Egroupware is a web-based groupware suite that enables users to manage and collaborate on projects, documents, contacts, time-tracking, and more. In this tutorial, we will be installing egroupware on Debian Latest.
Before installing egroupware, ensure that your server has the required dependencies installed. Run the following command to install the necessary packages:
sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get install apache2 mariadb-server php7.4 libapache2-mod-php7.4 php7.4-cli php7.4-gd php7.4-curl php7.4-mbstring php7.4-ldap php7.4-mysql php7.4-xml php7.4-zip
Next, we will download Egroupware from the official website. Run the following commands to download and extract the latest version of Egroupware:
cd /tmp
wget https://github.com/EGroupware/egroupware/archive/refs/tags/21.1.20211023.tar.gz
tar -xzvf 21.1.20211023.tar.gz
After downloading Egroupware, we will move it to the web server root directory and set the correct permissions.
sudo mv egroupware-21.1.20211023 /var/www/html/egroupware
sudo chown -R www-data:www-data /var/www/html/egroupware
sudo chmod -R 755 /var/www/html/egroupware
Egroupware comes with a configuration file that needs to be copied to the /etc directory. Run the following command to copy the file:
sudo cp /var/www/html/egroupware/header.inc.php /etc/egroupware-docker/header.inc.php
Next, we will create a new virtual host file for Egroupware. Run the following command to create the file:
sudo nano /etc/apache2/sites-available/egroupware.conf
Add the following content to the file:
<VirtualHost *:80>
ServerAdmin admin@example.com
DocumentRoot /var/www/html/egroupware
ServerName example.com
ErrorLog ${APACHE_LOG_DIR}/error.log
CustomLog ${APACHE_LOG_DIR}/access.log combined
</VirtualHost>
Replace "ServerAdmin" and "ServerName" with your email address and domain name.
Save and close the file.
Enable the new virtual host by running the following command:
sudo a2ensite egroupware.conf
Restart the Apache service to apply the changes:
sudo systemctl restart apache2
Finally, we will create a new MySQL/MariaDB database and user for egroupware.
Login to MySQL/MariaDB using the root account:
sudo mysql -u root -p
Create a new database and user for Egroupware:
CREATE DATABASE egroupware;
CREATE USER 'egroupwareuser'@'localhost' IDENTIFIED BY 'your_password';
GRANT ALL PRIVILEGES ON egroupware.* TO 'egroupwareuser'@'localhost';
FLUSH PRIVILEGES;
exit;
Replace 'your_password' with your desired password.
Open your web browser and navigate to http://example.com/setup/. Replace example.com with your server's domain name.
The Egroupware setup wizard will guide you through the installation process. Enter the database details that you created in Step 5 and follow the on-screen instructions.
After completing the setup, you can access Egroupware by navigating to http://example.com/egroupware/.
Congratulations! You have successfully installed Egroupware on Debian Latest. You can now start using it to manage your projects, contacts, documents, and more.
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