How to install PartKeepr on Clear Linux Latest

PartKeepr is an open-source inventory management software. In this tutorial, we will guide you through the process of installing PartKeepr on Clear Linux Latest.

Prerequisites

Before proceeding with the installation, you must have:

• A Clear Linux Latest installation that is up-to-date.
• A user account with sudo privileges.

Steps to install PartKeepr

1. Update the system packages:

sudo swupd update

2. Install the required packages:

sudo swupd bundle-add php-basic
sudo swupd bundle-add php-mysql
sudo swupd bundle-add mariadb-server
sudo swupd bundle-add nginx
sudo systemctl enable mariadb
sudo systemctl start mariadb
sudo systemctl enable nginx
sudo systemctl start nginx

3. Download PartKeepr:

wget -O /var/www/PartKeepr.zip https://github.com/partkeepr/PartKeepr/releases/download/1.4.0/partkeepr-1.4.0.zip

4. Unzip the downloaded file:

sudo unzip -q /var/www/PartKeepr.zip -d /var/www

5. Rename the extracted folder:

sudo mv /var/www/partkeepr-1.4.0 /var/www/partkeepr

6. Grant the required permissions:

sudo chown -R www-data:www-data /var/www/partkeepr

7. Create a new PartKeepr database:

mysql -u root -p

Enter the root password when prompted.

CREATE DATABASE partkeepr;
GRANT ALL PRIVILEGES ON partkeepr.* TO 'partkeepr_user'@'localhost' IDENTIFIED BY 'your_password';
FLUSH PRIVILEGES;
exit

Replace your_password with a strong password.

8. Create a new virtual host for PartKeepr:

sudo nano /etc/nginx/sites-available/partkeepr

Add the following content:

server {
    listen 80;
    server_name your_domain.com;
    root /var/www/partkeepr;
    index index.php;
    location / {
        try_files $uri $uri/ /index.php?$query_string;
    }
    location ~ \.php$ {
        try_files $uri =404;
        fastcgi_index index.php;
        fastcgi_pass unix:/run/php/php7.3-fpm.sock;
        include fastcgi_params;
        fastcgi_param SCRIPT_FILENAME $document_root$fastcgi_script_name;
        fastcgi_param PATH_INFO $fastcgi_path_info;
    }
}

Replace your_domain.com with your domain name.

9. Create a symbolic link:

sudo ln -s /etc/nginx/sites-available/partkeepr /etc/nginx/sites-enabled/

10. Test the nginx configuration:

sudo nginx -t

If there are no errors, reload nginx:

sudo systemctl reload nginx

11. Edit the PartKeepr configuration file:

sudo nano /var/www/partkeepr/app/config/parameters.yml

Replace the following lines:

database_driver: pdo_mysql
database_host: 127.0.0.1
database_port: null
database_name: null
database_user: null
database_password: null

with:

database_driver: pdo_mysql
database_host: localhost
database_port: null
database_name: partkeepr
database_user: partkeepr_user
database_password: your_password

Replace your_password with the password you created earlier.

12. Change the ownership of the PartKeepr cache and logs directories:

sudo chown -R www-data:www-data /var/www/partkeepr/app/cache
sudo chown -R www-data:www-data /var/www/partkeepr/app/logs

13. Access PartKeepr in your web browser by visiting http://your_domain.com.

Congratulations, you have successfully installed PartKeepr on Clear Linux Latest!

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