Elkarbackup is an open-source backup solution that allows you to manage backups from a single web interface. It provides a centralized backup solution where you can create and manage backups of all your servers, workstations, and other devices.
In this tutorial, we will guide you through the steps you need to follow to install Elkarbackup on MXLinux Latest.
Before we begin, make sure that you have the following:
First, we need to install some dependencies that are required to install Elkarbackup. Open the terminal and run the following command:
sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get install apache2 php php-mysql php-ssh2 php-curl mariadb-client mariadb-server curl git
Next, we need to create a database for Elkarbackup. To do this, run the following commands:
sudo mysql -u root
CREATE DATABASE elkarbackup;
CREATE USER 'elkarbackup'@'localhost' IDENTIFIED BY 'your_password';
GRANT ALL PRIVILEGES ON elkarbackup.* TO 'elkarbackup'@'localhost';
exit;
Replace your_password with the password you want to use for the Elkarbackup database user.
Next, we need to configure Apache for Elkarbackup. Open the terminal and run the following command:
sudo nano /etc/apache2/sites-available/elkarbackup.conf
Add the following lines to the file:
<VirtualHost *:80>
ServerAdmin webmaster@localhost
DocumentRoot /var/www/html/elkarbackup
ErrorLog ${APACHE_LOG_DIR}/error.log
CustomLog ${APACHE_LOG_DIR}/access.log combined
<Directory /var/www/html/elkarbackup/>
Options Indexes FollowSymLinks MultiViews
AllowOverride All
Order allow,deny
allow from all
</Directory>
</VirtualHost>
Save and close the file.
Next, we need to download and install Elkarbackup. Run the following command to download the latest version of Elkarbackup:
sudo git clone https://github.com/elkarbackup/elkarbackup.git /var/www/html/elkarbackup
Next, we need to configure Elkarbackup. To do this, run the following command:
sudo cp /var/www/html/elkarbackup/settings.dist /var/www/html/elkarbackup/settings.php
sudo nano /var/www/html/elkarbackup/settings.php
Find the following lines:
define('LV_DB_TYPE', 'mysql');
define('LV_DB_HOST', 'localhost');
define('LV_DB_PORT', '3306');
define('LV_DB_NAME', 'elkarbackup');
define('LV_DB_USER', 'elkarbackup');
define('LV_DB_PASSWORD', 'your_password');
Replace your_password with the password you set for the Elkarbackup database user in Step 2.
Next, we need to enable Elkarbackup. To do this, run the following command:
sudo a2ensite elkarbackup.conf
sudo a2enmod rewrite
sudo systemctl restart apache2
Open your web browser and go to http://localhost/elkarbackup. You should see the Elkarbackup installation screen. Follow the prompts to complete the installation.
After you complete the installation, you can access the Elkarbackup web interface by going to http://localhost/elkarbackup in your web browser.
In this tutorial, we learned how to install Elkarbackup on MXLinux Latest from Github. Elkarbackup is an excellent backup solution that allows you to manage backups from a single web interface. You can now start creating backups of your servers, workstations, and other devices using Elkarbackup.
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