ViMbAdmin is an open-source web-based application designed to manage virtual mail domains and accounts. It can be used to create and edit email domains, users, aliases, and distribution lists. In this tutorial, we are going to cover the steps required to install ViMbAdmin on the Clear Linux latest version.
Before we start the installation, make sure that you have fulfilled these requirements:
The first step is to ensure that your Clear Linux system is updated to the latest version.
Run the following commands to update:
sudo swupd update
sudo swupd bundle-add os-core-update
To install ViMbAdmin, we need to install several packages. The packages we need are:
Run the following command to install these packages:
sudo swupd bundle-add mariadb-server apache php-basic git
ViMbAdmin requires a database to store configuration and user data. We'll use MariaDB for this purpose. Follow the instructions below to configure the MariaDB database:
Start by enabling the MariaDB service:
sudo systemctl enable mariadb
Then start the MariaDB service:
sudo systemctl start mariadb
Next, secure the MariaDB installation using the command below. Answer the prompts as needed:
sudo mysql_secure_installation
Once the installation is secure, create a new database and user for ViMbAdmin:
sudo mysql -u root -p
MariaDB [(none)]> CREATE DATABASE vimbadmin;
MariaDB [(none)]> GRANT ALL PRIVILEGES ON vimbadmin.* TO 'vimbadmin'@'localhost' IDENTIFIED BY 'password';
MariaDB [(none)]> FLUSH PRIVILEGES;
MariaDB [(none)]> exit;
Replace the 'password' with a strong password of your choice.
We can now clone the ViMbAdmin repository from Github:
git clone https://github.com/opensolutions/ViMbAdmin.git
Next, move the ViMbAdmin directory to the Apache document root:
sudo mv ViMbAdmin /var/www/html/
Change permission of ViMbAdmin directory:
sudo chown -R www-data:www-data /var/www/html/ViMbAdmin
Copy the configuration file template and edit it to match your environment:
cd /var/www/html/ViMbAdmin/config
sudo cp config.inc.php.dist config.inc.php
sudo nano config.inc.php
Update the following lines:
$config['username'] = 'vimbadmin';
$config['password'] = 'password';
$config['db_name'] = 'vimbadmin';
$config['db_host'] = '127.0.0.1';
$config['db_port'] = '3306';
$config['default_domain'] = 'example.com';
Replace 'vimbadmin' with the username you created earlier, and replace 'password' with the corresponding password you created.
We now need to configure Apache to serve ViMbAdmin. Create a new Virtual Host file:
sudo nano /etc/httpd/conf.d/vimbadmin.conf
Add the following Virtual Host configuration:
<VirtualHost *:80>
ServerAdmin admin@example.com
DocumentRoot /var/www/html/ViMbAdmin/public
ServerName mail.example.com
<Directory /var/www/html/ViMbAdmin/public>
AllowOverride All
Require all granted
</Directory>
</VirtualHost>
Replace 'admin@example.com' and 'mail.example.com' with your information.
Next, enable and restart Apache:
sudo systemctl enable httpd
sudo systemctl restart httpd
Now you can access the ViMbAdmin web interface at http://mail.example.com/vimbadmin/.
When you access it, the installation wizard should start. Here are the steps:
After this, the installation wizard will end, and you will be redirected to the login page.
ViMbAdmin is now installed and ready to use. You can log in to the web interface using the admin credentials you set up during the installation process. You can now manage your virtual mail domains and accounts with ease.
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