME $document_root$fastcgi_script_name;
        fastcgi_param QUERY_STRING $query_string;
        fastcgi_param REQUEST_METHOD $request_method;
        fastcgi_param CONTENT_TYPE $content_type;
        fastcgi_param CONTENT_LENGTH $content_length;
        fastcgi_param PHP_VALUE "upload_max_filesize = 32M \n post_max_size=32M \n";
    }

    error_log /var/log/nginx/ibrarian-error.log;
    access_log /var/log/nginx/ibrarian-access.log;
}

Reload Nginx:

sudo service nginx reload

Step 5: Run the I Librarian Installer

Open a web browser and navigate to the I Librarian web interface:

http://localhost/i-librarian/

Click on the "I Librarian Installer" link to start the installation process.

Follow the prompts to configure your database and create your administrator login credentials.

Conclusion

You have successfully installed I Librarian on Alpine Linux Latest. Now you can manage your PDFs and research papers with ease.

If you want to self-host in an easy, hands free way, need an external IP address, or simply want your data in your own hands, give IPv6.rs a try!

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