Cypht is a powerful personal webmail platform that aggregates multiple email accounts into one platform, designed for light users who want a minimalist interface. In this tutorial, we will go through the steps required for installing Cypht on Arch Linux.
Before we begin, ensure that your system meets the following prerequisites:
We start by updating the package list and package cache on the system by running the following command:
sudo pacman -Syu
This command will update all the packages and their dependencies to their latest versions.
We need to install some dependencies for Cypht to function properly on our Arch Linux system. The dependencies include:
To install Apache, run the following command:
sudo pacman -S apache
To install PHP, run the following command:
sudo pacman -S php php-apache libphp
To enable PHP in Apache, edit the Apache configuration file /etc/httpd/conf/httpd.conf and uncomment the following line:
LoadModule php7_module modules/libphp7.so
To enable IMAP support, run the following command:
sudo pacman -S php-imap
To enable GD image support, run the following command:
sudo pacman -S php-gd
The next step is to download Cypht by cloning the official Git repository. To do this, run the following command:
git clone https://github.com/jasonmunro/cypht.git
This command will download the Cypht source code into the local directory.
We need to configure Apache to serve Cypht. Create a new configuration file for Cypht using the following command:
sudo nano /etc/httpd/conf/extra/cypht.conf
Paste the following configuration into the file:
<VirtualHost *:80>
ServerAdmin admin@example.com
DocumentRoot /path/to/cypht
ServerName example.com
ServerAlias www.example.com
ErrorLog /var/log/httpd/cypht_error_log
CustomLog /var/log/httpd/cypht_access_log common
<Directory "/path/to/cypht">
Options FollowSymLinks
AllowOverride All
Require all granted
</Directory>
</VirtualHost>
Replace /path/to/cypht with the absolute path to the Cypht source code.
Save the file and exit.
We also need to enable the rewrite and headers modules in Apache by running the following command:
sudo a2enmod rewrite headers
Now we can install Cypht by navigating to the Cypht source code directory and running the following command:
sudo ./install.sh
This command will install Cypht and its dependencies.
Finally, we can access Cypht by navigating to the URL http://example.com/cypht on a web browser, where example.com is the domain name or IP address of the web server hosting Cypht.
If everything is set up correctly, you should see the Cypht login screen.
In conclusion, we have gone through the steps required to install Cypht on Arch Linux. Now you can start using Cypht as your personal webmail platform.
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