Dolibarr is a powerful open-source ERP and CRM software that allows companies to manage their business activities such as accounting, inventory, stocks, and more. If you are an OpenBSD user and want to install Dolibarr, follow the steps below:
Before you start the installation process, make sure your OpenBSD system is up-to-date by running the following command:
sudo sysupgrade
To run Dolibarr, you need to install the web server, database server, and other necessary packages. Open your terminal and run the following command:
sudo pkg_add php php-pgsql postgresql-server apache-httpd
Dolibarr requires PostgreSQL database server to manage the data. You can use the default configuration or customize the settings as per your requirement. Follow the below instructions to configure PostgreSQL:
Change to the postgres user:
sudo -u _postgresql -i
Initialize the database cluster:
initdb -D /var/postgresql/data
Create PostgreSQL user and database:
createuser dolibarr
createdb dolibarr
Set a password for the dolibarr user:
psql -c "ALTER USER dolibarr WITH PASSWORD 'your_password';"
Exit from the postgres user:
exit
Download the latest version of Dolibarr from the official website using the following command:
wget https://download.dolibarr.org/stable/$(curl https://download.dolibarr.org/stable/ | grep -m1 -Po -e 'dolibarr-\d+\.\d+\.\d+\.tgz' | awk '{print $1}')
Unpack the downloaded file:
tar zxvf dolibarr-*.tgz -C /var/www/htdocs/
Rename the extracted directory:
mv /var/www/htdocs/dolibarr-* /var/www/htdocs/dolibarr
Set proper permissions and ownership:
chown -R _www:_www /var/www/htdocs/dolibarr
chmod -R 755 /var/www/htdocs/dolibarr
Open your favorite web browser and enter the following URL in the address bar:
http://your-server-ip/dolibarr
On the first page, you will be asked to accept the Licenses and type your database configuration details. Enter the following information:
After the database connection is established, you can create the initial administrative user as requested by Dolibarr.
That's it! You have successfully installed Dolibarr on OpenBSD.
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