rConfig is an open-source network configuration management tool that provides a web-based interface for network administrators to manage network devices. In this tutorial, we will learn how to install rConfig on Arch Linux.
Before proceeding with the installation, please make sure you have the following prerequisites on your system:
The first step is to update your system to the latest packages. Run the following command to update your Arch Linux system:
sudo pacman -Syu
rConfig requires a LAMP (Linux, Apache, MySQL, and PHP) stack to run. Install the Apache web server and MariaDB (a fork of MySQL) database server by running the following command:
sudo pacman -S apache mariadb
Install PHP with required extensions:
sudo pacman -S php php-apache php-gd php-ldap php-mcrypt php-mysql php-pear php-snmp
By default, MariaDB is not secured, and root user has no password. To secure MariaDB, run the following command:
sudo mysql_secure_installation
Go to the rConfig website and download the latest version of the software.
wget https://github.com/rconfig/rconfig/archive/refs/tags/v3.10.2.tar.gz
Extract the downloaded archive using the following command:
tar -xvzf v3.10.2.tar.gz
Then, move the extracted rConfig directory to the /var/www/html directory by running the following command:
sudo mv rconfig-3.10.2 /var/www/html/rconfig
Create a new virtual host configuration for rConfig with the following command:
sudo nano /etc/httpd/conf/extra/rconfig.conf
Add the following configuration in the file and save it:
<VirtualHost *:80>
ServerName rconfig.example.com
DocumentRoot /var/www/html/rconfig
<Directory /var/www/html/rconfig/>
Options FollowSymLinks
AllowOverride All
Require all granted
</Directory>
ErrorLog /var/log/httpd/rconfig_error.log
CustomLog /var/log/httpd/rconfig_access.log combined
</VirtualHost>
Enable and start the Apache web server:
sudo systemctl enable httpd.service
sudo systemctl start httpd.service
rConfig comes with an installation script that we will use to setup the application database. Open your web browser and navigate to http://rconfig.example.com/install.
Follow the installation instructions and provide the required details, such as database credentials, and click on the "Install" button.
After installation, don't forget to remove the install directory:
sudo rm -rf /var/www/html/rconfig/install/
That's it! You have successfully installed rConfig on your Arch Linux system. You can access the web interface using your browser by navigating to http://rconfig.example.com.
In this tutorial, you learned how to install rConfig on Arch Linux. rConfig provides a web-based interface to manage network devices, and it helps network administrators automate network management tasks. We hope you found this tutorial helpful. If you have any questions or feedback, please leave a comment below.
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