How to install Galette on Void Linux

Galette is a free and open-source web application that helps you manage your association. In this tutorial, we will learn how to install Galette on Void Linux.

Prerequisites

Before we start, make sure that you have the following:

• A Void Linux machine with root privileges
• An internet connection
• Basic knowledge of the Linux command line

Step 1: Update your system

First, update your system to make sure you have the latest packages:

sudo xbps-install -Syu

Step 2: Install required packages

Galette requires a web server, database, and several PHP modules to function correctly. To install them all in one command, use the following command:

sudo xbps-install lighttpd mariadb mariadb-server php php-fpm php-pdo_mysql php-gd php-zip php-curl php-ctype php-iconv php-session php-mbstring php-xml

Step 3: Download and extract Galette

Go to the Galette downloads page and download the latest stable release: https://download.tuxfamily.org/galette/galette-latest.tar.gz

Next, extract the downloaded archive to the document root directory of your web server:

sudo tar -xzvf galette-latest.tar.gz -C /var/www/htdocs/

Note: If your web server document root directory is different, replace /var/www/htdocs/ with the correct path.

Step 4: Set permissions

Set the correct permissions to the Galette directory:

sudo chown -R www-data:www-data /var/www/htdocs/galette/

Step 5: Create a new database and user

Create a new database and user for Galette using the following commands:

sudo mysql -u root

MariaDB [(none)]> CREATE DATABASE galette_db;
MariaDB [(none)]> CREATE USER 'galette_user'@'localhost' IDENTIFIED BY 'password';
MariaDB [(none)]> GRANT ALL PRIVILEGES ON galette_db.* TO 'galette_user'@'localhost';
MariaDB [(none)]> FLUSH PRIVILEGES;
MariaDB [(none)]> EXIT;

Note: Replace galette_db, galette_user, and password with appropriate values.

Step 6: Configure Galette

Rename the config-dist.php file to config.php:

sudo mv /var/www/htdocs/galette/config-dist.php /var/www/htdocs/galette/config.php

Next, open the config.php file in a text editor and modify the following options:

/* Database configuration */
$config['db_host'] = 'localhost';
$config['db_user'] = 'galette_user';
$config['db_password'] = 'password';
$config['db_name'] = 'galette_db';

/* Base URL of your Galette installation */
$config['root_directory'] = 'http://localhost/galette/';

/* Authentication key */
$config['auth_key'] = 'secret_key';

Note: Replace galette_user, password, and secret_key with appropriate values.

Step 7: Start the web server and PHP-FPM service

Start the web server and PHP-FPM service:

sudo ln -s /etc/sv/lighttpd /var/service/
sudo ln -s /etc/sv/php-fpm /var/service/

Step 8: Access Galette

Open a web browser and go to the following URL:

http://localhost/galette/

You should see the Galette installation page. Follow the on-screen instructions to complete the installation.

Conclusion

Congratulations! You have successfully installed Galette on your Void Linux machine. You can now use Galette to manage your association.

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