How to Install ViMbAdmin on EndeavourOS

ViMbAdmin is an open-source web-based application which is used for managing mailbox permissions and domains. This tutorial will guide you on how to install ViMbAdmin on your EndeavourOS.

Requirements

• EndeavourOS latest version
• Apache web server
• MySQL/MariaDB
• PHP 7.2 or newer version

Step 1: Install required packages

Before starting the installation of ViMbAdmin, make sure that all required packages are installed on your system. Use the following command to install the required packages:

sudo pacman -S apache mariadb php php-apache

Step 2: Download ViMbAdmin

Download the latest version of ViMbAdmin by using the following command:

wget https://github.com/opensolutions/ViMbAdmin/archive/master.zip -O vimbadmin.zip

Extract the downloaded zip file to the document root of your web server with the following command:

sudo unzip vimbadmin.zip -d /var/www
sudo mv /var/www/ViMbAdmin-master /var/www/vimbadmin

Step 3: Create a database for ViMbAdmin

Use the following commands to log in to MySQL/MariaDB and create a database for ViMbAdmin:

sudo mysql -u root -p

CREATE DATABASE vimbadmin;
GRANT ALL PRIVILEGES ON vimbadmin . * TO 'vimbadminuser'@'localhost' IDENTIFIED BY 'password';
FLUSH PRIVILEGES;
EXIT;

In the above commands, replace vimbadminuser and password with your own desired database username and password.

Step 4: Configure ViMbAdmin

Navigate to the vimbadmin directory and copy the config/application.config.php.dist file to config/application.config.php:

cd /var/www/vimbadmin
cp config/application.config.php.dist config/application.config.php

Edit the config/application.config.php file:

sudo nano config/application.config.php

Add the following lines at the end of the file:

return [
    'modules' => [
        'Vmail',
        'ZfcUser',
        'ZfcUserDoctrineORM',
        'ZfcRbac',
        'ZfcRbacDoctrine',
        'Application',
    ],
];

Save and close the file.

Next, edit the config/autoload/local.php.dist file:

sudo nano config/autoload/local.php.dist

Replace the following values with your database username and password:

'username' => 'database_user',
'password' => 'database_password',

Save and close the file.

Step 5: Set permissions

Set the required permissions on the vimbadmin directory:

sudo chown -R apache:apache /var/www/vimbadmin
sudo chmod -R 775 /var/www/vimbadmin

Step 6: Restart web server

Restart the Apache web server to apply the changes:

sudo systemctl restart httpd

Step 7: Access ViMbAdmin

ViMbAdmin is now installed and you can access it by opening your web browser and going to http://your-ip-address/vimbadmin.

Conclusion

In this tutorial, you have learned how to install ViMbAdmin on EndeavourOS. ViMbAdmin is a powerful tool that can help you manage your mailboxes and domains with ease. Enjoy using ViMbAdmin!

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