How to Install HumHub on Void Linux

HumHub is a lightweight and powerful open-source social network software built on the Yii PHP framework. In this tutorial, we will guide you through the installation of HumHub on Void Linux.

Prerequisites

Before installing HumHub, make sure you have the following prerequisites:

• A running instance of Void Linux
• A web server (Apache or Nginx)
• PHP 7.0 or higher
• MySQL or MariaDB database

Step 1: Install Dependencies

To install HumHub, we need to install the following dependencies on our Void Linux system:

sudo xbps-install git nginx php-fpm php-mysqli php-pdo_mysql php-gd php-fpm supervisor

We will also need to enable and start the required services:

sudo ln -s /etc/sv/nginx /var/service/
sudo ln -s /etc/sv/php-fpm /var/service/
sudo ln -s /etc/sv/supervisord /var/service/

Step 2: Clone HumHub

Next, we need to clone the HumHub repository to our server:

cd /var/www/
sudo git clone https://github.com/humhub/humhub.git
sudo chown -R nginx:nginx /var/www/humhub

Step 3: Install HumHub

Now that we have the HumHub repository on our server, we can proceed with the installation process. Follow the steps below:

1. Create a new MySQL database and user for HumHub:

   mysql -u root -p
   CREATE DATABASE humhub;
   CREATE USER 'humhubuser'@'localhost' IDENTIFIED BY 'password';
   GRANT ALL ON humhub.* TO 'humhubuser'@'localhost';
   FLUSH PRIVILEGES;
   exit
   

2. Navigate to the HumHub installation directory and run the installation script:

   cd /var/www/humhub/protected/
   sudo -u nginx ./yii install
   

3. During the installation process, you will be prompted to enter your database details. Enter the credentials you created in step 1.

4. Once the installation is complete, set the file permissions:

   cd /var/www/humhub
   sudo chmod 777 assets/ protected/config/common.php 
   

5. Finally, restart the necessary services:

   sudo sv restart nginx
   sudo sv restart php-fpm
   sudo sv restart supervisord
   

Step 4: Access HumHub

You can now access your HumHub installation by navigating to your server's IP address in your web browser. The default URL is http://your_server_ip/humhub/.

Congratulations, you have successfully installed HumHub on Void Linux!

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