How to Install EGroupware on OpenBSD

In this tutorial, we will demonstrate the process of installing EGroupware, a groupware suite, on OpenBSD operating system. EGroupware allows for collaboration between team members and includes features such as email, calendar, and task management.

Prerequisites

• A system running OpenBSD
• The pkg_add package manager utility

Installation Steps

Step 1: Install Required Dependencies

Before installing EGroupware, we need to install some dependencies required by the software. Use the following command to install all necessary PHP modules:

$ sudo pkg_add php7 php7-pgsql php7-curl php7-ldap php7-xml

Step 2: Download and Extract EGroupware

Visit egroupware.org">https://www.egroupware.org and download the latest version of EGroupware. Once the download is complete, extract the archive using the following command:

$ tar -xf egroupware-*.tar.bz2

Step 3: Move EGroupware to Webserver Root Directory

Move the extracted EGroupware directory to the OpenBSD Apache webroot directory:

$ sudo mv egroupware-*/ /var/www/htdocs/egroupware

Step 4: Grant Permissions to Apache Web Server

Change ownership of the egroupware directory to the OpenBSD www user:

$ sudo chown -R www:www /var/www/htdocs/egroupware

Step 5: Create a Database for EGroupware

Create a new PostgreSQL database for EGroupware and assign a user with password:

$ sudo su - _postgresql
$ createdb egroupware
$ createuser egroupware
$ psql
postgres=# ALTER USER egroupware WITH PASSWORD 'password';
postgres=# GRANT ALL PRIVILEGES ON DATABASE egroupware to egroupware;

Step 6: Configure EGroupware Database Credentials

Navigate to the EGroupware directory and copy the header.inc.php-dist file:

$ cd /var/www/htdocs/egroupware
$ sudo cp header.inc.php-dist header.inc.php

Edit header.inc.php and update the following fields with the database credentials created in Step 5:

$dbtype = "pgsql";
$host   = "localhost";
$db     = "egroupware";
$dbuser = "egroupware";
$dbpass = "password";

Step 7: Configure Apache Web Server to Serve EGroupware

Create a new Apache virtual host configuration for EGroupware:

$ sudo nano /etc/httpd/conf.d/egroupware.conf

Add the following configuration information to the file:

Alias /egroupware /var/www/htdocs/egroupware

<Directory "/var/www/htdocs/egroupware">
    Options FollowSymLinks
    AllowOverride None
    Require all granted
</Directory>

Save and exit the file, then restart the Apache web server:

$ sudo rcctl restart apache

Step 8: Visit EGroupware in a Web Browser

Now that the EGroupware software is installed and configured, visit http://localhost/egroupware in a web browser to access the login screen.

Congratulations! You have successfully installed EGroupware on OpenBSD.

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