dudle on Alpine Linux

How to Install Dudle on Alpine Linux

In this tutorial, we will go through the steps to install Dudle, an open-source online scheduling application, on Alpine Linux. Dudle is used for scheduling events, community activities, and polling.

Prerequisites

Before proceeding with the installation, ensure that your system meets the following requirements:

Alpine Linux latest version is installed
Root privileges

Step 1: Install Dependencies

To begin, we need to install the required dependencies to run Dudle on Alpine Linux. Run the following command in the terminal to install Apache2, PHP, and SQLite:

apk update
apk add apache2 php7 php7-apache2 sqlite

Step 2: Download and Extract Dudle

After the dependencies have been installed successfully, we can proceed to download and extract the Dudle package. You can download the latest version of Dudle from the official website.

wget http://primelife.ercim.eu/existingFiles/dudle_files/dudle-1.2.0.zip

Once the download is complete, we can extract the package using the following command:

unzip dudle-1.2.0.zip -d dudle

Step 3: Configure and Install Dudle

Next, we need to configure and install Dudle. Navigate to the dudle directory and create a new configuration file using the command below:

cd dudle
cp config.sample.inc.php config.inc.php

Now, edit the config.inc.php file to configure Dudle. Replace the following parameters:

$config['database_type'] = 'sqlite';
$config['database_name'] = '/var/www/dudle/db/dudle.sqlite';
$config['database_user'] = null;
$config['database_password'] = null;

Save and close the file.

After that, create the directory to store the database file and change the ownership to the HTTP user:

mkdir /var/www/dudle/db
chown apache:apache /var/www/dudle/db

Then, move the extracted Dudle files to the webroot directory and rename the directory to dudle:

mv dudle /var/www/
mv /var/www/dudle-1.2.0 /var/www/dudle

Next, create a new Apache virtual host configuration file by running the following command:

nano /etc/apache2/conf.d/dudle.conf

And add the following configuration to it:

Alias /dudle /var/www/dudle
<Directory /var/www/dudle>
    Options FollowSymLinks SymLinksIfOwnerMatch
    AllowOverride All
    Indexes MultiViews
    DirectoryIndex index.php
    Order allow,deny
    Allow from all
    <IfModule mod_php7.c>
        AddType application/x-httpd-php .php
        php_flag magic_quotes_gpc Off
        php_flag track_vars On
        php_admin_flag allow_url_fopen Off
        php_value include_path .
        php_admin_value upload_tmp_dir /var/www/dudle/upload/tmp
        php_admin_value open_basedir /var/www/dudle
    </IfModule>
</Directory>

Save and close the file.

Step 4: Start the Apache Service

Finally, we can start the Apache service to make Dudle accessible within the web browser. Run the following command in the terminal to start the Apache service:

rc-service apache2 start

Step 5: Access Dudle

Open up your web browser and navigate to http://localhost/dudle to access Dudle. You should now see the Dudle homepage where you can create new schedules, polls, and events.

Congratulations! You have successfully installed Dudle on Alpine Linux.