Installing HRCloud2 on POP! OS

In this tutorial, we will be installing HRCloud2 on POP! OS. HRCloud2 is an open-source file-sharing platform that provides a web interface to access files stored on a server.

Prerequisites

Before we start the installation process, make sure your system is up to date by running the following commands:

sudo apt update
sudo apt upgrade

We also need to install some packages required by the HRCloud2 application. Run the following command to install them:

sudo apt install mysql-server nginx php-fpm php-mysql php-bcmath php-curl php-gd php-intl php-mbstring php-xml php-zip

Step 1: Install Required Software Dependencies

HRCloud2 requires some additional software to function properly. We will install all the required packages using the following steps:

1. Install the composer package, which is a dependency manager for PHP:

   sudo apt install composer
   

2. Install the nodejs and npm packages, which are required to build the HRCloud2 frontend:

   sudo apt install nodejs npm
   

3. Install the yarn package, which is a package manager for JavaScript:

   sudo npm install -g yarn
   

Step 2: Download HRCloud2

To download HRCloud2, we will use the git command. If you don't have git installed on your system, you can install it by running the following command:

sudo apt install git

Next, download HRCloud2 by running the following command:

git clone https://github.com/zelon88/HRCloud2.git

Step 3: Install HRCloud2

Now that we have downloaded HRCloud2, let's install it by running the following commands:

1. Change your current directory to the HRCloud2 project directory:

   cd HRCloud2
   

2. Install the PHP dependencies using the composer package manager:

   composer install
   

3. Install the JavaScript dependencies using the yarn package manager:

   yarn install
   

4. Build the frontend assets using the yarn package manager:

   yarn run build
   

Step 4: Configure NGINX

Now that the installation process is complete, let's configure NGINX to serve HRCloud2.

1. Create a new configuration file for HRCloud2:

   sudo nano /etc/nginx/sites-available/hrcloud2
   

2. Paste the following configuration into the file:

   server {
       listen 80;
       server_name example.com;
   
       root /path/to/hrcloud2/public;
       index index.php;
   
       location / {
           try_files $uri $uri/ /index.php?$args;
       }
   
       location ~ \.php$ {
           try_files $uri =404;
           fastcgi_split_path_info ^(.+\.php)(/.+)$;
           fastcgi_pass unix:/run/php/php7.4-fpm.sock;
           fastcgi_index index.php;
           fastcgi_param SCRIPT_FILENAME $document_root$fastcgi_script_name;
           include fastcgi_params;
       }
   }
   

   Replace example.com with your own domain name or IP address, and /path/to/hrcloud2/public with the path to your HRCloud2 installation's public directory.

3. Create a symbolic link to the new configuration file in the sites-enabled directory:

   sudo ln -s /etc/nginx/sites-available/hrcloud2 /etc/nginx/sites-enabled
   

4. Test the configuration:

   sudo nginx -t
   

5. Restart NGINX:

   sudo systemctl restart nginx
   

Step 5: Create the HRCloud2 Database

HRCloud2 requires a MySQL database to store file metadata. To create the database, follow these steps:

1. Log in to the MySQL shell:

   sudo mysql
   

2. Create a new database:

   CREATE DATABASE hrcloud2;
   

3. Create a new user and password:

   CREATE USER 'hrcloud2user'@'localhost' IDENTIFIED BY 'password';
   

   Replace password with a strong password.

4. Grant the new user permissions on the HRCloud2 database:

   GRANT ALL PRIVILEGES ON hrcloud2.* TO 'hrcloud2user'@'localhost';
   

5. Exit the MySQL shell:

   exit
   

Step 6: Configure HRCloud2

Finally, we need to configure HRCloud2 to use the database we just created. Follow these steps:

1. Rename the .env-example file to .env:

   mv .env-example .env
   

2. Edit the .env file:

   nano .env
   

3. Modify the DB_* configuration options to match the MySQL database we just created:

   DB_CONNECTION=mysql
   DB_HOST=127.0.0.1
   DB_PORT=3306
   DB_DATABASE=hrcloud2
   DB_USERNAME=hrcloud2user
   DB_PASSWORD=password
   

   Replace password with the password you chose in the previous step.

4. Save and exit the .env file.

Step 7: Start the HRCloud2 Server

Now that we have completed the configuration, we can start the HRCloud2 server by running the following command:

php artisan serve

Your HRCloud2 installation should now be accessible by visiting http://example.com:8000 in your web browser, where example.com is your domain name or IP address.

Conclusion

That's it! You should now have HRCloud2 up and running on your POP! OS server. You can now log in to the web interface and start sharing files with your users.

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