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How to Install Roundcube on NetBSD

Introduction

Roundcube is a free and open source web-based email client that can run on most web servers. In this tutorial, we will show you how to install Roundcube on NetBSD.

Prerequisites

Before you begin, make sure you have the following:

• A NetBSD system with root access.
• An Apache web server.
• PHP and its extensions installed.
• A MySQL database.

Step 1 – Download Roundcube

First, you need to download the latest version of Roundcube from their website. You can download it using the following command:

# fetch https://github.com/roundcube/roundcubemail/releases/download/1.4.10/roundcubemail-1.4.10-complete.tar.gz

Once the download is complete, navigate to the directory where the downloaded package is stored.

Step 2 – Extract Roundcube Package

Next, you need to extract the downloaded Roundcube package using the following command:

# tar -zxvf roundcubemail-1.4.10-complete.tar.gz

This will extract the package to a directory named "roundcubemail-1.4.10" in the current directory.

Step 3 – Configure Roundcube

Next, you need to configure Roundcube by editing the config file located at roundcubemail-1.4.10/config/config.inc.php.dist. Rename this file to config.inc.php.

# cd roundcubemail-1.4.10/config
# mv config.inc.php.dist config.inc.php
# vi config.inc.php

In the config file, you need to set the following parameters:

• $config['db_dsnw']: Set this to the MySQL database you want to use. For example, mysql://roundcube:password@localhost/roundcube.
• $config['smtp_server']: Set this to the SMTP server you want to use. For example, localhost.
• $config['smtp_user']: This is the SMTP username. Set this to your email address or leave blank if it's not required.
• $config['smtp_pass']: This is the SMTP password. Set this to your email password or leave blank if it's not required.

Save the file once you're done.

Step 4 – Create a Virtual Host

Next, you need to create a virtual host for Roundcube in Apache. Create a new file named roundcube.conf in the Apache httpd.conf.d directory.

# cd /usr/pkg/etc/httpd/conf.d
# vi roundcube.conf

Add the following content to the file:

<VirtualHost *:80>
   ServerName webmail.example.com
   DocumentRoot /usr/pkg/www/roundcubemail-1.4.10

   <Directory /usr/pkg/www/roundcubemail-1.4.10>
      AllowOverride All
      Require all granted
   </Directory>

   ErrorLog /var/log/httpd-error.log
   CustomLog /var/log/httpd-access.log combined
</VirtualHost>

Change webmail.example.com to your own domain name. Save the file when you're done.

Step 5 – Import the Database

Next, you need to create a MySQL database and import the Roundcube schema. Log in to your MySQL server as the root user and create a new database named roundcube.

# mysql -u root -p
mysql> create database roundcube;
mysql> grant all privileges on roundcube.* to 'roundcube'@'localhost' identified by 'password';
mysql> flush privileges;

Next, import the database schema using the following command:

# mysql -u roundcube -p roundcube < roundcubemail-1.4.10/SQL/mysql.initial.sql

Step 6 – Test Roundcube

Restart Apache to apply the changes.

# /etc/rc.d/apache2 restart

Now you can access Roundcube by navigating to http://webmail.example.com in your web browser. You should be able to log in using your email address and password.

Conclusion

In this tutorial, you learned how to install Roundcube on NetBSD. Roundcube is a great email client that can be used by anyone looking for a fast and free email client on their webserver.

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