eLabFTW is an open-source electronic lab notebook software for managing experiments, lab inventory, and protocols. In this tutorial, we'll guide you through the installation process of eLabFTW on Elementary OS.
Before installing eLabFTW, ensure that you have the following prerequisites:
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First, download the latest version of eLabFTW from their official website using the following wget command:
sudo wget https://github.com/elabftw/elabftw/releases/download/1.8.5/elabftw-1.8.5.zip
Once the download is complete, extract the downloaded file using the unzip command:
sudo unzip elabftw-1.8.5.zip -d /var/www/html/elabftw
After extracting the eLabFTW files, ensure that the proper permissions are set for the elabftw directory using the following commands:
sudo chown -R www-data:www-data /var/www/html/elabftw/
sudo chmod -R 775 /var/www/html/elabftw/
Next, we'll create a MySQL database that eLabFTW will use to store its data. To create a new database, enter the following command:
sudo mysql -u root -p
Once you're logged in, create a new database called "elabdb":
CREATE DATABASE elabdb;
After that, create a new user and grant access permissions to the "elabdb" database:
CREATE USER 'elabuser'@'localhost' IDENTIFIED BY 'your_password_here';
GRANT ALL PRIVILEGES ON `elabdb`.* TO 'elabuser'@'localhost';
After creating the database, navigate to the eLabFTW configuration file, located at /var/www/html/elabftw/app/config.php, and update the following lines to reflect the database credentials you created in Step 3:
'host' => 'localhost',
'user' => 'elabuser',
'password' => 'your_password_here',
'database' => 'elabdb',
After updating the configuration file, navigate to http://your_IP_address/elabftw in your web browser to access the eLabFTW installation page. Once there, follow the on-screen instructions to complete the installation process.
In this tutorial, we walked you through the process of installing eLabFTW on Elementary OS. With eLabFTW, you can now easily manage your lab inventory, experiments, and protocols in a seamless and organized manner.
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