How to Install Elkarbackup on Elementary OS

Elkarbackup is an open-source backup solution that allows you to easily create backups of your data. In this tutorial, we will guide you through the steps to install Elkarbackup on Elementary OS.

Prerequisites

Before we start with the installation process, we need to make sure that our system meets the following prerequisites.

• You need to have Elementary OS installed on your system.
• You need to have sudo privileges.
• You need to have a stable internet connection.

Step 1: Install Dependencies

The first thing we need to do is to install the necessary dependencies for Elkarbackup. Open the terminal and enter the following command.

sudo apt-get update && sudo apt-get install -y apache2 libapache2-mod-php7.4 php7.4-soap php7.4-ldap php7.4-mbstring php7.4-zip php7.4-gd php7.4-mysql default-mysql-server unzip wget

Step 2: Download Elkarbackup

Elkarbackup is available on GitHub, so we need to download it onto our system. Enter the following commands in the terminal.

cd /tmp/
wget https://github.com/elkarbackup/elkarbackup/releases/download/v1.1.13/elkarbackup-1.1.13.zip

Step 3: Extract the Zip File

After downloading the Elkarbackup zip file, we need to extract it. Enter the following command in the terminal.

sudo unzip elkarbackup-1.1.13.zip -d /var/www/html/

This will extract the files to the html directory in the var folder.

Step 4: Set Permissions for Elkarbackup

After extracting the files, we need to set the appropriate permissions for the Elkarbackup files. Enter the following commands in the terminal.

sudo chown -R www-data:www-data /var/www/html/elkarbackup
sudo chmod -R 775 /var/www/html/elkarbackup/

Step 5: Create a Database

Now we need to create a database for Elkarbackup. Enter the following commands in the terminal.

sudo mysql -u root

This will open the MySQL console. Enter the following commands in the console.

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

Replace password with a strong password of your choice.

Step 6: Configure Apache

We need to configure Apache to serve Elkarbackup. Enter the following command in the terminal.

sudo nano /etc/apache2/sites-available/elkarbackup.conf

This will open the nano text editor. Enter the following lines in the file.

<VirtualHost *:80>
    ServerName elkarbackup.example.com
    DocumentRoot /var/www/html/elkarbackup
    ErrorLog ${APACHE_LOG_DIR}/elkarbackup-error.log
    CustomLog ${APACHE_LOG_DIR}/elkarbackup-access.log combined
</VirtualHost>

Replace elkarbackup.example.com with your domain name or IP address.

After adding the lines, save the file and exit the editor.

Step 7: Enable Apache Module

We need to enable the rewrite module for Apache. Enter the following commands in the terminal.

sudo a2enmod rewrite
sudo systemctl restart apache2

Step 8: Access Elkarbackup

Now we can access Elkarbackup by entering the following URL in the web browser.

http://elkarbackup.example.com

Replace elkarbackup.example.com with your domain name or IP address.

You will see the Elkarbackup login page. Enter the database credentials that you created earlier and click on Login.

Congratulations! You have successfully installed Elkarbackup on your Elementary OS system. You can now create backups of your data using Elkarbackup.

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