In this tutorial, we will be installing Cloudlog on POP! OS, a popular Linux distribution developed by System76. Cloudlog is an open-source web-based amateur radio logging application that allows you to log, search, and view your contact data from your favorite web browser. Let's get started.
Before we begin, ensure you have BASIC software setup and ready to use:
With the prerequisites satisfied let's continue the installation process.
The first step is to install the packages required for Cloudlog to work. Run the following command to install Apache2, PHP, and MariaDB:
sudo apt update
sudo apt install apache2 mariadb-server php7.4 libapache2-mod-php7.4 php7.4-mysql php7.4-curl php7.4-gd php7.4-cli php7.4-zip php7.4-mbstring php7.4-xml composer git
Once you have successfully installed the required packages, it's time to configure the database. We will be using MariaDB in this tutorial.
Run the following command to secure your database:
sudo mysql_secure_installation
Then log in to the MariaDB server by running the following command:
sudo mysql -u root
Now, create a new database for Cloudlog and a new user:
CREATE DATABASE cloudlog_db;
CREATE USER 'cloudlog_user'@'localhost' IDENTIFIED BY 'your_password_here';
GRANT ALL PRIVILEGES ON cloudlog_db.* TO 'cloudlog_user'@'localhost';
FLUSH PRIVILEGES;
EXIT;
The next step is to download and configure the Cloudlog application. Change your directory to the Apache web directory and clone the Cloudlog git repository by running the following commands:
cd /var/www/html/
sudo git clone https://github.com/magicbug/Cloudlog.git
Navigate to the newly created Cloudlog directory and install the required composer packages:
cd Cloudlog
sudo composer install
Next, copy the example configuration file and modify it to match your database credentials:
sudo cp config.php.example config.php
sudo nano config.php
Update the values DB_HOST to localhost, DB_NAME to cloudlog_db, DB_USER to cloudlog_user, and DB_PASS to your password value saved in the previous MariaDB configuration.
Save and close the configuration file.
The next step is to configure the Apache webserver to serve the Cloudlog application. Run the following command to enable the required Apache modules:
sudo a2enmod rewrite
sudo a2enmod ssl
Then, create a new Apache VirtualHost configuration file for your domain by running the following command:
sudo nano /etc/apache2/sites-available/cloudlog.conf
Add the following configuration to the file, save it, and exit.
<VirtualHost *:80>
ServerAdmin admin@example.com
DocumentRoot /var/www/html/Cloudlog/public
ServerName example.com
ServerAlias www.example.com
<Directory /var/www/html/Cloudlog/public/>
Options FollowSymLinks
AllowOverride all
Require all granted
</Directory>
ErrorLog ${APACHE_LOG_DIR}/error.log
CustomLog ${APACHE_LOG_DIR}/access.log combined
</VirtualHost>
Ensure to change the ServerAdmin, DocumentRoot, ServerName, and ServerAlias directives to match your server settings.
Next, enable the virtual host by running the following command:
sudo a2ensite cloudlog.conf
Finally, restart the Apache webserver with the following command:
sudo systemctl restart apache2
Cloudlog is now installed and configured. Open your web browser and navigate to your server's IP address or domain name to access Cloudlog.
http://example.com
You should now see the Cloudlog login page. Use the default username "admin" and the password "admin" to log in.
In this tutorial, we have successfully installed and configured the open-source web-based amateur radio logging application Cloudlog on a POP! OS Latest Linux distribution. Ensure to keep your system updated with the latest security patches using the sudo apt update && sudo apt upgrade command.
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