How to Install Piler on Elementary OS Latest

Piler is an open source email archiving software that allows you to archive and search all your email. In this tutorial, we will show you how to install Piler on Elementary OS Latest.

Prerequisites

• A working installation of Elementary OS Latest.
• A user account with sudo privileges.

Step 1: Install Dependencies

Before installing Piler, you need to install some dependencies. Open the terminal and type the following command:

sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get install -y apache2 mariadb-client mariadb-server php7.2 php7.2-common php7.2-gd php7.2-imap php7.2-ldap php7.2-mbstring php7.2-mysql php7.2-xml php7.2-zip

Step 2: Download and Install Piler

1. Download the Piler package from the official website using the following command. Replace [PIler Version] with the latest version of Piler that you want to install.

   wget -O piler-[Piler Version].tar.gz https://bitbucket.org/jsuto/piler/downloads/piler-[Piler Version].tar.gz
   

2. Extract the downloaded file using the following command:

   tar -xzf piler-[Piler Version].tar.gz
   

3. Copy the extracted file to the /opt directory using the following command:

   sudo cp -r piler-[Piler Version] /opt/piler
   

Step 3: Configure Piler

1. Create a new virtual host configuration file for Piler using the following command:

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

2. Add the following lines to the file:

   <VirtualHost *:80>
       ServerAdmin admin@example.com
       ServerName piler.example.com
       DocumentRoot /opt/piler/www/
       <Directory /opt/piler/www/>
           AllowOverride All
           Require all granted
       </Directory>
       ErrorLog ${APACHE_LOG_DIR}/piler_error.log
       CustomLog ${APACHE_LOG_DIR}/piler_access.log combined
   </VirtualHost>
   

   Replace ServerAdmin and ServerName with your email and domain name respectively.

3. Enable the virtual host configuration file using the following command:

   sudo a2ensite piler.conf
   

4. Enable the Apache rewrite module using the following command:

   sudo a2enmod rewrite
   

5. Restart Apache using the following command:

   sudo systemctl restart apache2
   

6. Create a new MySQL database and user for Piler using the following commands:

   sudo mysql -u root -p
   CREATE DATABASE piler;
   CREATE USER 'piler'@'localhost' IDENTIFIED BY 'password';
   GRANT ALL ON piler.* TO 'piler'@'localhost';
   FLUSH PRIVILEGES;
   exit;
   

7. Configure Piler using the following command:

   sudo /opt/piler/setup.sh
   

   Enter the MySQL database details, admin email and password as prompted.

8. Start Piler using the following command:

   sudo /etc/init.d/piler start
   

Step 4: Access Piler

1. Open your web browser and navigate to http://piler.example.com where piler.example.com is the ServerName you specified in step 3.

2. Login to Piler using the admin email and password you entered in step 3.

Congratulations! You have successfully installed and configured Piler on Elementary OS Latest.

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