How to Install DomainMOD on OpenBSD

DomainMOD is a free open-source application designed to simplify the management process of domains, websites, and other related entities. In this tutorial, we will guide you through the process of installing DomainMOD on OpenBSD.

Prerequisites

Before starting the installation process, make sure you have the following prerequisites:

• Root access to the OpenBSD server
• PHP 7.2 or higher
• Apache web server
• MySQL or MariaDB database server

Step 1 - Install Required Packages

To install DomainMOD on OpenBSD, we need to install some required packages first.

Run the following command as the root user to install the necessary packages:

pkg_add -i php php-mysqli php-pdo_mysql mysqli apache

Step 2 - Download the Latest Version of DomainMOD

Download the latest version of DomainMOD from their official website (https://domainmod.org/download/).

You can use the following command to download the latest version:

cd /tmp && curl -sLO https://github.com/domainmod/domainmod/releases/latest/download/domainmod-latest.zip && unzip /tmp/domainmod-latest.zip

Step 3 - Create a MySQL User and Database

Next, we need to create a MySQL user and database for DomainMOD.

Login to your MySQL database server and execute the following SQL commands:

CREATE DATABASE domainmod;
CREATE USER 'domainmoduser'@'localhost' IDENTIFIED BY 'your_password';
GRANT ALL PRIVILEGES ON domainmod.* to 'domainmoduser'@'localhost';

Step 4 - Configure Apache

We need to configure the Apache web server to serve DomainMOD application.

Create a new Apache virtual host configuration file for DomainMOD using the following command:

vi /etc/httpd/conf/extra/domainmod.conf

Copy and paste the following configuration in the domainmod.conf file:

<VirtualHost *:80>
    DocumentRoot "/var/www/domainmod/public_html"
    ServerName domainmod.example.com
    ErrorLog "/var/log/httpd/domainmod_error_log"
    CustomLog "/var/log/httpd/domainmod_access_log" combined
    <Directory "/var/www/domainmod/public_html">
        AllowOverride all
        Require all granted
    </Directory>
</VirtualHost>

Replace domainmod.example.com with your actual domain name.

Step 5 - Install DomainMOD

Move the DomainMOD files from the /tmp/domainmod directory to the Apache document root directory (/var/www/domainmod/public_html/) using the following command:

cp -r /tmp/domainmod /var/www/domainmod/public_html

Set the appropriate permissions to the /var/www/domainmod/public_html folder:

chown -R www:www /var/www/domainmod/public_html
chmod -R 755 /var/www/domainmod/public_html

Step 6 - Install DomainMOD Dependencies

We need to install the dependencies of DomainMOD using the following command:

cd /var/www/domainmod/public_html && ./install.sh

Step 7 - Access DomainMOD

Open your favorite web browser and navigate to your DomainMOD domain name.

You will be prompted with the DomainMOD installation page. Follow the on-screen instructions to finish the installation process.

That's it! You have successfully installed DomainMOD on OpenBSD. Now you can manage all your domains, websites, and other related entities using DomainMOD.

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