Baïkal is a lightweight and open-source CalDAV and CardDAV server that allows you to synchronize your calendars and contacts with various devices and applications. This tutorial will guide you through the steps of installing Baïkal on Windows 10.
Before proceeding with the installation, you need to have the following:
To check the installed PHP and Composer versions, open the command prompt and run the following commands:
php --version
composer --version
If these commands are not recognized, make sure that PHP and Composer are properly installed and added to the system's PATH environment variable.
To install Baïkal, follow these steps:
Clone the Baïkal repository from GitHub by running the following command in the command prompt:
git clone https://github.com/sabre-io/Baikal.git
Move the cloned Baikal folder to your local web server's document root directory (e.g. htdocs for XAMPP, www for WAMP, or htdocs for MAMP).
Open the command prompt, navigate to the Baikal folder, and run the following command to install Baïkal dependencies:
composer install
After installing the dependencies, rename the Specific folder to Specific.BACKUP to prevent overriding the default configuration files.
Rename the Specific.example folder to Specific to use the default configuration files.
Open the Specific/config.php file and modify the following settings according to your needs:
define('BAIKAL_APP_VERSION', '0.8.X'); // Replace X with the current version.
define('BAIKAL_ADMIN_PASSWORD', 'admin-password'); // Replace admin-password with your desired password.
$pdo = new PDO('sqlite:/path/to/database.sqlite'); // Replace /path/to/database.sqlite with the absolute path to your database file.
Note: You can use other database backends instead of SQLite, such as MySQL.
Create a database file by running the following command in the Baikal/Specific folder:
sqlite3 baikal.db < Db/Setup/sqlite.sql
Note: If you're using a different database backend, replace sqlite3 and sqlite.sql with the corresponding commands and files.
Set the proper file permissions for the Baikal/Specific folder to allow the web server to write to the database and other files:
chmod -R 775 Specific
Access Baïkal in your web browser by entering the following URL: http://localhost/Baikal/html/admin/install/install.php
Follow the on-screen instructions to complete the installation process. Make sure to use the same admin password that you set in the Specific/config.php file.
After the installation is complete, open the Specific/config.php file and delete the following line to disable the installation script:
define('BAIKAL_INSTALLER_RUNNING', 1);
Congratulations! You have successfully installed Baïkal on Windows 10. You can now add your calendar and contact accounts to your devices or applications that support CalDAV and CardDAV.
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