rConfig is an open-source network configuration management tool that allows you to manage and monitor your network devices from a central location. In this tutorial, we will show you how to install rConfig on Manjaro.
Before we begin, let's make sure that our system meets the following requirements:
rConfig requires a web server and PHP to function. Apache is a popular web server, and PHP is a scripting language that is used to create dynamic web pages. Let's start by installing Apache and PHP on our system.
Open a terminal and run the following command:
sudo pacman -S apache php php-apache
This command will install Apache and PHP along with the required dependencies.
To download rConfig, go to the official website of rConfig (http://www.rconfig.com/) and click on the "download" button. Save the file to your computer.
Alternatively, you can use the following command to download the latest version of rConfig from the command line:
wget https://github.com/rconfig/rconfig/releases/download/v3.9.5/rconfig-3.9.5.zip
Unzip the downloaded file using the following command:
unzip rconfig-3.9.5.zip
Now, copy the rConfig directory to /var/www/html directory using the following commands:
sudo mv rconfig /var/www/html
sudo chown -R http:http /var/www/html/rconfig
To configure rConfig, we need to make some changes to the Apache configuration file.
Open the Apache configuration file with a text editor:
sudo nano /etc/httpd/conf/httpd.conf
Search for the following line:
DirectoryIndex index.html
Replace it with:
DirectoryIndex index.html index.php
Then, add the following at the bottom of the file:
<Directory "/var/www/html/rconfig">
Options FollowSymLinks
AllowOverride All
Require all granted
</Directory>
Save and close the file by pressing Ctrl + X, then Y, then Enter.
Finally, restart the Apache service by running the following command:
sudo systemctl restart httpd
Open your web browser and navigate to http://localhost/rconfig. You will be presented with the rConfig login page.
The default username and password are both admin. Once you have logged in, you can start configuring your network devices using rConfig.
That's it. You have successfully installed rConfig on Manjaro Linux. Now you can manage and monitor your network devices using rConfig from a central location. If you face any difficulties during the installation process, feel free to refer to the official rConfig documentation or seek help from the rConfig community.
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