Elkarbackup is an open-source backup solution that allows you to backup and restore files, databases, and system configurations. In this tutorial, we will go through the steps necessary to install Elkarbackup on OpenBSD.
Before we get started, make sure your OpenBSD system meets the following requirements:
Before installing Elkarbackup, you'll need to install some dependencies first. Run the following command to install the required packages:
sudo pkg_add -z python-3.9.6p0 py3-pip-21.2.2 mariadb-server mariadb-client apache-httpd php php-curl php-mysqli php-json php-mbstring php-gettext sudo
This will install the necessary packages to run Elkarbackup.
Elkarbackup requires MariaDB as the database server. You can install MariaDB from the package repository using the following command:
sudo pkg_add mariadb-server
Once MariaDB is installed, you need to start and enable the server. Run the following commands to do that:
sudo rcctl enable mysqld
sudo rcctl start mysqld
Now you need to secure the MariaDB installation by running the command:
sudo mysql_secure_installation
This command will ask you a series of questions to configure the database. Answer the questions based on your preferences.
OpenBSD includes Apache as the default web server. Run the following command to install the Apache web server:
sudo pkg_add apache-httpd
After installation, enable and start the Apache web server using the following commands:
sudo rcctl enable apache2
sudo rcctl start apache2
To install Elkarbackup, clone the Git repository from the official GitHub page using the following command:
git clone https://github.com/elkarbackup/elkarbackup.git
This will create a directory named elkarbackup in the current working directory.
Elkarbackup requires some Python libraries to be installed. To install them, run the following command:
sudo pip3 install -r requirements.txt
Before starting Elkarbackup, you need to configure it. Copy the config.sample.php file to config.php and edit it as follows:
cd elkarbackup/application/config
cp config.sample.php config.php
Edit the config.php file and change the following values:
$config['database']['hostname'] = 'localhost';
$config['database']['username'] = 'elkarbackup';
$config['database']['password'] = 'password';
$config['database']['database'] = 'elkarbackup';
$config['folder']['storage'] = '/var/elkarbackup/storage';
Save the file and exit.
Run the following command to create the Elkarbackup database:
sudo mysql -u root -p -e "create database elkarbackup;"
You need to create a system user for Elkarbackup to run as. Run the following commands to do that:
sudo useradd -m -d /var/elkarbackup -s /sbin/nologin elkarbackup
sudo mkdir -p /var/elkarbackup/storage
sudo chown -R elkarbackup:elkarbackup /var/elkarbackup
You can now start Elkarbackup by running the following commands:
sudo su elkarbackup -c "cd ~/elkarbackup && php index.php server enable"
sudo su elkarbackup -c "cd ~/elkarbackup && php index.php worker start"
Now go to your web browser and access Elkarbackup by visiting:
http://your-ip/elkarbackup/
You should now see the Elkarbackup login page. Enter the username and password created during the installation process.
Congratulations! You have successfully installed and set up Elkarbackup on OpenBSD. You can now start creating backups of your files, databases, and system configurations.
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