How to Install Tine - Community Edition on NetBSD

Tine - Community Edition is an open-source groupware platform that offers email, contact management, calendars, and more. It is available on GitHub and can be installed on various operating systems, including NetBSD. In this tutorial, we will go through the steps to install Tine - Community Edition on NetBSD.

Prerequisites

Before we begin, ensure that you have the following:

• A NetBSD server
• A user account with sudo privileges
• A terminal or command-line interface

Step 1: Update the System

Start by updating the system to ensure that all packages are up-to-date. Use the following command:

sudo pkgin update

Step 2: Install Dependencies

Install the dependencies required by Tine - Community Edition using the command:

sudo pkgin install php71-apache apr apr-util expat libiconv libmcrypt libxml2 libxslt pcre

Step 3: Download and Extract Tine - Community Edition

Download the latest release of Tine - Community Edition from GitHub using the command:

wget https://github.com/tine20/tine20/archive/refs/tags/2021.11.4.tar.gz

Extract the downloaded file:

tar -xzvf 2021.11.4.tar.gz

Step 4: Configure Apache Server

Create a new virtual host configuration for Apache server. Open the Apache configuration file:

sudo vi /usr/pkg/etc/httpd/httpd.conf

Add the following lines at the end of the file:

Alias /tine20 /path/to/tine20
<Directory /path/to/tine20>
    Options Indexes FollowSymLinks MultiViews
    AllowOverride All
    Order allow,deny
    allow from all
</Directory>

Replace /path/to/tine20 with the path where you extracted Tine - Community Edition in step 3.

Save and close the file.

Step 5: Start Apache and PHP-FPM Services

Start the Apache and PHP-FPM services using the following commands:

sudo /usr/pkg/etc/rc.d/httpd restart
sudo /usr/pkg/etc/rc.d/php-fpm restart

Step 6: Access Tine - Community Edition

Open a web browser and navigate to http://<your-server-IP>/tine20. You should be directed to the Tine - Community Edition installation screen.

Follow the on-screen instructions to complete the installation. Once the installation is complete, you can log in to Tine - Community Edition using the credentials you created during the installation.

Conclusion

In this tutorial, we have shown you how to install Tine - Community Edition on NetBSD. By following the above steps, you should now have Tine - Community Edition up and running on your NetBSD server.

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