Cloudlog is an open-source web application designed for amateur radio logbooks. It helps amateur radio operators to track their contacts, manage awards, and generate statistics. In this tutorial, we will show you how to install Cloudlog on Manjaro Linux.
Before we proceed with the installation of Cloudlog, we need to ensure that our system meets the following prerequisites:
The first thing we need to do is clone the Cloudlog repository from GitHub. To do that, open a terminal and execute the following command:
git clone https://github.com/magicbug/Cloudlog.git
Wait for the cloning process to complete.
Now we need to configure the Apache virtual host for Cloudlog. To do that, create a new virtual host configuration file with the following command:
sudo nano /etc/httpd/conf/extra/cloudlog.conf
Add the following lines to the configuration file:
<VirtualHost *:80>
ServerName cloudlog.example.com
ServerAlias www.cloudlog.example.com
DocumentRoot /path/to/cloudlog
<Directory /path/to/cloudlog>
Options FollowSymLinks
AllowOverride All
Require all granted
</Directory>
ErrorLog /var/log/httpd/cloudlog_error.log
CustomLog /var/log/httpd/cloudlog_access.log combined
</VirtualHost>
Replace /path/to/cloudlog with the actual path to the cloned Cloudlog repository directory. Replace cloudlog.example.com and www.cloudlog.example.com with your domain name or IP address.
Save and close the file.
Before we can install Cloudlog, we need to create a new MySQL/MariaDB database and user for it. To do that, login as root to MySQL/MariaDB shell:
sudo mysql
Create a new database and user with the following commands:
CREATE DATABASE cloudlogdb;
CREATE USER 'cloudloguser'@'localhost' IDENTIFIED BY 'password';
GRANT ALL ON cloudlogdb.* TO 'cloudloguser'@'localhost';
FLUSH PRIVILEGES;
EXIT;
Replace cloudlogdb, cloudloguser, and password with your desired database, user, and password.
To install Cloudlog, navigate to the cloned Cloudlog directory and copy the config.php.dist to config.php with the following command:
cd Cloudlog
cp config.php.dist config.php
Open the config.php file with your favorite text editor and modify the following lines to match your database settings:
$dbhost = 'localhost';
$dbname = 'cloudlogdb';
$dbuser = 'cloudloguser';
$dbpasswd = 'password';
Save and close the file.
Now, run the following command to install the necessary dependencies:
sudo apt install composer
composer install --no-dev
Finally, set the correct permissions to the uploads and backup directories with the following command:
sudo chown -R http:http uploads backup
Restart Apache with the following command:
sudo systemctl restart httpd
Now, go to your web browser and access the Cloudlog application by typing http://cloudlog.example.com or http://localhost/cloudlog in the address bar.
Congratulations, you have successfully installed Cloudlog on Manjaro Linux. You can now start logging your amateur radio contacts.
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