How to Install Dolibarr on Elementary OS Latest

Dolibarr is an open-source and free software for small and medium-sized businesses to manage their businesses' processes, such as sales, inventory, and accounting. In this tutorial, we will show you how to install Dolibarr on Elementary OS Latest.

Prerequisites

Before we begin, you need to make sure the following prerequisites are met:

A user account with sudo privileges.
A web server like Apache or Nginx installed.
PHP installed with necessary extensions.
A MySQL or MariaDB database server.

If you don't have the prerequisites installed already, you can refer to the following tutorials to install and configure them:

Step 1: Download Dolibarr

First, download the Dolibarr installation package from their official website using the following command:

wget https://download.dolibarr.org/stable/$(wget -q https://download.dolibarr.org/stable/ -O - | grep -Eo 'dolibarr-[0-9]*\.[0-9]*\.[0-9]*\.tgz' | uniq)

Step 2: Extract the Dolibarr package

After downloading the Dolibarr package, extract it using the following command:

tar -xzf dolibarr-*.tgz -C /var/www/html/

Step 3: Create a Virtual Host or Server Block

If you're using Apache web server, create a new Virtual Host file for Dolibarr:

sudo nano /etc/apache2/sites-available/dolibarr.conf

Then, add the following content to the file:

<VirtualHost *:80>
    ServerName your-domain.com
    DocumentRoot /var/www/html/dolibarr
 
    <Directory /var/www/html/dolibarr>
        Options FollowSymLinks
        AllowOverride All
    </Directory>
 
    ErrorLog ${APACHE_LOG_DIR}/dolibarr_error.log
    CustomLog ${APACHE_LOG_DIR}/dolibarr_access.log combined
 
</VirtualHost>

If you're using Nginx web server, create a new server block file for Dolibarr:

sudo nano /etc/nginx/sites-available/dolibarr

Then, add the following content to the file:

server {
    listen 80;
    server_name your-domain.com;
    root /var/www/html/dolibarr/;
    index index.php index.html;
 
    location / {
        try_files $uri $uri/ /index.php?$args;
    }
 
    location ~ \.php$ {
        include snippets/fastcgi-php.conf;
        fastcgi_pass unix:/var/run/php/php7.4-fpm.sock;
    }
 
    location /css {
        add_header  Content-Type    text/css;
    }
 
    location /js {
        add_header  Content-Type    application/x-javascript;
    }
 
    error_log /var/log/nginx/dolibarr_error.log;
    access_log /var/log/nginx/dolibarr_access.log;
}

Once you have created the Virtual Host or Server Block, enable it by creating a symbolic link:

sudo a2ensite dolibarr.conf  # for Apache
sudo ln -s /etc/nginx/sites-available/dolibarr /etc/nginx/sites-enabled/  # for Nginx

Step 4: Set Permissions and Ownership

Assign the correct ownership and permissions to the Dolibarr files:

sudo chown -R www-data:www-data /var/www/html/dolibarr
sudo chmod -R 755 /var/www/html/dolibarr

Step 5: Create the Dolibarr MySQL Database

Now, it's time to create a new MySQL database and user for Dolibarr:

mysql -u root -p

CREATE DATABASE dolibarrdb;
CREATE USER 'dolibarruser'@'localhost' IDENTIFIED BY 'your-password';
GRANT ALL PRIVILEGES ON dolibarrdb.* TO 'dolibarruser'@'localhost';
FLUSH PRIVILEGES;
exit

Remember to replace your-password in the above command with your own secure password.

Step 6: Install Dolibarr

Now, go to your web browser and visit your server's IP address or domain name with /dolibarr/ at the end, such as http://your-domain.com/dolibarr/. You will see the Dolibarr installation wizard.

Follow the wizard's instructions to complete the installation process. You will be asked to enter your MySQL database name, MySQL username and password, and the database host. Enter the following information:

Database Name: dolibarrdb
User: dolibarruser
Password: your-password
Database Host: localhost

After entering the information, follow the wizard's instructions to complete the installation process.

Step 7: Log in to Dolibarr

Once the installation is complete, you can log in to your Dolibarr instance by visiting http://your-domain.com/dolibarr/ in your web browser.

That's it! You have successfully installed Dolibarr on Elementary OS Latest. Now, you can start managing your business in Dolibarr.