How to Install ViMbAdmin on Arch Linux

ViMbAdmin is a free and open-source web-based application for managing email domains, mailboxes and aliases. It has a clean and user-friendly interface that makes email administration an easy task. In this tutorial, we will guide you through the installation of ViMbAdmin on Arch Linux.

Prerequisites

Before proceeding with this installation, make sure that you have the following:

  • A server running Arch Linux
  • A user account with sudo privileges
  • A LAMP stack installed (Apache, MySQL, PHP)

Step 1: Install Dependencies

First of all, we need to install some dependencies for ViMbAdmin. Open the terminal on your Arch Linux server and run the following command:

sudo pacman -S php-fpm php-gd php-mcrypt php-imap php-mysqli php-mbstring php-xml imagemagick

Step 2: Install Composer

Composer is a dependency manager for PHP that we'll use to install ViMbAdmin. To install Composer, run the following command:

sudo pacman -S composer

Step 3: Download and Extract ViMbAdmin

Next, we need to download and extract the ViMbAdmin package. Run the following commands to download the package and extract it to the default Apache web directory:

cd /srv/http/
sudo curl -L https://github.com/opensolutions/ViMbAdmin/archive/master.zip -o vimbadmin.zip
sudo unzip vimbadmin.zip -d .
sudo mv ViMbAdmin-master vimbadmin

Step 4: Install ViMbAdmin Dependencies

Go to the ViMbAdmin directory using the following command:

cd /srv/http/vimbadmin

Then, run the following command to install the required dependencies:

sudo composer install

Step 5: Configure ViMbAdmin

Now that ViMbAdmin and its dependencies have been installed, you need to configure the application. Copy the example configuration file:

cp config/conf.d/application.ini.dist config/conf.d/application.ini

Edit the application.ini file and set your database credentials:

[production]
resources.db.adapter = "PDO_MYSQL"
resources.db.params.host = "localhost"
resources.db.params.username = "YOUR_DB_USERNAME"
resources.db.params.password = "YOUR_DB_PASSWORD"
resources.db.params.dbname = "YOUR_DB_NAME"

Save the file and exit the text editor.

Step 6: Create the Database

Use the following command to create a new database for ViMbAdmin:

mysql -u YOUR_DB_USERNAME -pYOUR_DB_PASSWORD -e 'create database YOUR_DB_NAME;'

Step 7: Create Tables

Run the following command to create the required tables:

sudo php bin/doctrine.php orm:schema-tool:create

Step 8: Set Permissions

Set the ownership and permission of ViMbAdmin directory by running the following command:

sudo chown -R http:http /srv/http/vimbadmin
sudo chmod -R 755 /srv/http/vimbadmin

Step 9: Configure Apache

Create a new virtual host for ViMbAdmin by running the following command:

sudo nano /etc/httpd/conf/extra/vimbadmin.conf

Add the following lines to the file:

<VirtualHost *:80>
    DocumentRoot /srv/http/vimbadmin/public
    ServerName vimbadmin.example.com

<Directory /srv/http/vimbadmin/public/>
    AllowOverride All
    Order allow,deny
    Allow from all
</Directory>

    ErrorLog /var/log/httpd/vimbadmin_error.log
    CustomLog /var/log/httpd/vimbadmin_access.log combined
</VirtualHost>

Save and close the file. Then, enable the new virtual host by running:

sudo ln -s /etc/httpd/conf/extra/vimbadmin.conf /etc/httpd/conf/sites-enabled/
sudo systemctl restart httpd

Step 10: Access ViMbAdmin

Finally, open your web browser and navigate to http://vimbadmin.example.com. You should see the login page for ViMbAdmin.

Log in with the default credentials:

  • Username: admin
  • Password: admin

Once logged in, you can start using ViMbAdmin to manage your email domains, mailboxes and aliases.

Congratulations! You have successfully installed ViMbAdmin on Arch Linux.