Elkarbackup is an open-source backup solution that allows you to perform backups on multiple platforms. In this tutorial, we will guide you through the process of installing Elkarbackup on FreeBSD.
Before we begin the installation, you must have the following:
Follow the steps below to install Elkarbackup on your FreeBSD server:
First, you need to update your FreeBSD system to the latest version available. You can do this by running the following command:
sudo pkg update && sudo pkg upgrade
This command updates your package repository and upgrades your system packages to the latest version.
Next, install the packages required to run Elkarbackup on your FreeBSD system by running the following command:
sudo pkg install apache24 mod_php74 php74-openssl php74-mbstring php74-mysqli php74-tokenizer php74-pdo_mysql php74-session php74-xml php74-hash curl ca_root_nss git mysql57-client
This command installs the Apache web server, and the required PHP packages, MySQL client, Git and other dependencies.
Composer is a dependency manager for PHP modules. Install it by running the following command:
curl -sS https://getcomposer.org/installer | php -- --install-dir=/usr/local/bin --filename=composer
Clone the Elkarbackup repository to a folder on your server. We recommend using the /usr/local/www/elkarbackup folder. Execute the following command:
sudo git clone https://github.com/elkarbackup/elkarbackup.git /usr/local/www/elkarbackup
Next, install the Elkarbackup dependencies by running the following command:
cd /usr/local/www/elkarbackup
sudo composer install
Once completed, install Elkarbackup by running the following command:
cd /usr/local/www/elkarbackup/installer
sudo ./install.sh
This will install Elkarbackup on your FreeBSD server.
Edit the Apache configuration file using your favorite text editor, e.g., nano:
sudo nano /usr/local/etc/apache24/httpd.conf
Add the following configuration at the end of the file:
<Directory "/usr/local/www/elkarbackup/public">
Options Indexes FollowSymLinks MultiViews
AllowOverride All
Require all granted
</Directory>
<VirtualHost *:80>
ServerAdmin admin@example.com
DocumentRoot "/usr/local/www/elkarbackup/public"
ServerName your-domain.com
ErrorLog "/var/log/httpd-error.log"
CustomLog "/var/log/httpd-access.log" common
</VirtualHost>
Change the values appropriately for your setup.
Restart the Apache web server to apply the changes.
sudo service apache24 restart
Log in to the MySQL client:
sudo mysql -u root -p
Create a new database for Elkarbackup:
CREATE DATABASE elkarbackup;
CREATE USER elkarbackup@localhost IDENTIFIED BY '<replace-with-a-strong-password>';
GRANT ALL PRIVILEGES ON elkarbackup.* TO elkarbackup@localhost;
Replace <replace-with-a-strong-password> with your preferred password.
Exit the MySQL client:
exit
Create a new configuration file for Elkarbackup:
sudo cp /usr/local/www/elkarbackup/app/config/elkarbackup.yml.dist /usr/local/www/elkarbackup/app/config/elkarbackup.yml
Edit the elkarbackup.yml file:
sudo nano /usr/local/www/elkarbackup/app/config/elkarbackup.yml
Replace the <database_user>, <database_password>, <database_name>, and <secret> variables with your preferred values.
parameters:
database_driver: pdo_mysql
database_host: localhost
database_port:
database_name: elkarbackup
database_user: elkarbackup
database_password: <replace-with-the-password-you-set>
locale: en
secret: <replace-with-your-secret>
Save and exit the file.
Set the file permissions for the Elkarbackup installation to Apache:
sudo chown -R www:www /usr/local/www/elkarbackup
Open your web browser and visit the Elkarbackup installation on http://<your-server-ip-address>/. You will be asked to log in. Use the default login credentials:
adminadminYou will be prompted to change the password after you log in.
That's it! You have successfully installed Elkarbackup on your FreeBSD server. You can now start backing up your data with Elkarbackup.
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