Monica is an open-source Personal Relationship Management (PRM) software that helps you keep track of your friends and family by storing contact details, conversations, notes, and reminders. In this tutorial, we will guide you through the process of installing Monica on your Fedora Server Latest.
Before you start, you will need the following:
sudo privileges.Log in to your Fedora instance using SSH or a terminal app, then update the packages by running the following command:
sudo dnf update
This command will update all the installed packages to their latest version.
Monica requires certain dependencies to work correctly. Install them by running the following command:
sudo dnf install git wget mariadb mariadb-server nginx npm php-cli php-fpm php-json php-mbstring php-mysqlnd php-xml php-zip
This command will install the necessary packages, including the MariaDB database, Nginx web server, and other PHP extensions.
Composer is a dependency manager for PHP, which is required by Monica. Install Composer by running the following commands:
sudo curl -sS https://getcomposer.org/installer | sudo php -- --install-dir=/usr/local/bin --filename=composer
This command will download and install Composer into the /usr/local/bin/ directory.
Monica requires a database to store all your contacts and other information. Create a new database by running the following commands:
sudo systemctl start mariadb
sudo systemctl enable mariadb
sudo mysql_secure_installation
sudo mysql -u root -p
The last command will prompt you for the root password. Enter the password, and you will be logged in to the MariaDB command-line interface.
CREATE DATABASE monica_db;
CREATE USER 'monica_user'@'localhost' IDENTIFIED BY 'PASSWORD';
GRANT ALL PRIVILEGES ON monica_db.* TO 'monica_user'@'localhost' WITH GRANT OPTION;
FLUSH PRIVILEGES;
EXIT;
Replace PASSWORD with a secure password of your choice.
Create a new directory for Monica and download the latest stable release from the official GitHub repository.
sudo mkdir /var/www/monica
sudo git clone https://github.com/monicahq/monica.git /var/www/monica
sudo chown -R www-data:www-data /var/www/monica/
Replace www-data:www-data with the user and group that your web server runs as.
Monica requires a web server to work correctly. Install Nginx by running the following command:
sudo systemctl start nginx
sudo systemctl enable nginx
Then, create a new server block for your domain or subdomain by running the following commands:
sudo nano /etc/nginx/conf.d/monica.conf
Add the following configuration to the file:
server {
listen 80;
listen [::]:80;
server_name example.com;
# Uncomment the following lines if you're using SSL:
# listen 443 ssl http2;
# listen [::]:443 ssl http2;
# ssl_certificate /path/to/cert;
# ssl_certificate_key /path/to/key;
root /var/www/monica/public;
index index.php;
location / {
try_files $uri /index.php$is_args$args;
}
location ~ \.php$ {
include fastcgi_params;
fastcgi_param SCRIPT_FILENAME $document_root$fastcgi_script_name;
fastcgi_pass unix:/run/php-fpm/www.sock;
}
location ~ /\.ht {
deny all;
}
}
Replace example.com with your domain or subdomain.
Then, save and exit the file.
Copy the sample configuration file to its default filename, and edit it.
cd /var/www/monica
sudo cp .env.example .env
sudo nano .env
Update the following variables according to your environment:
DB_DATABASE=monica_db
DB_USERNAME=monica_user
DB_PASSWORD=PASSWORD
APP_URL=http://example.com
Save and exit the file.
Finally, go to the Monica directory and run the following commands to install the required dependencies, run the database migration, and generate the application key:
cd /var/www/monica
sudo composer install --no-dev
sudo php artisan migrate
sudo php artisan key:generate
Restart the Nginx service by running the following command:
sudo systemctl restart nginx
Now, you can access Monica by visiting your domain or subdomain in your web browser. If everything is working correctly, you should see the Monica login page.
Congratulations! You have successfully installed Monica on your Fedora Server Latest. You can use this powerful PRM tool to manage your relationships with friends, relatives, and business partners. If you face any issues during the installation, please refer to the official Monica documentation.
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