Kolab is a free and open-source groupware system that provides email, calendar, task, and file management functionalities. In this tutorial, we will guide you through the process of installing Kolab on macOS.
Before installing Kolab, you need to make sure that your system meets the following requirements:
Homebrew is a package manager for macOS that makes it easy to install programs and libraries. To install it, open Terminal and run the following command:
/bin/bash -c "$(curl -fsSL https://raw.githubusercontent.com/Homebrew/install/HEAD/install.sh)"
Follow the prompts to complete the installation.
Kolab requires several libraries to be installed on your system. To install them using Homebrew, run the following command:
brew install mariadb nginx php@7.4 autoconf automake icu4c libicu libpng libzip
Next, you need to clone the Kolab repository using Git. Open Terminal and run the following command:
git clone https://git.kolab.org/diffusion/KOLAB/kolab-webadmin.git
This will create a directory named "kolab-webadmin" in your current directory.
To install Kolab, enter the following commands in Terminal:
cd kolab-webadmin
./bootstrap_dev.sh
./bin/setup-kolab
The installation process may take some time, depending on your system and network speed.
After the installation is complete, you need to start the Kolab services. Enter the following command in Terminal:
sudo systemctl start kolab
This will start the Kolab services, including the web server, email server, and database server.
Finally, open your web browser and go to http://localhost:8080/kolab-webadmin. You should see the Kolab login screen. Enter your credentials and start using Kolab.
In this tutorial, you have learned how to install Kolab on macOS. Kolab is a powerful groupware system that provides a wide range of features for managing your email, calendar, tasks, and files. We hope this tutorial has been helpful to you.
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