Elkarbackup is an open-source backup solution that allows you to backup files and folders from a variety of sources. In this tutorial, we will go through the steps of installing Elkarbackup on NetBSD.
Before we proceed with the installation, make sure your NetBSD system is up to date with the latest packages by running the following command:
pkgin update
Also, make sure that you have sudo privileges or you are logged in as the root user.
The first step is to install the required packages for Elkarbackup. Run the following command to install the required packages:
sudo pkgin install apache24 php73 php73-pdo_mysql mysql-server-5.7 redis postfix
This will install Apache web server, PHP 7.3, MySQL server, Redis database server, and Postfix email server on your NetBSD system.
Next, we need to configure the MySQL database for Elkarbackup. Run the following command to start the MySQL server:
sudo /usr/pkg/etc/rc.d/mysql start
Then, login to the MySQL database as the root user:
mysql -u root -p
Enter your MySQL root password when prompted.
Once you are in the MySQL shell, create a new database and user for Elkarbackup:
CREATE DATABASE elkarbackup CHARACTER SET utf8mb4 COLLATE utf8mb4_unicode_ci;
CREATE USER 'elkarbackup'@'localhost' IDENTIFIED BY 'yourpassword';
GRANT ALL PRIVILEGES ON elkarbackup.* TO 'elkarbackup'@'localhost';
FLUSH PRIVILEGES;
Make sure you replace yourpassword with a strong password of your choice.
Exit the MySQL shell:
exit
Now we can proceed with installing Elkarbackup. Start by cloning the Elkarbackup repository:
git clone https://github.com/elkarbackup/elkarbackup.git
This will download the latest version of Elkarbackup to your current directory.
Next, we need to move the Elkarbackup directory to the Apache web server root. Run the following command to move the directory:
sudo mv elkarbackup /usr/pkg/apache24/htdocs/
Before we can use Elkarbackup, we need to configure it with our MySQL database details. Edit the config.php file inside the elkarbackup directory:
sudo nano /usr/pkg/apache24/htdocs/elkarbackup/application/config/config.php
Find the following lines and replace the database details with your own:
$config['db']['host'] = 'localhost';
$config['db']['user'] = 'elkarbackup';
$config['db']['pass'] = 'yourpassword';
$config['db']['port'] = '3306';
$config['db']['name'] = 'elkarbackup';
Save and close the file (Ctrl + O, Ctrl + X in nano).
We are now ready to finalize the installation of Elkarbackup. Run the following commands to set the correct permissions and ownership:
sudo chown -R www:www /usr/pkg/apache24/htdocs/elkarbackup
sudo chmod -R 777 /usr/pkg/apache24/htdocs/elkarbackup/application/views/themes
Finally, restart the Apache web server:
sudo /usr/pkg/etc/rc.d/apache24 restart
You can now access Elkarbackup by opening your web browser and navigating to http://localhost/elkarbackup/.
In this tutorial, we have gone through the steps of installing Elkarbackup on NetBSD. You should now have a working installation of Elkarbackup that you can use to backup your files and folders.
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