How to Install Tine - Community Edition on Alpine Linux Latest

Tine - Community Edition is an open-source groupware platform that provides a complete solution for managing contacts, appointments, tasks, and email. This tutorial will guide you through the installation process of Tine - Community Edition on Alpine Linux Latest.

Prerequisites

Before we begin with the installation, please make sure you have the following prerequisites:

Step 1: Install Required Packages

First, we need to install some required packages that Tine - Community Edition depends on. Open the terminal and run the following command to install the packages:

sudo apk add --no-cache wget apache2 php7-apache2 php7 php7-dom php7-xmlreader php7-openssl php7-curl php7-pear php7-mysqli php7-pdo_mysql php7-iconv php7-json php7-gd php7-imap php7-ldap php7-mcrypt php7-phar php7-intl php7-zip php7-fileinfo

Step 2: Download Tine - Community Edition

Next, we need to download the Tine - Community Edition source files from GitHub. Run the following command to download the files:

sudo wget https://github.com/tine20/tine20/archive/main.zip

Once the files are downloaded, extract them using the following command:

sudo unzip main.zip

Step 3: Configure Apache for Tine - Community Edition

Now, we need to configure Apache to serve Tine - Community Edition. First, create a new configuration file for Tine - Community Edition:

sudo nano /etc/apache2/conf.d/tine20.conf

Add the following content to the file:

<VirtualHost *:80>
    ServerName yourdomain.com
    DocumentRoot /path/to/tine20/main
    <Directory /path/to/tine20/main/>
        Options Indexes FollowSymLinks MultiViews
        AllowOverride All
        Require all granted
    </Directory>
    ErrorLog /var/log/apache2/tine20_error.log
    CustomLog /var/log/apache2/tine20_access.log combined
</VirtualHost>

Make sure to replace yourdomain.com with your domain name, and /path/to/tine20/main with the path to the Tine - Community Edition source files directory.

Save and close the file by pressing CTRL+X, then Y, then ENTER.

Next, enable the php7 and rewrite modules and restart Apache:

sudo sed -i '/^#LoadModule rewrite_module/s/^#//' /etc/apache2/httpd.conf
sudo sed -i '/^#LoadModule php7/s/^#//' /etc/apache2/httpd.conf
sudo systemctl restart apache2

Step 4: Set Up the Database

We need to create a MySQL/MariaDB database and a user for Tine - Community Edition. Connect to your MySQL/MariaDB server using the following command:

sudo mysql -u root -p

Enter your MySQL/MariaDB root password when prompted.

Next, create a new database and a user for Tine - Community Edition using the following commands:

CREATE DATABASE tine20db;
GRANT ALL ON tine20db.* TO 'tine20user'@'localhost' IDENTIFIED BY 'your_password';
FLUSH PRIVILEGES;
exit;

Make sure to replace tine20db with your desired database name, tine20user with your preferred username, and your_password with your desired password.

Step 5: Install Tine - Community Edition

Now, we are ready to install Tine - Community Edition. Navigate to the Tine - Community Edition source files directory and run the following command:

sudo php7 tine20-install.php --dbhost=localhost --dbuser=tine20user --dbpass=your_password --dbname=tine20db --userpass=your_special_password --username=admin

Make sure to replace localhost with your database host (if different), tine20user with your MySQL/MariaDB username, your_password with your MySQL/MariaDB password, tine20db with your database name, your_special_password with your desired admin password for Tine - Community Edition, and admin with your desired admin username.

The installation process may take some time, so be patient.

Step 6: Access Tine - Community Edition

Once the installation is complete, you can access Tine - Community Edition by opening a web browser and navigating to your domain name (http://yourdomain.com). You should be redirected to the Tine - Community Edition login page, where you can log in using the admin username and password you set during installation.

Congratulations! You have successfully installed Tine - Community Edition on Alpine Linux Latest.

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