How to install Roundcube on OpenBSD

Roundcube is a web-based email client that allows users to access their emails through a user-friendly interface. In this tutorial, we will show you how to install Roundcube on OpenBSD.

Prerequisites

• A server running OpenBSD
• Root access to the server
• Basic knowledge of the OpenBSD command line

Steps

1. Update the system by running the following commands in the terminal.

   sudo syspatch
   sudo pkg_add vim-8.2.127.tgz
   

2. Install Apache, PHP, and MySQL by running the following command:

   sudo pkg_add apache-httpd-2.4.46p2.tgz php-7.4.13.tgz php-pdo_mysql-7.4.13.tgz mysql-client-5.7.32v0.tgz mysql-server-5.7.32v0.tgz php-mysqlnd-7.4.13.tgz
   

3. Configure MySQL by running the following commands:

   sudo /usr/local/bin/mysql_install_db --user=_mysql
   sudo cp /usr/local/share/mysql/my-medium.cnf /etc/my.cnf
   sudo /etc/rc.d/mysql start
   

4. Create a database for Roundcube:

   mysql -u root -p
   

   You will be prompted to enter the root password.

   create database roundcubemail;
   grant all privileges on roundcubemail.* to roundcube_user@localhost identified by 'your_password';
   flush privileges;
   exit
   

5. Download Roundcube from the official website by running the following commands:

   cd /var/www/htdocs
   sudo mkdir roundcube
   cd roundcube
   sudo ftp https://github.com/roundcube/roundcubemail/releases/download/1.4.10/roundcubemail-1.4.10-complete.tar.gz
   

6. Extract the downloaded file by running the following command:

   sudo tar zxvf roundcubemail-1.4.10-complete.tar.gz
   

7. Rename the extracted directory to "webmail" by running the following command:

   sudo mv roundcubemail-1.4.10 webmail
   

8. Create a configuration file by running the following command:

   sudo cp webmail/config/config.inc.php.sample webmail/config/config.inc.php
   

9. Edit the configuration file using your favorite text editor by running the following command:

   sudo vim webmail/config/config.inc.php
   

10. Update the following parameters in the configuration file:

    $config['db_dsnw'] = 'mysql://roundcube_user:your_password@localhost/roundcubemail';
    $config['default_host'] = 'localhost';
    

11. Save and exit the configuration file.

12. Change the ownership of the Roundcube directory to the Apache user by running the following command:

    sudo chown -R www:www webmail
    

13. Open the Apache configuration file by running the following command:

    sudo vim /etc/apache2/httpd.conf
    

14. Add the following lines to the configuration file:

    Alias /webmail /var/www/htdocs/roundcube/webmail
    
    <Directory /var/www/htdocs/roundcube/webmail>
        Options Indexes FollowSymLinks MultiViews
        AllowOverride All
        Require all granted
    </Directory>
    

15. Save and exit the Apache configuration file.

16. Restart Apache by running the following command:

    sudo /etc/rc.d/apache2 restart
    

17. Access Roundcube from a web browser by navigating to http://your_server_IP_address/webmail.

Congratulations! You have successfully installed Roundcube on OpenBSD. You can now access your emails using the Roundcube web interface.

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