In this tutorial, we will walk you through the steps required to install Tine - Community Edition on FreeBSD Latest. Tine is an open-source web-based Groupware and CRM solution that provides a complete and modular solution for contact, time and task management, group scheduling, and email communication.
Before we begin, make sure that you have the following:
The first thing you need to do is to update FreeBSD's package repository and install the required packages by using the following command:
sudo pkg update && sudo pkg install -y apache24 php74 php74-mysqli php74-pdo_mysql php74-json php74-xml php74-xmlwriter php74-mod_php php74-gd mysql57-server
If you have not installed MySQL on your FreeBSD server, you can install it by running the following command:
sudo pkg install -y mysql57-server
After installation, to secure MySQL, run the following command:
sudo /usr/local/bin/mysql_secure_installation
This will ask you to set a root password and answer a few other security-related questions.
After installing the required packages and securing MySQL, the next step is to configure the Apache web server to serve the Tine application.
First, enable the Apache web service to start at boot:
sudo sysrc apache24_enable=YES
Then, start the Apache web service:
sudo service apache24 start
To download Tine, go to the project’s GitHub page: https://github.com/tine20/tine20
Download the latest version of Tine to your FreeBSD server by using the following command:
cd /usr/local/www/apache24/data/ && sudo fetch https://github.com/tine20/tine20/archive/refs/heads/master.zip && sudo unzip master.zip -d tine && cd tine/tine20-master
After the download is complete, navigate to the Tine directory and run the installation script:
sudo ./setup.sh
Follow the installation wizard to configure your database and settings.
Once the installation process is completed, the next step is to configure the Apache web server to serve the Tine application.
Create a new configuration file for Tine:
sudo cp /usr/local/www/apache24/data/tine/tine20-master/apache2/tine20.conf /usr/local/etc/apache24/Includes/
Next, open the newly created file and replace the ServerName value with your FreeBSD server’s IP address or domain name:
sudo nano /usr/local/etc/apache24/Includes/tine20.conf
If you want to use SSL for your Tine installation, you can modify the configuration file and add SSL options.
Finally, restart the Apache web server to apply the new configuration:
sudo service apache24 restart
At this stage, Tine should be installed and ready to use.
Open a web browser and enter your FreeBSD server’s IP address or domain name followed by the Tine directory path in the URL bar, for example:
http://your_server_IP_or_domain_name/tine/tine20-master
Now, you will be redirected to the Tine login page. You can log in with the default administrator login credentials:
Username: admin
Password: password
In this tutorial, we have demonstrated how to install Tine - Community Edition on FreeBSD Latest. You should now be able to run your own Tine installation and have full access to its various features.
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