Baïkal is a lightweight CardDAV and CalDAV server that allows users to store and manage calendars and contacts on their own servers. In this tutorial, we will guide you on how to install Baïkal on MXLinux Latest.
Before installing Baïkal, make sure that you have the following prerequisites:
The first step is to install the dependencies required by Baïkal. Open your SSH terminal client and login to your server as root.
Use the following commands to install the required packages:
sudo apt-get install php7.0 php7.0-fpm php7.0-sqlite3 sqlite3
sudo apt-get install nginx apache2-utils
After installing the necessary dependencies, we need to download and extract the Baïkal files. Type the following command to download the latest version of Baïkal:
wget https://github.com/sabre-io/Baikal/releases/download/0.7.0/baikal-0.7.0.zip
Next, extract the downloaded file using the following command:
unzip baikal-0.7.0.zip
Then, move the extracted directory to your webserver root directory (/var/www/html) using the following command:
mv baikal-0.7.0 /var/www/html/baikal
After extracting the Baïkal files, we need to configure the server.
Create a new configuration file using the following command:
nano /etc/nginx/sites-available/baikal
Add the following configuration:
server {
listen 80;
server_name example.com;
root /var/www/html/baikal/Specific;
index index.php index.html index.htm;
location / {
try_files $uri $uri/ /index.php;
}
location ~ \.php$ {
include fastcgi.conf;
fastcgi_pass unix:/run/php/php7.0-fpm.sock;
}
}
Save the file and exit the editor.
After configuring the server, we need to enable the Baïkal site.
Use the following command to enable the site:
ln -s /etc/nginx/sites-available/baikal /etc/nginx/sites-enabled/
Then, restart the Nginx web server using the following command:
systemctl restart nginx
After enabling the site, we need to configure Baïkal to create the necessary database and user.
Open your web browser and navigate to your server IP address or domain name followed by /baikal/html/admin/install.php (e.g. http://your-server-ip/baikal/html/admin/install.php).
You will see the Baïkal installation page. Follow the on-screen instructions to configure Baïkal.
After the installation and configuration is complete, you can use Baïkal to manage your contacts and calendars.
You can access Baïkal by visiting your server IP address or domain name followed by /baikal/html/ (e.g. http://your-server-ip/baikal/html/).
Baïkal is a powerful tool for managing contacts and calendars. By following this tutorial, you have successfully installed Baïkal on your MXLinux Latest server. You can now use it to create and manage calendars and contacts.
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