ViMbAdmin is a web-based interface to manage virtual mail domains/users hosted on a Postfix and Dovecot mail server. In this tutorial, you will learn how to install ViMbAdmin on OpenSUSE Latest.
Before installing ViMbAdmin, update your system packages by running the following command in the terminal:
sudo zypper update
ViMbAdmin requires some dependencies to work correctly. Run the following command to install all dependencies:
sudo zypper install apache2 php7 php7-mysqlnd php7-pdo php7-mbstring mariadb mariadb-client mariadb-devel
ViMbAdmin needs a database to store data. You can use MariaDB or MySQL. Execute the following command to create a new database:
sudo mysql -u root -p
CREATE DATABASE vimbadmin_db;
GRANT ALL ON vimbadmin_db.* TO vimbadmin_user@localhost IDENTIFIED BY 'password';
FLUSH PRIVILEGES;
Note that you should replace vimbadmin_db, vimbadmin_user, and password with your desired values.
First, download the ViMbAdmin archive from the official website:
wget https://github.com/opensolutions/ViMbAdmin/archive/refs/tags/v3.0.21.tar.gz
Next, extract the archive:
tar -xzvf v3.0.21.tar.gz
Move the ViMbAdmin directory to /srv/www/htdocs:
sudo mv ViMbAdmin-3.0.21 /srv/www/htdocs/vimbadmin
Make vimbadmin directory writable by the web server by running:
sudo chgrp www /srv/www/htdocs/vimbadmin -R
sudo chmod g+w /srv/www/htdocs/vimbadmin -R
Create a copy of the config.php.dist configuration file and name it config.php:
cd /srv/www/htdocs/vimbadmin
cp config/config.php.dist config/config.php
Edit the config.php using your favorite text editor:
nano config/config.php
Set the database credentials, SMTP credentials, default language, and other essential configuration settings.
You need to configure the Apache webserver to serve ViMbAdmin. Create a new virtual host configuration file:
sudo nano /etc/apache2/vhosts.d/vimbadmin.conf
Add the following content:
<VirtualHost *:80>
ServerName vimbadmin.example.com
DocumentRoot /srv/www/htdocs/vimbadmin/public
<Directory /srv/www/htdocs/vimbadmin/public>
Options Indexes FollowSymLinks MultiViews
AllowOverride All
Require all granted
</Directory>
</VirtualHost>
Don't forget to change vimbadmin.example.com with your domain name.
Restart the Apache web server by running:
sudo systemctl restart apache2
You can now access the ViMbAdmin web interface by navigating to the following URL:
http://vimbadmin.example.com/setup/
Follow the instructions on the screen to complete the installation.
Once the installation is complete, you can log in to ViMbAdmin with the default username and password: admin / admin.
That's it! You have successfully installed ViMbAdmin on OpenSUSE Latest. Now you can manage your virtual mail domains and users with ease!
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