EspoCRM is a powerful open-source customer relationship management (CRM) software that allows you to manage your customer interactions, automate your sales process, and organize your teams. It is free to use and has plenty of advanced features for business and enterprise-level users.
This guide will walk you through the installation process of EspoCRM on Arch Linux.
The first step is to install the required dependencies that EspoCRM needs to function properly. Open your terminal and run the following command:
sudo pacman -S php php-intl php-gd php-pgsql php-curl php-xml composer postgresql nginx
This will install PHP, PostgreSQL, composer, and Nginx.
Next, you need to create a database for EspoCRM to use. Run the following command to switch to the PostgreSQL user:
sudo -iu postgres
Now, create a new database and user for EspoCRM:
createdb espocrm
createuser -P espocrm
This will prompt you to set a password for the new user. Make sure to remember the password as you will need it later.
Now, grant the user full access to the EspoCRM database:
psql
GRANT ALL PRIVILEGES ON DATABASE espocrm TO espocrm;
\q
Exit the PostgreSQL user and return to your normal shell:
exit
Download the latest version of EspoCRM using composer:
sudo -u http git clone https://github.com/espocrm/espocrm.git /usr/share/nginx/espocrm
Once the download is complete, navigate to the EspoCRM directory and install the required packages:
cd /usr/share/nginx/espocrm
sudo -u http composer install
EspoCRM requires a web server to function. In this case, we are going to use Nginx. Start by creating a new Nginx configuration file:
sudo nano /etc/nginx/conf.d/espocrm.conf
Paste the following content into the file:
server {
listen 80;
server_name YOUR_DOMAIN_NAME;
root /usr/share/nginx/espocrm;
index index.php;
access_log /var/log/nginx/espocrm.access.log;
error_log /var/log/nginx/espocrm.error.log;
location / {
try_files $uri $uri/ /index.php?$args;
}
location ~ \.php$ {
fastcgi_pass unix:/run/php-fpm/php-fpm.sock;
fastcgi_index index.php;
fastcgi_param SCRIPT_FILENAME $document_root$fastcgi_script_name;
include fastcgi_params;
}
}
Replace YOUR_DOMAIN_NAME with your domain name or IP address. Save the file and exit the editor.
Next, restart Nginx to apply the changes:
sudo systemctl restart nginx
Now that everything is in place, you need to configure EspoCRM to use the PostgreSQL database you created earlier. Navigate to the EspoCRM directory:
cd /usr/share/nginx/espocrm
Copy the sample configuration file to the main configuration file:
sudo -u http cp ./application/Espo/Modules/Admin/Installer/Examples/config.php ./application/Espo/Modules/Admin/Installer/
sudo -u http mv ./application/Espo/Modules/Admin/Installer/config.php ./application/Espo/Modules/Admin/Installer/config.php.bak
sudo -u http cp ./data/config.php.sample ./data/config.php
Open the configuration file for editing:
sudo nano ./data/config.php
Under the database section, replace the default configuration with the following:
'database' => [
'host' => 'localhost',
'dbname' => 'espocrm',
'username' => 'espocrm',
'password' => 'YOUR_PASSWORD'
],
Replace YOUR_PASSWORD with the password you set earlier for the PostgreSQL user espocrm.
Save the file and exit the editor.
Open your web browser and go to http://YOUR_DOMAIN_NAME, You should see the EspoCRM installation page. Follow the on-screen instructions to complete the installation. Once done, you can log in to your new EspoCRM installation.
In this tutorial, you have successfully installed EspoCRM on Arch Linux. With the basic installation now complete, you can experiment with the many features that EspoCRM has to offer. We recommend that you explore the documentation to discover the full suite of features that EspoCRM offers.
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