How to Install Baïkal on Clear Linux Latest

Introduction

Baïkal is an open-source and lightweight server for CalDAV and CardDAV. This tutorial shows you how to install Baïkal on Clear Linux Latest.

Prerequisites

• A Clear Linux Latest instance
• Basic knowledge of the command-line interface

Step 1: Install Dependencies

Before installing Baïkal on Clear Linux Latest, you should first install the dependencies required for the installation process. Run the following command to install the required packages:

sudo swupd bundle-add php-basic
sudo swupd bundle-add mariadb-client mariadb-server
sudo ln -s /usr/sbin/php-fpm7 /usr/sbin/php-fpm

The above command installs the following packages:

• php-basic: This package provides the basic PHP environment.
• mariadb-client: This package provides the client libraries and command-line utilities for MariaDB.
• mariadb-server: This package provides the MariaDB server.
• php-fpm7: This package provides the FPM (FastCGI Process Manager) which manages the PHP processes.

Step 2: Download and Install Baïkal

Follow these steps to download and install Baïkal:

1. Download the latest version of Baïkal from https://sabre.io/baikal/. The file will be downloaded to your Downloads directory.

2. Open the Downloads directory and extract the downloaded file using the following command:

   tar -xzf baikal-<version>.tar.gz
   

   Replace <version> with the version number you downloaded.

3. After extracting the Baïkal files, move them to the webroot directory. Run the following command:

   sudo mv baikal-<version> /var/www/
   

4. Ensure that the web server has the necessary permissions to access the Baïkal files:

   sudo chown -R www-data:www-data /var/www/baikal-<version>
   

5. Navigate to the Baïkal directory and make a copy of the sample configuration file:

   cd /var/www/baikal-<version>/
   sudo cp Specific/Configuration/settings.xml.sample Specific/Configuration/settings.xml
   

6. Grant execute permissions to the Baïkal Init script:

   sudo chmod +x Specific/baikal-init.sh
   

Step 3: Configure Baïkal

Follow these steps to configure Baïkal:

1. Create a new database and user for Baïkal. Use the following commands to connect to the MariaDB server:

   sudo mariadb
   

2. Once you are in the MariaDB shell, create a new database and user with the following commands:

   CREATE DATABASE baikal;
   CREATE USER 'baikal_user'@'localhost' IDENTIFIED BY 'password';
   GRANT ALL PRIVILEGES ON baikal.* TO 'baikal_user'@'localhost' IDENTIFIED BY 'password';
   FLUSH PRIVILEGES;
   exit;
   

   Replace password with a strong password for the user.

3. Open the Baïkal configuration file with your favorite text editor:

   sudo nano /var/www/baikal-<version>/Specific/Configuration/settings.xml
   

4. Customize the following configuration values to match your setup:

   <dbname>baikal</dbname>
   <dbuser>baikal_user</dbuser>
   <dbpass>password</dbpass>
   <baseUri>/baikal</baseUri>
   

   Replace password with the password you used for the Baïkal user.

5. Save the changes and close the file.

6. Create the necessary tables in the Baïkal database by running the following command:

   sudo /var/www/baikal-<version>/Specific/baikal-init.sh
   

Step 4: Test Baïkal

You can now test Baïkal by accessing the web interface in your browser. To access the Baïkal web interface, visit:

http://<your-ip-address>/baikal/html/

Replace <your-ip-address> with the IP address of your Clear Linux instance.

Conclusion

You have successfully installed and configured Baïkal on Clear Linux Latest. You can now use it to synchronize CalDAV and CardDAV information between devices.

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