How to Install LedgerSMB on Ubuntu Server Latest

LedgerSMB is an open-source accounting software that is powerful and flexible for managing your financial data. This tutorial will guide you on how to install LedgerSMB on Ubuntu Server Latest.

Prerequisites

Before you begin, ensure that your Ubuntu server meets the following requirements:

• A minimum of 1 GB RAM
• At least 10 GB of free disk space
• A non-root sudo user

Step 1: Update Ubuntu Server

To update your Ubuntu Server, run the following commands:

sudo apt update
sudo apt upgrade

Step 2: Install PostgreSQL

LedgerSMB is built on the PostgreSQL database. To install PostgreSQL, run the following command:

sudo apt install postgresql

Step 3: Create a PostgreSQL User for LedgerSMB

To create a PostgreSQL user for LedgerSMB, run the following command:

sudo su - postgres
createuser ledgersmb -P --interactive

Enter a password for the user and answer "no" to all the questions. Then, exit from the PostgreSQL user shell by typing exit.

Step 4: Install Apache and Perl

To install Apache and Perl, run the following command:

sudo apt install apache2 libapache2-mod-perl2

Step 5: Download and Extract the LedgerSMB Software

Download the latest version of LedgerSMB from https://ledgersmb.org/download. Then, extract the files to the /opt directory by running the following command:

sudo tar -zxvf ledgersmb-*.tar.gz -C /opt

Step 6: Install Required Perl Modules

To install the required Perl modules, run the following commands:

sudo apt install libtemplate-perl libtemplate-plugin-latex-perl libtemplate-plugin-gd-perl libmime-types-perl libapache-dbi-perl libcrypt-eksblowfish-perl libjson-perl libtext-csv-xs-perl libtry-tiny-perl
sudo apt install libssl-dev libdb-dev libpq-dev libxml2-dev libxslt1-dev libyaml-dev libswitch-perl libdatetime-perl libdatetime-timezone-perl libdatetime-format-pg-perl libstring-random-perl libversion-perl libtie-ixhash-perl libpdf-report-perl libconfig-general-perl libtest-deep-perl

Step 7: Create a Virtual Host Configuration for LedgerSMB in Apache

Create a new virtual host configuration file for LedgerSMB in Apache by running the following command:

sudo nano /etc/apache2/sites-available/ledgersmb.conf

Enter the following lines:

<VirtualHost *:80>
    ServerAdmin admin@example.com
    DocumentRoot /opt/ledgersmb-*
    ServerName example.com
    ServerAlias www.example.com

    PerlSwitches -I/opt/ledgersmb-*/lib
    PerlLoadModule LedgerSMB
    SetHandler perl-script
    PerlHandler LedgerSMB

    <Directory /opt/ledgersmb-*/>
        Options FollowSymLinks
        AllowOverride None
        Require all granted
    </Directory>

    ErrorLog ${APACHE_LOG_DIR}/error.log
    CustomLog ${APACHE_LOG_DIR}/access.log combined
</VirtualHost>

Replace example.com with your domain name.

Then, enable the virtual host by running the following command:

sudo a2ensite ledgersmb.conf

And restart Apache by running the following command:

sudo systemctl restart apache2

Step 8: Configure LedgerSMB

To configure LedgerSMB, run the following commands:

cd /opt/ledgersmb-*/tools/
./setup.sh

Follow the prompts to set up your LedgerSMB installation. Make sure to enter the correct PostgreSQL username and password that you created earlier.

Step 9: Access LedgerSMB

To access LedgerSMB, open your web browser and navigate to http://example.com, where example.com is your domain name.

You should now be able to log in to LedgerSMB using the username and password that you provided during the setup.

Conclusion

That's it! You have now successfully installed and configured LedgerSMB on your Ubuntu Server Latest.

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