How to Install Roundcube on Ubuntu Server

Roundcube is a popular open-source webmail client that allows you to access your emails from anywhere using a web browser. In this tutorial, we will show you how to install Roundcube on Ubuntu Server Latest.

Prerequisites

Before starting, you will need:

• A Ubuntu Server with root access.
• An active internet connection.
• Apache web server installed and running.
• PHP installed on your Ubuntu Server.

Step 1: Add Roundcube Repository

The easiest way to install Roundcube is to add its official repository to your Ubuntu Server. Use the following commands to add the repository.

$ sudo apt-get install lsb-release
$ echo 'deb https://ftp.roundcube.net/ubuntu/ '$(lsb_release -sc)' main' | sudo tee /etc/apt/sources.list.d/roundcube.list

Update the local package index to reflect the new repository.

$ sudo apt-get update

Step 2: Install Roundcube

Now that you’ve added Roundcube’s repository to your Ubuntu Server, it’s time to install Roundcube. Use the following command to install Roundcube.

$ sudo apt-get install roundcube -y

This command will download and install all the required packages for Roundcube webmail.

Step 3: Configure Database for Roundcube

Roundcube requires a database to store its necessary data like user accounts, emails, and settings. So, let’s create a new MySQL database for Roundcube. Use the following commands to create a new MySQL database, a MySQL user, and grant all permissions to it.

$ sudo apt-get install mysql-server -y
$ sudo mysql -u root -p

Enter your MySQL root password, then run the following commands to create a new database for Roundcube.

create database roundcubemail;
GRANT ALL PRIVILEGES ON roundcubemail.* TO 'roundcube'@'localhost' IDENTIFIED BY 'password';
FLUSH PRIVILEGES;
quit

Make sure to replace 'password' in the above command with a strong password of your choice.

Step 4: Configure Roundcube

Now that Roundcube is installed on Ubuntu Server and our MySQL database is ready, it’s time to configure Roundcube. Run the following command to open the Roundcube’s default configuration file in your text editor.

$ sudo nano /etc/roundcube/config.inc.php

In the configuration file, search for the following lines:

$config['db_dsnw'] = 'mysql://roundcube:pass@localhost/roundcubemail';

Replace the ‘pass’ with the database password you created in the previous step.

$config['db_dsnw'] = 'mysql://roundcube:<your_database_password>@localhost/roundcubemail';

Save and close the file.

Step 5: Restart Apache

After making the changes in the Roundcube configuration file, you need to reload your Apache web server for the changes to take effect.

$ sudo systemctl restart apache2

Step 6: Access Roundcube Webmail

Congratulations! You have successfully installed Roundcube on Ubuntu Server, and it is now ready to use. Enter your domain name or IP address followed by '/roundcube/' in your web browser's address bar:

http://yourdomain.com/roundcube/

Or,

http://your-ip-address/roundcube/

You will be directed to the Roundcube’s login page. You can log in using your email address and password.

Conclusion

In this tutorial, we showed you how to install Roundcube on Ubuntu Server. We also explained how to create a MySQL database for Roundcube, configure Roundcube, and access the webmail. We hope this tutorial helped you install Roundcube webmail on your Ubuntu Server.

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