How to Install Elkarbackup on Windows 10

Elkarbackup is a backup solution that runs on Linux machines. However, it is also possible to install Elkarbackup on Windows 10 using the Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL). In this tutorial, we will guide you through the installation process.

Prerequisites

Before we begin, please make sure you have the following:

• Windows 10 version 1607 or later
• WSL enabled and installed (follow the instructions here if you haven't already)
• Ubuntu or another Linux distribution installed on your WSL (follow the instructions here to install Ubuntu on WSL)

Steps

1. Open the terminal of your Linux distribution (e.g., Ubuntu) on your Windows 10 machine.
2. Add the Elkarbackup PPA by running the following command:

sudo apt-add-repository ppa:elkarbackup/ppa

3. Update the package list by running the following command:

sudo apt-get update

4. Install Elkarbackup by running the following command:

sudo apt-get install elkarbackup

5. Elkarbackup requires a MariaDB database to store its backups, so we need to install it. Run the following command to install the necessary packages:

sudo apt-get install mariadb-client mariadb-server

6. After installation, start the MariaDB server by running the following command:

sudo systemctl start mariadb

7. Set up the Elkarbackup database and user. Run the following command and enter your desired database name, user, and password when prompted:

sudo mysql_secure_installation

8. Log in to the MariaDB server with the root user:

sudo mysql -u root -p

9. Create a database and user for Elkarbackup. Replace dbname, dbuser, and dbpassword with your desired values:

CREATE DATABASE dbname;
GRANT ALL PRIVILEGES ON dbname.* TO 'dbuser'@'localhost' IDENTIFIED BY 'dbpassword';
FLUSH PRIVILEGES;

10. Exit the MariaDB shell by running the following command:

exit

11. Configure Elkarbackup by editing the Elkarbackup configuration file /etc/elkarbackup/elkarbackup.ini. You can use the nano text editor to edit the file:

sudo nano /etc/elkarbackup/elkarbackup.ini

12. Within the [elkarbackup] section, update the following values with your desired configurations:

• backupserver: set to your hostname, IP address or FQDN
• clientname: set to the name of the computer you want to backup
• clientip: set to the IP address of the computer you want to backup
• databaseserver: set to localhost
• database: set to the database name you created in Step 9
• dbuser: set to the database user you created in Step 9
• dbpassword: set to the database password you created in Step 9

13. Save the changes by pressing Ctrl+X, then Y, then Enter.
14. Start the Elkarbackup service by running the following command:

sudo systemctl start elkarbackup

15. Check if the service is running by running the following command:

sudo systemctl status elkarbackup

16. If the service is running, you can access Elkarbackup's web interface by opening your web browser and navigating to http://localhost/elkarbackup. You can log in with the default username admin and password elkarbackup.

Congratulations! You have successfully installed Elkarbackup on Windows 10 using the Windows Subsystem for Linux.

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