Installing SabreDAV on Alpine Linux Latest

This tutorial will guide you through the process of installing SabreDAV on Alpine Linux Latest. SabreDAV is a popular open-source WebDAV server that allows users to share files across different operating systems.

Prerequisites

Before we begin, ensure that your system meets the following requirements:

  • Alpine Linux is installed on your system
  • You have root access to your system
  • You have an active internet connection

Steps

  1. Update the system

Before installing SabreDAV, update your system to ensure that all system packages are up-to-date.

$ apk update
  1. Install required packages

Next, install the packages that SabreDAV depends on. Use the following command to install the necessary packages:

$ apk add php php-fpm nginx composer git php-xml php-mbstring php-zip php-curl php-adodb php \
 php-simplexml php-xpath php-tokenizer php-common php-dom php-xmlwriter php-cli php-gd php-pdo \
 php-pdo_mysql php-session php-json zlib zlib-dev
  1. Download SabreDAV

Now, download SabreDAV using git. Use the following command to download the latest version:

$ git clone https://github.com/sabre-io/dav.git /var/www/html/sabredav
  1. Install SabreDAV dependencies

Change directory to the SabreDAV root directory and use composer to install the dependencies.

$ cd /var/www/html/sabredav
$ composer install
  1. Configure SabreDAV

Configure SabreDAV by creating a new configuration file. Use the following command to create a new configuration file:

$ cp /var/www/html/sabredav/config/config.sample.php /var/www/html/sabredav/config/config.php

Edit the configuration file and set the necessary parameters for your server by using a text editor of your choice.

$ nano /var/www/html/sabredav/config/config.php
  1. Configure nginx

SabreDAV needs a web server to be accessible. In this tutorial, we will use nginx.

Use the following command to create a new nginx configuration file:

$ nano /etc/nginx/conf.d/sabredav.conf

Add the following configuration to the newly created file:

server {
    listen       80;
    server_name  localhost;
    root /var/www/html/sabredav;

    index index.php index.html;

    location / {
        try_files $uri $uri/ @webdav;
    }

    location @webdav {
        fastcgi_pass   unix:/run/php/php8.0-fpm.sock;
        include        fastcgi_params;
        fastcgi_param  SCRIPT_FILENAME $document_root/index.php;
    }
}

Note: change the PHP version in the fastcgi_pass line if necessary.

Restart nginx service to apply the new configuration:

$ nginx -s reload
  1. Test SabreDAV installation

Open your web browser and access your server by navigating to the following URL:

http://localhost/

If everything is configured correctly, you should see the SabreDAV login page.

Conclusion

Congratulations! You have successfully installed SabreDAV on Alpine Linux Latest. With SabreDAV, you can easily share files across different operating systems.