Installing EspoCRM on Elementary OS Latest

EspoCRM is a customer relationship management system that is designed to help businesses manage their relationships with their customers. In this tutorial, we will learn how to install EspoCRM on Elementary OS Latest.

Prerequisites

Before we begin, ensure you have the following:

  • A server running Elementary OS Latest
  • A sudo user account
  • A web browser
  • SSH access to the server

Step 1: Update the system

It is vital to update the system packages to ensure that you have the latest security updates, bug fixes and other package dependencies.

Install all the updates by running the following command:

sudo apt update && sudo apt upgrade

Step 2: Install the LAMP stack

EspoCRM is a web application that is built on top of the LAMP stack. Therefore, you need to set up the LAMP stack on your server.

You can install the LAMP stack with the following command:

sudo apt install apache2 mariadb-server php php-mysql libapache2-mod-php

Step 3: Create a MySQL user account and database

EspoCRM requires a MySQL database and a user account to function correctly. Therefore, we will create a new MySQL user account and a database for EspoCRM.

Use the following commands to log into your MySQL server as the root user:

sudo mysql -u root -p

Next, create a new database for EspoCRM:

CREATE DATABASE espocrm;

Create a new user account and grant them privileges on the EspoCRM database:

CREATE USER 'espocrmuser'@'localhost' IDENTIFIED BY 'password';
GRANT ALL PRIVILEGES ON espocrm.* TO 'espocrmuser'@'localhost';

Make sure to replace password with a strong and secure password.

Exit the MySQL shell by typing exit.

Step 4: Download EspoCRM

Download the EspoCRM file from the EspoCRM website using your web browser or command-line interface.

Use the following commands to download the file:

cd /tmp

wget https://www.espocrm.com/sites/default/files/releases/6.1.6.zip

Step 5: Unzip the archive

Unzip the EspoCRM archive using the following command:

sudo apt install unzip

unzip 6.1.6.zip

Step 6: Install and configure EspoCRM

Copy the EspoCRM files to the Apache web directory by running the following command:

sudo cp -r espocrm-6.1.6/* /var/www/html/

Set the proper ownership and permissions to the EspoCRM files, by running the following commands:

sudo chown -R www-data:www-data /var/www/html

sudo chmod -R 755 /var/www/html

Finally, access your EspoCRM web interface via your web browser.

The first time you connect to EspoCRM, the setup wizard will guide you through a series of configurations. You will need to provide the following information:

  • Database name
  • Database user
  • Database password
  • The domain name of your EspoCRM
  • Your email address

After submitting the details, EspoCRM will install and configure itself automatically.

Conclusion

Congratulations! You have successfully installed EspoCRM on your Elementary OS Latest server. You can now log into EspoCRM to begin creating users, accounts and managing your customer relationships.