How to Install ACP Admin on Manjaro

The ACP Admin is a web-based administration tool designed for managing your server's firewall and security rules. In this tutorial, we will guide you through the installation process of ACP Admin on Manjaro.

Prerequisites

Before proceeding with the installation of ACP Admin, ensure that you have the following prerequisites installed:

• Manjaro Operating System
• Apache or Nginx web server
• PHP 7.0 or later version
• MySQL or MariaDB database

Step 1: Download ACP Admin

To start the installation process, you need to download the latest version of ACP Admin from their official website. You can do this by following the below steps:

1. Open your web browser and go to https://acp-admin.ch/.
2. Click on the "Download" button.
3. Select the desired version of ACP Admin to install.
4. Click the "Download" button for the selected version.
5. Wait for the download to complete.

Step 2: Configure Web Server

After downloading ACP Admin, you need to configure your web server. For this tutorial, we will be configuring Apache web server.

1. Open a terminal window and install Apache web server using the following command:

   sudo pacman -S apache
   

2. Once the installation process completes, start the Apache service using the following command:

   sudo systemctl start httpd
   

3. Now, you need to create a new virtual host file for ACP Admin. Create a new configuration file by running the following command:

   sudo nano /etc/httpd/conf/extra/acpadmin.conf
   

4. Add the following configuration settings to the file:

   <VirtualHost *:80>
      ServerAdmin admin@mydomain.com
      DocumentRoot "/var/www/html/acpadmin"
      ServerName acpadmin.mydomain.com
      ErrorLog "/var/log/httpd/acpadmin-error_log"
      CustomLog "/var/log/httpd/acpadmin-access_log" combined
   </VirtualHost>
   

5. Save the file and exit the editor.

6. Next, you need to create a new directory for ACP Admin. Create a new directory using the following command:

   sudo mkdir /var/www/html/acpadmin
   

7. Extract the downloaded ACP Admin archive to the newly created directory using the following command:

   sudo tar -xvf /path/to/acpadmin.tar.gz -C /var/www/html/acpadmin
   

Step 3: Configure Database

After configuring the web server, the next step is to configure the database for ACP Admin. For this tutorial, we will be using MySQL database.

1. Start by installing MySQL database using the following command:

   sudo pacman -S mysql
   

2. Once the installation process completes, start the MySQL service using the following command:

   sudo systemctl start mysql
   

3. Now, log in to the MySQL database using the following command:

   sudo mysql -u root -p
   

4. Create a new database for ACP Admin using the following command:

   CREATE DATABASE acpadmin;
   

5. Create a new user for the ACP Admin database using the following command:

   CREATE USER 'acpadminuser'@'localhost' IDENTIFIED BY 'password';
   

6. Grant all necessary privileges to the user using the following command:

   GRANT ALL PRIVILEGES ON acpadmin.* TO 'acpadminuser'@'localhost';
   

7. Exit the MySQL prompt using the following command:

   exit;
   

Step 4: Configure ACP Admin

Now, it's time to configure ACP Admin. For this, you need to make some changes to the configuration files.

1. Open the config.php file using the following command:

   sudo nano /var/www/html/acpadmin/config.php
   

2. Update the following parameters with the newly created database credentials:

   $db_host = 'localhost';
   $db_user = 'acpadminuser';
   $db_pass = 'password';
   $db_name = 'acpadmin';
   

3. Save the file and exit the editor.

Step 5: Access ACP Admin

After completing all the installation steps, you can now access ACP Admin by following the below steps:

1. Open your web browser and type http://acpadmin.mydomain.com as the URL.
2. Log in to ACP Admin using the default login credentials (username: admin and password: admin).
3. Once logged in, you can start configuring your firewall and security rules.

Congratulations! You have successfully installed ACP Admin on your Manjaro system.

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