How to Install SOGo on OpenSUSE Latest

SOGo is an open-source groupware server that provides collaboration and communication functionality for both individuals and organizations. In this tutorial, we will guide you through the installation of SOGo on OpenSUSE Latest.

Prerequisites

Before we begin, ensure that you have the following prerequisites:

• A running instance of OpenSUSE Latest
• Root access to the server

Step 1: Installing Dependencies

SOGo requires various dependencies to work correctly, such as Apache, Postfix or Sendmail, and others. We need to install them before proceeding with the SOGo installation.

We can use the following command to install Apache, Postfix, and other required modules:

sudo zypper install apache2 postfix mariadb mariadb-client mariadb-tools gcc make automake gnustep-make openldap2 openldap2-devel openssl openssl-devel net-tools wget

Step 2: Installing SOGo

After installing dependencies, we can move ahead to the SOGo installation. Use the following commands to install SOGo on OpenSUSE Latest:

sudo su
cd /usr/src
wget http://sogo.nu/files/downloads/SOGo/Sources/SOGo-5.2.0.tar.gz
tar xzf SOGo-5.2.0.tar.gz
cd SOGo-5.2.0
./configure --with-gnustep
make; make install

Step 3: Configuring SOGo

Once we have installed SOGo, we need to configure it to work with our server. Follow the following steps:

a) Create SOGo configuration file

Create a configuration file for SOGo at /etc/sogo/sogo.conf using the following command:

nano /etc/sogo/sogo.conf

and paste the following configuration:

/* --- Authentication --- */
SOGoSuperUsernames = ( "root" ); // The user who has full access to everything in SOGo.
SOGoUserSources = ( {
    type = ldap;
    id = some_label;
    CNFieldName = cn;
    userPasswordAlgorithm = ssf962;
    canAuthenticate = YES;
    displayName = "LDAP Users";
    hostname = "ldap.example.org";
    baseDN = "ou=users,dc=example,dc=org";
    bindDN = "cn=admin,dc=example,dc=org";
    bindPassword = "password";
    isAddressBook = YES;
    userPasswordAlgorithm = clear;
    scope = SUB;
} );

/* --- General --- */
SOGoLanguage = "English";
SOGoTimeZone = "US/Eastern";
SOGoCalendarDefaultRoles = (
    PublicDAndTViewer,
    ConfidentialDAndTViewer,
    PrivateDAndTViewer,
    PublicDAndTEditor,
    ConfidentialDAndTEditor,
    PrivateDAndTEditor,
    PublicDAndTCreator,
    ConfidentialDAndTCreator,
    PrivateDAndTCreator,
    Attendee
);

/* --- Mail --- */
SOGoDraftsFolderName = Drafts;
SOGoSentFolderName = Sent;
SOGoTrashFolderName = Trash;
SOGoIMAPServer = localhost;
SOGoSMTPServer = localhost;
SOGoMailDomain = example.org;
SOGoMailAuxiliaryUserAccountsEnabled = YES;
SOGoMailSpamFolderName = Junk;
SOGoSMTPAuthEnabled = YES;
SOGoSMTPUseStartTLS = YES;

b) Create SOGo configuration script

Create a script named sogod.sh in the /etc/init.d/ directory by using the following command:

nano /etc/init.d/sogod.sh

and paste the following configuration:

#!/bin/sh
#
# SOGo daemon
#

### BEGIN INIT INFO
# Provides: sogod
# Required-Start: $network ldap
# Default-Start: 2
# Default-Stop: 0 1 3 4 5 6
# Short-Description: SOGo
# Description: Starting and stopping the SOGo groupware server
### END INIT INFO

DIR=/usr/local/GNUstep/Local/Library/SOGo
DAEMON=$DIR/GNUstep/SOGo/sohttpd
PIDFILE=$DIR/run/SOGo.pid
SOGoCONFIG_FILE=/etc/sogo/sogo.conf

test -x $DAEMON || exit 0

set -e

start() {
        echo -n "Starting SOGo: "
        /usr/sbin/start-stop-daemon --start --user root --group nogroup \
                --pidfile "$PIDFILE" --exec $DAEMON -- -WOWorkersCount 30 -WOPidFile "$PIDFILE" -WOPort 80 -WOCacheRootPath /tmp -WOLogFile /var/log/sogo/sogo.log -WOPasswordQualityCheckEnabled NO -WODisableWebDAVDelete YES -WOWatchDogFile /var/run/sogo-watchdog.pid \
                                 -WOSxSIEncryptionEnabled NO -WOPreferredLanguage "en-US" \
                                 -WOMemcachedHost "127.0.0.1" -WOMemcachedPort "11211" \
                                 -WOWatchDog YES -WOSentMIMEHeaders YES -- ${SOGoCONFIG_FILE}
        echo "OK"
}

stop() {
        echo -n "Stopping SOGo: "
        /usr/sbin/start-stop-daemon --stop --exec $DAEMON --pidfile "$PIDFILE"
        echo "OK"
}

case "$1" in
        ""|start)
                start
                ;;
        restart|reload|condrestart)
                stop
                start
                ;;
        stop)
                stop
                ;;
        *)
                echo "Usage: $0 { start | stop | restart }" >&2
                exit 1
                ;;
esac

exit 0

c) Change permissions of SOGo configuration script

Make the sogod.sh script executable by changing its permission using the following command:

chmod +x /etc/init.d/sogod.sh

d) Start and Enable SOGo service

Use the following command to start the SOGo service:

systemctl start sogod

Similarly, use the following command to enable the SOGo service to start automatically after a system reboot:

systemctl enable sogod

Step 4: Firewall Configuration

In OpenSUSE Latest, we need to allow the HTTP traffic using the following command to access SOGo through the web interface:

sudo firewall-cmd --add-service=http --permanent

Then, we need to restart the firewall using the following command:

sudo firewall-cmd --reload

Conclusion

In this tutorial, we have learned how to install and configure the SOGo groupware server on OpenSUSE Latest. Now, you can access the SOGo service through any browser with the server's IP address or hostname.

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