How to Install ViMbAdmin on Alpine Linux Latest

ViMbAdmin is an open-source web-based system management tool designed for mail servers. It facilitates users with a web application interface for managing domains, accounts, aliases, and forwards for Postfix mail servers. This tutorial will guide you on how to install ViMbAdmin on Alpine Linux Latest.

Prerequisites

Before installing ViMbAdmin on Alpine Linux, make sure you have the following prerequisites:

• A running Alpine Linux Latest instance
• Root access or a sudo user
• Installed Nginx web server, PHP, and MySQL

Step 1: Download ViMbAdmin

Open your terminal and download the latest version of ViMbAdmin from the official website using the following command:

$ wget https://github.com/opensolutions/ViMbAdmin/archive/master.zip

After downloading, extract the downloaded file:

$ unzip master.zip

Now, move the extracted file to the /var/www/ directory:

$ mv ViMbAdmin-master /var/www/vimbadmin

Step 2: Create a MySQL Database

Next, create a MySQL database for ViMbAdmin by logging into the MySQL command-line interface using the following command:

$ mysql -u root -p

Enter your root password and run the following commands:

CREATE DATABASE vimbadmin_db;
CREATE USER 'vimbadmin'@'localhost' IDENTIFIED BY 'YOUR_PASSWORD';
GRANT ALL PRIVILEGES ON vimbadmin_db.* TO 'vimbadmin'@'localhost';
FLUSH PRIVILEGES;

Step 3: Configure Nginx

Create a virtual host configuration file for ViMbAdmin by running the following command:

$ nano /etc/nginx/conf.d/vimbadmin.conf

Add the following lines in the file:

server {
        listen 80;
        server_name vimbadmin.example.com;

        root /var/www/vimbadmin/public;
        index index.php index.html;

        error_log /var/log/nginx/vimbadmin_error.log;
        access_log /var/log/nginx/vimbadmin_access.log;

        location / {
                try_files $uri /index.php$is_args$args;
        }
        
        location ~ \.php$ {
                include fastcgi_params;
                fastcgi_param SCRIPT_FILENAME $document_root$fastcgi_script_name;
                fastcgi_pass unix:/run/php-fpm.sock;
                fastcgi_index index.php;
        }
}

Replace example.com with your domain name and save the file.

Restart the Nginx web server to apply the changes:

$ systemctl restart nginx

Step 4: Configure ViMbAdmin

Copy the configuration file from the sample configuration file provided by ViMbAdmin using the following command:

$ cp /var/www/vimbadmin/application/configs/application.ini.sample /var/www/vimbadmin/application/configs/application.ini

Edit the configuration file:

$ nano /var/www/vimbadmin/application/configs/application.ini

Find the following sections and update them according to your configuration:

[database]
resources.db.adapter = "PDO_MYSQL"
resources.db.params.host = "localhost"
resources.db.params.username = "vimbadmin"
resources.db.params.password = "YOUR_PASSWORD"
resources.db.params.dbname = "vimbadmin_db"

[mail]
admin_email = "admin@example.com"
admin_name = "Administrator Name"
[app]
; Replace www-data with your nginx user
user = "www-data"
group = "www-data"

Change YOUR_PASSWORD with the database password you created earlier.

Step 5: Run the Web Installer

Access the ViMbAdmin web installer by opening your web browser and entering your server address followed by vimbadmin in the URL bar:

http://vimbadmin.example.com/install

Follow the on-screen instructions to complete the installation.

Step 6: Finalize the Setup

After installing ViMbAdmin, remove the installation directory to secure your installation:

$ rm -rf /var/www/vimbadmin/install

Restart the PHP-FPM and Nginx service to apply the changes:

$ systemctl restart php7.4-fpm
$ systemctl restart nginx

That's it! You have successfully installed ViMbAdmin on Alpine Linux Latest. You can now add new domains, accounts, aliases and forwards using the ViMbAdmin web application.

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