How to Install Piler on Arch Linux

Piler is an open source email archiving solution that helps you to archive, index, search, and retrieve emails efficiently. In this tutorial, we will cover the installation process of Piler on Arch Linux.

Prerequisites

Before installing Piler, make sure you have the following prerequisites installed on your system:

• Arch Linux
• Root access
• Internet connection

Step 1: Update the System

First, update the Arch Linux system using the following command:

pacman -Syu

Step 2: Install Required Dependencies

Next, you need to install some dependencies using the following command:

pacman -S apache php php-apache php-mysql php-pear php-gd php-xml php-intl perl-mime-tools perl-mailtools \
mod_ssl mariadb

Step 3: Install Piler

You can install Piler using two methods:

Method 1: Install Piler from the Package

Piler comes with the Arch Linux package. You can install it using the following command:

pacman -S piler

Method 2: Install Piler from the Source Code

Alternatively, you can install Piler from the source code. Download the latest Piler source code from the official website, extract it, and install it using the following commands:

wget https://bitbucket.org/jsuto/piler/downloads/piler-1.3.9.tar.gz
tar -xzvf piler-1.3.9.tar.gz
cd piler-1.3.9
./installer.sh

Step 4: Configure Apache Web Server

Next, you need to configure the Apache web server to run Piler. Create a new Apache virtual host configuration file using the following command:

nano /etc/httpd/conf/extra/piler.conf

Add the following content to the file:

<VirtualHost *:80>
     ServerAdmin admin@mydomain.com
     DocumentRoot /usr/share/webapps/piler
     ServerName mydomain.com
     ErrorLog /var/log/httpd/piler_error.log
     CustomLog /var/log/httpd/piler_access.log combined
     <Directory "/usr/share/webapps/piler">
         Options FollowSymLinks
         AllowOverride All
         Require all granted
     </Directory>
</VirtualHost>

Save and close the file.

Step 5: Configure Mariadb

Next, you need to configure Mariadb. Log in to MariaDB using the following command:

mysql -u root -p

Create a new database for Piler using the following commands:

CREATE DATABASE pilerdb;
CREATE USER 'pileruser'@'localhost' IDENTIFIED BY 'pilerpassword';
GRANT ALL PRIVILEGES ON pilerdb.* TO 'pileruser'@'localhost';
FLUSH PRIVILEGES;
exit;

Step 6: Configure Piler

Next, you need to configure Piler. Open the Piler configuration file using the following command:

nano /etc/piler/piler.conf

Update the following lines in the configuration file:

$CONF['archive_db_dsn'] = 'dbi:mysql:pilerdb:localhost:3306';
$CONF['archive_db_user'] = 'pileruser';
$CONF['archive_db_pass'] = 'pilerpassword';
$CONF['archive_db_name'] = 'pilerdb';
$CONF['archive_db_prefix'] = '';

Restart the Apache web server using the following command:

systemctl restart httpd.service

Step 7: Access Piler Web Interface

Finally, access the Piler web interface using the following URL:

http://mydomain.com/piler

Enter the admin username and password to log in.

Conclusion

Congratulations! You have successfully installed Piler on Arch Linux. You can now start archiving your emails and searching them efficiently using the Piler web interface.

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