How to install Cypht on EndeavourOS Latest?

Cypht is an open-source software suite designed for web security, email, personal information management, and productivity. It is easy to install and also available on EndeavourOS Latest. This tutorial will guide you through the process of installing Cypht on EndeavourOS Latest.

Prerequisites

• A running instance of EndeavourOS Latest.
• A user account with sudo privileges.

Step 1 – Update the System

Before installing Cypht, it is recommended to update the system first. Use the following commands to do so:

sudo pacman -Syu

Step 2 – Install Required Packages

Cypht has many dependencies that need to be installed before setting up the software. Run the below command to install the necessary packages.

sudo pacman -S php php-fpm php-gd php-imap php-zip libicu libicu-dev libgd-dev libpng-dev libzip-dev zlib-dev

Step 3 – Download and Install Cypht

To download and install the latest version of Cypht, follow the steps below:

1. Create a directory for Cypht to reside in:

sudo mkdir /var/www/cypht

2. Change the ownership of this directory to the user www-data:

sudo chown www-data:www-data /var/www/cypht -R

3. Move to the directory /var/www/cypht using:

cd /var/www/cypht

4. Download the latest version of the software from the following URL:

sudo wget https://github.com/jasonmunro/cypht/archive/master.zip

5. Once downloaded, extract the zip file and move the contents to the appropriate directory using:

sudo unzip master.zip && sudo mv cypht-master/* /var/www/cypht/ && sudo rm -rf cypht-master

6. Next, change directory to cypht-compiled and run the following command:

php compile.php

Step 4 – Configure PHP-FPM

Cypht requires PHP-FPM to be configured for it to function correctly. Use the following commands:

1. Edit the www.conf file:

sudo nano /etc/php-fpm.d/www.conf

2. Change the following lines in the file:

user = www-data
group = www-data
listen = /run/php-fpm.socket
listen.owner = www-data
listen.group = www-data
listen.mode = 0660

3. Once you have made the changes, save and exit the configuration file using:

CTRL + X and confirm to save with Y and exit

Step 5 – Configure Web Server

1. To configure the webserver, open the following file using nano:

sudo nano /etc/httpd/conf/httpd.conf

2. Add the following line in the file:

DocumentRoot "/var/www/cypht"

3. Save and exit the file.

Step 6 – Restart Services and Finish the Installation

To complete the installation, restart the services using the following commands:

sudo systemctl restart httpd.service && sudo systemctl restart php-fpm.service

Finally, open your web browser and enter the following URL:

http://your_server_ip/cypht/

You should see the sign in page of Cypht. Enter your credentials and login to use the application.

Conclusion

In this tutorial, we learned how to install Cypht, an open-source software suite designed for web security, email, personal information management, and productivity on EndeavourOS Latest. By following the above steps, you should now have Cypht up and running on your EndeavourOS Latest system.

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