How to Install Group Office on OpenBSD

Group Office is an open-source groupware software that provides email, calendar, contact management, task management, and document management functionalities. In this tutorial, we will walk you through the steps to install Group Office on OpenBSD.

Prerequisites

Before we begin the installation, ensure that your system meets the following requirements:

• OpenBSD 6.8 or higher
• Web server software (e.g., Apache, Nginx)
• PHP 7.1 or higher with the following extensions:
  • php-gd
  • php-imap
  • php-ldap
  • php-mbstring
  • php-pdo
  • php-pdo_pgsql
  • php-xml
• PostgreSQL 10 or higher
• Git

Step 1: Installing Git

The first step is to install Git, which we will use to download Group Office from the official repository. To install Git, run the following command in your terminal:

$ doas pkg_add git

Step 2: Installing the Required PHP Extensions

Next, install the required PHP extensions by running the following command:

$ doas pkg_add php71-gd php71-imap php71-ldap php71-mbstring php71-pdo php71-pdo_pgsql php71-xml

Step 3: Configuring PostgreSQL

Group Office requires a PostgreSQL database to store its data. To set up PostgreSQL, follow these steps:

1. Install the PostgreSQL server by running the following command:

   $ doas pkg_add postgresql-server
   

2. Initialize the PostgreSQL database by running the following command:

   $ doas su - _postgresql
   $ initdb -D /var/postgresql/data
   

3. Start the PostgreSQL server by running the following command:

   $ doas rcctl start postgresql
   

4. Create a new PostgreSQL database for Group Office by running the following command:

   $ doas su - _postgresql
   $ createdb groupoffice
   

5. Create a new PostgreSQL user for Group Office by running the following command:

   $ doas su - _postgresql
   $ createuser -P groupoffice
   

   Follow the prompts to set a password for the new user.

6. Grant the necessary privileges to the new user by running the following command:

   $ doas su - _postgresql
   $ psql groupoffice -c "GRANT ALL PRIVILEGES ON DATABASE groupoffice TO groupoffice;"
   

Step 4: Installing Group Office

Now that we have all the prerequisites in place, we can proceed with installing Group Office. Follow these steps:

1. Clone the Group Office repository by running the following command:

   $ git clone https://github.com/Intermesh/groupoffice.git /var/www/groupoffice
   

2. Navigate to the Group Office directory by running the following command:

   $ cd /var/www/groupoffice
   

3. Install the required dependencies by running the following command:

   $ doas composer install
   

4. Configure the Group Office installation by creating the config.php file. Create a new file by running the following command:

   $ cp config.php.example config.php
   

   Then, edit the config.php file and modify the values to match your environment. Here's an example configuration:

   <?php
   define('DB_TYPE', 'pgsql');
   define('DB_HOST', 'localhost');
   define('DB_USER', 'groupoffice');
   define('DB_PASS', 'password');
   define('DB_NAME', 'groupoffice');
   define('APP_ROOT', dirname(__FILE__));
   define('APP_URL', 'https://example.com/groupoffice');
   define('APP_TIMEZONE', 'Europe/Amsterdam');
   define('WS_PUSH_SERVER', 'wss://example.com/groupoffice/socket.io');
   

   Modify the values in this configuration to match your environment.

5. Set the appropriate permissions for Group Office by running the following command:

   $ doas chown -R _www:_www /var/www/groupoffice
   

6. Set up your web server to serve Group Office. Here's an example configuration for Apache:

   <VirtualHost *:80>
       ServerName example.com
       DocumentRoot /var/www/groupoffice
       <Directory /var/www/groupoffice>
           Options -Indexes +FollowSymLinks
           AllowOverride All
           Require all granted
       </Directory>
   </VirtualHost>
   

   Modify this configuration to match your environment and server software.

7. Restart your web server by running the following command:

   $ doas rcctl restart httpd
   

Step 5: Accessing Group Office

You can now access Group Office by navigating to the URL you configured in the APP_URL setting in the config.php file.

Congratulations! You have successfully installed Group Office on OpenBSD.

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