EspoCRM is a free and open-source customer relationship management (CRM) software that helps businesses manage customer data and streamline their sales process. This tutorial provides a step-by-step guide on how to install EspoCRM on Void Linux.
EspoCRM requires a web server and PHP to run. We can install these packages by running the following command:
sudo xbps-install -S apache php php-pdo php-mysqlnd php-json
EspoCRM requires a database to store its data. We can use MariaDB, which is a popular open-source database management system, to create a database for EspoCRM. To install MariaDB, run the following command:
sudo xbps-install -S mariadb
After installation, start the MariaDB service and configure it to start automatically on boot:
sudo ln -s /etc/sv/mariadb /var/service
Now, run the following command to secure the database installation:
sudo mysql_secure_installation
Follow the prompts to set the root password and secure the installation.
Create a new file in the Apache configuration directory with the following command:
sudo nano /etc/httpd/conf.d/espocrm.conf
Add the following configurations to the file:
Alias /espocrm /var/www/espocrm
<Directory /var/www/espocrm>
Options +FollowSymLinks
DirectoryIndex index.php
AllowOverride All
</Directory>
Save and close the file.
Download the latest version of EspoCRM from the official website:
wget https://www.espocrm.com/downloads/EspoCRM-5.9.6.zip
Extract the downloaded ZIP file:
unzip EspoCRM-5.9.6.zip
Move the extracted directory to the webserver directory:
sudo mv EspoCRM-5.9.6 /var/www/espocrm
Change the ownership of the EspoCRM directory to the Apache user:
sudo chown -R apache:apache /var/www/espocrm
Log in to the MariaDB command-line client with the following command:
mysql -u root -p
Create a new database and user for EspoCRM:
CREATE DATABASE espocrmdb;
GRANT ALL ON espocrmdb.* TO 'espocrmuser'@'localhost' IDENTIFIED BY 'password';
FLUSH PRIVILEGES;
Replace password with a strong password of your choice.
Open a web browser and navigate to http://YOUR_DOMAIN/espocrm.
If everything is configured correctly, you should see an installation wizard.
Follow the prompts to install EspoCRM. When prompted for the database details, enter the following:
MySQL/MariaDBespocrmdblocalhostespocrmuserpassword (the one you set in Step 5)Click on Install to install EspoCRM.
In this tutorial, we have shown you how to install EspoCRM on Void Linux. You may now proceed to configure and use EspoCRM to manage your customer data and streamline your sales process.
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