OpenNote is an open-source alternative to popular note-taking applications like Evernote, OneNote, and Google Keep. It offers a simple way to create, edit, and organize notes using a web interface. In this tutorial, we will learn how to install OpenNote on Ubuntu Server Latest.
Before installing OpenNote, you need to make sure that:
The first step is to download the OpenNote source code from the Github repository. To do so, open the terminal and run the following command:
$ git clone https://github.com/FoxUSA/OpenNote.git
This will create a new directory named OpenNote in the current working directory, which contains the OpenNote source code.
Next, we need to configure Apache to serve the OpenNote files. To do so, create a new Virtual Host file for OpenNote in the /etc/apache2/sites-available directory. You can use any text editor to create the file. For example, to use nano editor, run the following command:
$ sudo nano /etc/apache2/sites-available/opennote.conf
Then, copy and paste the following configuration:
<VirtualHost *:80>
ServerAdmin admin@example.com
DocumentRoot /var/www/html/OpenNote
ServerName example.com
ErrorLog ${APACHE_LOG_DIR}/error.log
CustomLog ${APACHE_LOG_DIR}/access.log combined
</VirtualHost>
Make sure to replace the example.com with your domain name, and the ServerAdmin email with your email address. Save and close the file.
Then, enable the new OpenNote virtual host by running the following command:
$ sudo a2ensite opennote.conf
Finally, restart Apache to apply the changes:
$ sudo systemctl restart apache2
OpenNote requires a MySQL or MariaDB database to store notes and other data. To create a new database, log in to the MySQL/MariaDB shell by running the following command:
$ sudo mysql -u root -p
Enter your MySQL/MariaDB root password when prompted.
Then, create a new database for OpenNote by running the following command:
CREATE DATABASE opennote_db;
Next, create a new database user and grant it full privileges on the OpenNote database by running the following commands:
CREATE USER 'opennote_user'@'localhost' IDENTIFIED BY 'password';
GRANT ALL PRIVILEGES ON opennote_db.* TO 'opennote_user'@'localhost';
Make sure to replace the password with a strong password.
Finally, exit the MySQL/MariaDB shell:
$ exit
Now, we can install OpenNote by copying the OpenNote source code to the Apache document root directory, and then configuring OpenNote with the MySQL/MariaDB database credentials.
First, copy the OpenNote source code to the document root directory by running the following command:
$ sudo cp -r OpenNote /var/www/html/OpenNote
Then change the ownership of the OpenNote directory to the Apache user:
$ sudo chown -R www-data:www-data /var/www/html/OpenNote
Next, navigate to the OpenNote directory:
$ cd /var/www/html/OpenNote
Copy the sample configuration file and rename it:
$ sudo cp config.sample.php config.php
Then open the config.php file in a text editor:
$ sudo nano config.php
Update the following lines with your MySQL/MariaDB database credentials:
define('DB_TYPE', 'mysql');
define('DB_HOST', 'localhost');
define('DB_NAME', 'opennote_db');
define('DB_USER', 'opennote_user');
define('DB_PASS', 'password');
Save and close the file.
Now we can access OpenNote by visiting the domain name that we configured in the Apache virtual host configuration file. Open your web browser and navigate to http://example.com/OpenNote (replace example.com with your domain name). You should see the OpenNote login page:
Log in with the default username and password:
That's it! You have successfully installed OpenNote on Ubuntu Server Latest. You can now create new notes, folders, and tags, and use OpenNote as your personal note-taking application.
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