How to Install ChiefOnboarding on EndeavourOS

ChiefOnboarding is a web-based employee onboarding software that simplifies onboarding processes such as paperwork collection, task assignments, and communication. This tutorial will guide you through the process of installing ChiefOnboarding on your EndeavourOS operating system.

Prerequisites

Before installing ChiefOnboarding, make sure that you have the following:

• A Linux-based OS (this guide specifically uses EndeavourOS)
• A web server (such as Apache or Nginx)
• PHP version 7.4 or higher
• Composer

Step 1: Clone the Repository

To get started, open your terminal and navigate to your web server's root directory:

cd /var/www/

Next, clone the ChiefOnboarding repository from GitHub:

sudo git clone https://github.com/ChiefOnboarding/ChiefOnboarding.git chiefonboarding

This will create a new directory called "chiefonboarding" in your web server's root directory.

Step 2: Install Dependencies

Navigate to the ChiefOnboarding directory and use Composer to install the project's dependencies:

cd chiefonboarding
sudo composer install

Step 3: Set Permissions

To ensure that the web server can read and write to the necessary directories, set the appropriate permissions:

sudo chown -R www-data:www-data storage bootstrap/cache
sudo chmod -R 775 storage bootstrap/cache

Step 4: Configure the Environment Variables

Duplicate the .env.example file and rename the copy as .env:

cp .env.example .env

Open the .env file and set the following variables:

APP_NAME=ChiefOnboarding
APP_ENV=production
APP_DEBUG=false
APP_URL=http://your-domain-name

Replace "your-domain-name" with your actual domain name.

Next, configure your database settings:

DB_CONNECTION=mysql
DB_HOST=127.0.0.1
DB_PORT=3306
DB_DATABASE=chiefonboarding
DB_USERNAME=your-database-username
DB_PASSWORD=your-database-password

Save your changes and exit the file.

Step 5: Generate the Application Key

Run the command below to generate the application key:

sudo php artisan key:generate

Step 6: Migrate the Database

Run the command below to migrate the database schema:

sudo php artisan migrate

Step 7: Install SSL/TLS Certificate

You should have a domain and a SSL/TLS certificate installed before proceeding. If you do not have one, you can use Certbot to acquire a free SSL/TLS certificate from Let's Encrypt.

Step 8: Configure the Web Server

In this guide, we will assume Nginx is used as your web server. Open a new server block file for your domain configuration:

sudo nano /etc/nginx/sites-available/your-domain-name

Paste in the following configuration:

server {
    listen 80;
    listen [::]:80;
    server_name your-domain-name;
    return 301 https://$server_name$request_uri;
}

server {
    listen 443 ssl http2;
    listen [::]:443 ssl http2;
    server_name your-domain-name;

    ssl_certificate /etc/letsencrypt/live/your-domain-name/fullchain.pem;
    ssl_certificate_key /etc/letsencrypt/live/your-domain-name/privkey.pem;
    ssl_protocols TLSv1.2 TLSv1.3;
    ssl_prefer_server_ciphers on;
    ssl_dhparam /etc/ssl/certs/dhparam.pem;
    ssl_ciphers "TLS-CHACHA20-POLY1305-SHA256:ECDHE-RSA-AES128-GCM-SHA256:ECDHE-ECDSA-AES128-GCM-SHA256:ECDHE-RSA-AES256-GCM-SHA384:ECDHE-ECDSA-AES256-GCM-SHA384:DHE-RSA-AES128-GCM-SHA256:DHE-DSS-AES128-GCM-SHA256:kEDH+AESGCM:ECDHE-RSA-AES128-SHA256:ECDHE-ECDSA-AES128-SHA256:ECDHE-RSA-AES128-SHA:ECDHE-ECDSA-AES128-SHA:ECDHE-RSA-AES256-SHA384:ECDHE-ECDSA-AES256-SHA384:ECDHE-RSA-AES256-SHA:ECDHE-ECDSA-AES256-SHA:DHE-RSA-AES128-SHA256:DHE-RSA-AES128-SHA:DHE-DSS-AES128-SHA256:DHE-RSA-AES256-SHA256:DHE-DSS-AES256-SHA:DHE-RSA-AES256-SHA:!aNULL:!eNULL:!EXPORT:!DES:!RC4:!3DES:!MD5:!PSK";

    root /var/www/chiefonboarding/public;

    index index.html index.htm index.php;

    location / {
        try_files $uri $uri/ /index.php?$query_string;
    }

    location ~ \.php$ {
        try_files $uri /index.php =404;
        fastcgi_split_path_info ^(.+\.php)(/.+)$;
        fastcgi_pass unix:/var/run/php/php7.4-fpm.sock;
        fastcgi_index index.php;
        fastcgi_param SCRIPT_FILENAME $document_root$fastcgi_script_name;
        include fastcgi_params;
    }

    location ~ /\.ht {
        deny all;
    }

    access_log /var/log/nginx/your-domain-name-access.log;
    error_log /var/log/nginx/your-domain-name-error.log;
}

Replace "your-domain-name" with your actual domain name.

Save your changes and exit the file.

Step 9: Enable the Website

Create a symbolic link to enable the website:

sudo ln -s /etc/nginx/sites-available/your-domain-name /etc/nginx/sites-enabled/

Test if the configuration contains syntax errors:

sudo nginx -t

Finally, reload Nginx to apply the changes:

sudo systemctl reload nginx

Conclusion

In this tutorial, you learned how to install the ChiefOnboarding web-based employee onboarding software on your EndeavourOS operating system. By following the steps outlined in this guide, you have installed all of the necessary dependencies, set the appropriate permissions, and configured your web server for a successful installation.

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