How to Install Hauk on OpenSUSE Latest

Hauk is a location sharing server that allows you to share your GPS location with your friends in real-time. In this tutorial, you will learn how to install Hauk on OpenSUSE Latest.

Prerequisites

Before installing Hauk, you need to make sure that you have the following prerequisites:

• OpenSUSE Latest installed on your machine
• Root or sudo access to the server
• Basic knowledge of Linux commands

Step 1 - Installing Dependencies

To install Hauk, you need to install the following dependencies:

• PHP
• Apache or Nginx
• MariaDB or MySQL

To install them on your OpenSUSE Latest machine, run the following command:

sudo zypper install apache2 mariadb php7 php7-mysql php7-curl php7-json php7-mbstring php7-xmlrpc php7-gd

This will install all the necessary dependencies for Hauk to work.

Step 2 - Install Git

To download Hauk from GitHub, you need to have Git installed on your machine. Run the following command to install Git:

sudo zypper install git

Step 3 - Download and Install Hauk

Now that you have installed all the necessary dependencies, it's time to download and install Hauk.

1. Create a new directory in your server where you want to install Hauk. For example, /var/www/html/hauk

sudo mkdir /var/www/html/hauk

2. Clone the Hauk repository from GitHub using the following command:

sudo git clone https://github.com/bilde2910/Hauk.git /var/www/html/hauk

3. Change the owner and permissions of the Hauk directory to the Apache user:

sudo chown -R apache:apache /var/www/html/hauk
sudo chmod -R 755 /var/www/html/hauk

Step 4 - Setup Database

Next, you need to create a database for Hauk to use.

1. Log in to the MariaDB or MySQL server:

sudo mysql -u root -p

2. Create a new database:

CREATE DATABASE hauk;

3. Create a new user and grant the user full access to the database:

CREATE USER 'hauk'@'localhost' IDENTIFIED BY 'YOUR_PASSWORD';
GRANT ALL PRIVILEGES ON hauk.* TO 'hauk'@'localhost';
FLUSH PRIVILEGES;

4. Exit the MySQL server:

exit

Step 5 - Configure Hauk

1. Copy the Hauk configuration file from the example file:

sudo cp /var/www/html/hauk/include/config.example.php /var/www/html/hauk/include/config.php

2. Edit the configuration file with your preferred text editor:

sudo nano /var/www/html/hauk/include/config.php

3. Change the database settings to match the database you just created:

$config['map']['provider']              = 'osrm';
$config['map']['osrm_server']           = 'http://localhost:5000';
$config['map']['osrm_db_name']          = 'hauk';
$config['map']['osrm_db_user']          = 'hauk';
$config['map']['osrm_db_pass']          = 'YOUR_PASSWORD';

4. Save and exit the text editor.

Step 6 - Test Hauk

1. Start the Apache web server:

sudo systemctl start apache2

2. Open your web browser and navigate to http://localhost/hauk

3. You should see the Hauk login screen. Use the default username hauk and password hauk to log in.

4. If everything is working, you will see the Hauk dashboard.

Congratulations, you have successfully installed Hauk on OpenSUSE Latest!

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