How to Install Group Office on macOS

In this tutorial, we will guide you through the steps to install Group Office on macOS. Group Office is an open-source groupware application that enables users to manage their emails, calendars, contacts, and documents in one place.

Prerequisites

Before we start, ensure that you have the following tools installed on your macOS:

• Homebrew
• PHP 7.2 or higher
• MySQL

If you don't have any of these installed, you can use the following commands to install them:

Install Homebrew

/bin/bash -c "$(curl -fsSL https://raw.githubusercontent.com/Homebrew/install/master/install.sh)"

Install PHP

brew install php

Install MySQL

brew install mysql

After installing the above tools, we can install Group Office.

Install Group Office

Follow the steps below to install Group Office:

1. Download the latest version of Group Office from the official website: https://www.group-office.com
2. Extract the downloaded file into your preferred directory. For instance, we will extract it to the /Applications directory.

tar -xzf groupoffice-6.5.131.tar.gz
sudo cp -r groupoffice-6.5.131 /Applications/groupoffice

3. Configure MySQL by creating a new database and user. You can use the following commands to create a new database and user:

mysql -u root -p
CREATE DATABASE groupoffice;
CREATE USER 'groupoffice'@'localhost' IDENTIFIED BY 'your-password';
GRANT ALL PRIVILEGES ON groupoffice.* TO 'groupoffice'@'localhost';

4. Move to the Group Office installation directory:

cd /Applications/groupoffice

5. Copy the .env.example file to .env and update the following configuration fields according to your MySQL settings:

cp .env.example .env
nano .env

DB_CONNECTION=mysql
DB_HOST=127.0.0.1
DB_PORT=3306
DB_DATABASE=groupoffice
DB_USERNAME=groupoffice
DB_PASSWORD=your-password

6. Install the required dependencies using the Composer:

php composer.phar install

7. Set the correct permissions on the storage and bootstrap/cache directories:

chmod -R 777 storage bootstrap/cache

8. Generate the application key:

php artisan key:generate

9. Migrate the database schema:

php artisan migrate

Your Group Office installation is now complete, and you can access it by going to http://localhost/groupoffice in your web browser.

Conclusion

You now know how to install Group Office on macOS. Group Office is a powerful application that simplifies managing emails, calendars, contacts, and documents. If you have any issues during the installation process, please do not hesitate to contact the Group Office support team.

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