Installing SabreDAV on OpenSUSE Latest

SabreDAV is an open-source software that provides a powerful framework to help you build your own WebDAV server. In this tutorial, we will guide you through the process of installing SabreDAV on OpenSUSE Latest.

Prerequisites

Before starting with the installation process, you need to ensure that you have the following prerequisites:

Installation

Follow the steps below to install SabreDAV on OpenSUSE Latest:

  1. Open a terminal window by pressing Ctrl-Alt-T or by searching "terminal" in the application menu.

  2. Update the system packages by running the following command:

sudo zypper update
  1. Install Apache web server by running the following command:
sudo zypper install apache2
  1. Install PHP and the required PHP extensions by running the following command:
sudo zypper install php7 php7-mbstring php7-zip php7-xml php7-gd php7-curl php7-intl
  1. Create a new directory for SabreDAV by running the following command:
sudo mkdir /var/www/html/sabredav
  1. Download the latest version of SabreDAV by running the following command:
sudo wget https://github.com/sabre-io/dav/releases/download/3.3.2/sabre-dav-3.3.2.zip -O sabredav.zip
  1. Extract the downloaded archive to the SabreDAV directory by running the following command:
sudo unzip sabredav.zip -d /var/www/html/sabredav/
  1. Set the correct ownership and permissions for the SabreDAV directory by running the following commands:
sudo chown -R wwwrun:www /var/www/html/sabredav/
sudo chmod -R 775 /var/www/html/sabredav/
  1. Configure Apache to serve the SabreDAV directory by creating a new virtual host file with the following command:
sudo nano /etc/apache2/vhosts.d/sabredav.conf
  1. Add the following configuration to the newly created file:
<VirtualHost *:80>
ServerName sabredav.example.com
DocumentRoot /var/www/html/sabredav/public
DirectoryIndex index.php
<Directory "/var/www/html/sabredav/public">
Options Indexes FollowSymLinks
AllowOverride All
Require all granted
</Directory>
</VirtualHost>

Note: Replace sabredav.example.com with your domain name or IP address.

  1. Save and close the file by pressing Ctrl-O and then Ctrl-X.

  2. Restart Apache by running the following command:

sudo systemctl restart apache2

Conclusion

You have successfully installed SabreDAV on OpenSUSE Latest. You can now configure and use SabreDAV with your WebDAV clients or applications.

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