rConfig is an open-source network device configuration management tool that allows network administrators to manage configurations of network devices like routers, switches, firewalls, and load balancers. With rConfig, you can backup, compare and merge configurations, track changes, monitor compliance, and automate repetitive configuration tasks.
In this tutorial, we'll guide you step-by-step to install rConfig on EndeavourOS Latest. This guide assumes that you have a basic understanding of Linux commands and system administration.
Before installing rConfig on EndeavourOS, make sure that you have the following:
rConfig is a web-based tool, so it requires a web server to host its files. We'll install Apache web server on our system using the following command:
sudo pacman -S apache
Once installed, start and enable the Apache service by running the following commands:
sudo systemctl start httpd
sudo systemctl enable httpd
To verify if the Apache service is running without any error, you can visit http://localhost in your web browser. You should see the default Apache web page.
rConfig is written in PHP, so we need to install PHP and some PHP extensions to run it. Run the following command to install PHP and required extensions:
sudo pacman -S php php-apache php-gd php-mcrypt php-mysqli php-pear php-curl php-mbstring php-zip
To enable the PHP extensions, open the PHP configuration file php.ini using your favorite text editor and add the following lines at the end of the file:
extension=mysqli.so
extension=mysqli.so
extension=gd.so
extension=zip.so
extension=mcrypt.so
Save the file and close it.
rConfig requires a MySQL or MariaDB database to store its configuration data. You can install either MySQL or MariaDB database server.
To install MySQL, run the following command:
sudo pacman -S mysql
To install MariaDB, run the following command:
sudo pacman -S mariadb
Once installed, start and enable the MySQL or MariaDB service by running the following commands:
sudo systemctl start mysqld
sudo systemctl enable mysqld
Next, secure your MySQL or MariaDB installation by running the following command:
sudo mysql_secure_installation
Follow the prompts to set a root password, remove anonymous user accounts, disallow remote root login, and remove test databases.
Now that we have Apache, PHP, and MySQL/MariaDB installed and configured, let's download and install rConfig.
First, navigate to the /var/www directory and download the latest version of rConfig using the following command:
cd /var/www
sudo git clone https://github.com/rconfig/rconfig.git
Once the download is complete, set the appropriate permissions by running the following commands:
sudo chown -R http:http /var/www/rconfig
sudo chmod -R 755 /var/www/rconfig
Next, create a new virtual host configuration file for rConfig by running the following command:
sudo nano /etc/httpd/conf/extra/rconfig.conf
Add the following lines to the file:
Alias /rconfig "/var/www/rconfig"
<Directory "/var/www/rconfig/">
Options FollowSymLinks MultiViews
AllowOverride All
Require all granted
</Directory>
Save the file and close it.
Next, restart the Apache service to apply the changes:
sudo systemctl restart httpd
The final step is to configure rConfig by creating a new MySQL database and user, and updating the configuration file.
First, log in to the MySQL/MariaDB server using the following command:
mysql -u root -p
Enter your root password when prompted.
Create a new database for rConfig using the following command:
CREATE DATABASE rconfig;
Create a new user and grant all database privileges to the user using the following command:
GRANT ALL PRIVILEGES ON rconfig.* TO 'rconfig'@'localhost' IDENTIFIED BY 'password';
Make sure to replace password with a strong and secure password.
Flush the privileges and exit the MySQL prompt by running the following commands:
FLUSH PRIVILEGES;
EXIT;
Next, update the configuration file of rConfig by navigating to the /var/www/rconfig/includes/config.php file and updating the following lines with your MySQL/MariaDB database, user, and password details:
define('MYSQL_SERVER', 'localhost');
define('MYSQL_DATABASE', 'rconfig');
define('MYSQL_USERNAME', 'rconfig');
define('MYSQL_PASSWORD', 'password');
Save the file and close it.
Finally, navigate to http://localhost/rconfig in your web browser, and you should see the rConfig login page. Use the default administrator credentials to log in:
Username: admin Password: admin
Upon successfully logging in, you will be prompted to change the administrator password.
Congratulations! You have successfully installed rConfig on EndeavourOS. You can now start configuring and managing your network devices using rConfig.
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