How to install DAViCal on Arch Linux

DAViCal is a free and open-source CalDAV & CardDAV server for organizing your calendar and contacts. In this tutorial, we will show you how to install DAViCal on Arch Linux.

Prerequisites

Before installing DAViCal make sure you have the following requirements:

• Arch Linux up and running
• Sudo privileges
• Basic knowledge of using a terminal

Installation

Follow these steps to install DAViCal on your Arch Linux machine:

Step 1: Update your system

Before installing any new packages, it’s important to update your system to the latest packages:

sudo pacman -Syu

Step 2: Install required packages

Install required packages for DAViCal on Arch Linux:

sudo pacman -S apache php php-apache postgresql davical

Step 3: Configure PostgreSQL

DAViCal uses PostgreSQL as its database backend, so we need to configure it first.

First, start the PostgreSQL service:

sudo systemctl start postgresql
sudo systemctl enable postgresql

Next, create a new PostgreSQL user and a database:

sudo su - postgres
createuser davical_app_user -P
createdb -O davical_app_user davical
exit

Step 4: Configure Apache

Configure Apache for DAViCal:

sudo nano /etc/httpd/conf/httpd.conf

Add the below lines to enable Davical HTTPD permissions:

LoadModule dav_module modules/mod_dav.so
LoadModule dav_fs_module modules/mod_dav_fs.so
LoadModule dav_lock_module modules/mod_dav_lock.so
LoadModule authz_core_module modules/mod_authz_core.so

<VirtualHost *:80>
     ServerAdmin admin@example.com
     ServerName calendar.example.com
     DocumentRoot /usr/share/webapps/davical/htdocs
     ErrorLog /var/log/httpd/davical_error.log
     CustomLog /var/log/httpd/davical_access.log combined
     DavLockDB /var/lib/davical/DavLock
     <Directory /usr/share/webapps/davical/htdocs>
        AllowOverride all
        Require all granted
     </Directory>
</VirtualHost>

= Note: Replace calendar.example.com with your own domain name.

Save and close the file by pressing Ctrl + X, Y, then hit Enter.

Step 5: Start Apache and import database schema

Start the Apache service:

sudo systemctl start httpd
sudo systemctl enable httpd

Now we will import the DAViCal database schema:

sudo su - davical_user
cd /usr/share/webapps/davical/htdocs/
cp config.php.example config.php
./dba

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