How to Install Roundcube on EndeavourOS

In this tutorial, we will guide you on how to install Roundcube on EndeavourOS. Roundcube is an open-source webmail application that allows you to access your emails from anywhere you have internet access.

Prerequisites

Before we proceed with the installation, make sure to have the following requirements:

• An EndeavourOS system with sudo privileges.
• A web server such as Apache or Nginx installed.
• PHP 5.4 or higher (with the necessary modules) installed.
• MySQL or MariaDB installed.

Step 1: Download and Extract Roundcube

1. First, we need to download and extract Roundcube to the server. Navigate to the Roundcube website and download the latest stable release of Roundcube in a .tar.gz archive.

2. Once the download completes, use the following command to extract the archive:

sudo tar -xvf <roundcube-archive>.tar.gz -C /var/www/html/

Replace <roundcube-archive> with the name of the file you downloaded.

Step 2: Create a Database for Roundcube

To store Roundcube data, we need to create a new database for Roundcube. Follow these steps to create the database using the MySQL command-line client:

1. Log in to MySQL with root privileges:

sudo mysql -u root

2. Create a new database for Roundcube:

CREATE DATABASE roundcube;

3. Create a new MySQL user and grant privileges to the new database:

CREATE USER 'roundcubeuser'@'localhost' IDENTIFIED BY '<password>';
GRANT ALL PRIVILEGES ON roundcube.* TO 'roundcubeuser'@'localhost';
FLUSH PRIVILEGES;

Replace <password> with a secure password of your choice.

4. Exit the MySQL command-line client:

exit

Step 3: Configure Roundcube

1. Copy the config.inc.php.sample file to config.inc.php:

sudo cp /var/www/html/roundcube/config/config.inc.php.sample /var/www/html/roundcube/config/config.inc.php

2. Edit the config.inc.php file and replace the following values:

$config['default_host'] = 'localhost';
$config['default_port'] = '143';
$config['default_smtp_server'] = 'localhost';
$config['smtp_port'] = '587';
$config['smtp_user'] = '';
$config['smtp_pass'] = '';
$config['support_url'] = '';
$config['product_name'] = 'Roundcube Webmail';
$config['smtp_auth_type'] = '';
$config['smtp_crypto'] = '';
$config['log_driver'] = 'syslog';
$config['log_date_format'] = 'Y-m-d H:i:s O';
$config['plugins'] = array();

With:

$config['default_host'] = 'localhost';
$config['default_port'] = '993';
$config['default_smtp_server'] = 'localhost';
$config['smtp_port'] = '587';
$config['smtp_user'] = '%u';
$config['smtp_pass'] = '%p';
$config['support_url'] = '';
$config['product_name'] = 'Roundcube Webmail';
$config['smtp_auth_type'] = 'LOGIN';
$config['smtp_crypto'] = '';
$config['log_driver'] = 'syslog';
$config['log_date_format'] = 'Y-m-d H:i:s O';
$config['plugins'] = array('archive', 'zipdownload', 'password', 'managesieve', 'jqueryui', 'jquerytimepicker');

3. Edit the config.inc.php file again and set the database configuration:

$config['db_dsnw'] = 'mysql://roundcubeuser:<password>@localhost/roundcube';

Replace <password> with the password you set for the roundcubeuser MySQL user.

4. Save the changes and exit the file.

Step 4: Configure the Web Server

1. Create a new virtual host for Roundcube. For example, if you're using Apache, create a new .conf file in the /etc/httpd/conf/vhosts/ directory:

sudo nano /etc/httpd/conf/vhosts/roundcube.conf

2. Add the following configuration code:

<VirtualHost *:80>
    ServerAdmin admin@example.com
    DocumentRoot /var/www/html/roundcube
    ServerName webmail.example.com
    ServerAlias webmail

    <Directory /var/www/html/roundcube>
        Options -Indexes +FollowSymLinks +MultiViews
        AllowOverride All
        Require all granted
    </Directory>

    ErrorLog /var/log/httpd/roundcube_error.log
    CustomLog /var/log/httpd/roundcube_access.log combined
</VirtualHost>

Replace admin@example.com with your email address, webmail.example.com with the domain name or subdomain of your webmail service, and /var/log/httpd/ with the log directory of your web server.

3. Save the file and exit.

4. Restart your web server:

sudo systemctl restart httpd

Step 5: Access the Roundcube Webmail Interface

1. Open your web browser and navigate to http://webmail.example.com (replace webmail.example.com with the domain name or subdomain you set in the previous step).

2. Log in using the email address and password for the account you want to access.

Conclusion

Congratulations! You have successfully installed Roundcube on your EndeavourOS system. You can now access your email account from anywhere with internet access.

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