Cypht on Fedora Server

Installing Cypht on Fedora Server

Cypht is an open-source software for personal email management. Follow the below steps to install Cypht on the Fedora Server Latest version.

Prerequisites

A server running on the Fedora operating system.
A sudo user account.

Step 1: Add the EPEL Repository

Cypht depends on some packages not available in the default Fedora repository. Therefore, we will add the EPEL repository to our Fedora server.

sudo dnf install -y epel-release

Step 2: Install the LAMP Stack

Cypht requires a web server, database, and PHP to function correctly. We will install LAMP (Linux, Apache, MySQL, and PHP) on the server.

sudo dnf update -y && sudo dnf install -y httpd mariadb-server mariadb php php-mysqlnd php-xml curl unzip

Step 3: Configure the LAMP Stack

Start all necessary services and enable them to start at boot time.

sudo systemctl start httpd mariadb && sudo systemctl enable httpd mariadb

Set the MariaDB root password and improve database security.

sudo mysql_secure_installation

Step 4: Install Cypht

Download the latest version of Cypht from the official website:

curl -o cypht.zip -L https://cypht.org/download/cypht-latest.zip

Unzip the downloaded file into the Web Root directory.

sudo unzip cypht.zip -d /var/www/html/

Rename the unzipped directory to cypht.

sudo mv /var/www/html/cypht-* /var/www/html/cypht

Step 5: Configure Cypht

Create a database and user account for Cypht to use.

sudo mysql -u root -p
CREATE DATABASE cypht_db;
GRANT ALL PRIVILEGES ON cypht_db.* TO 'cypht_user'@'localhost' IDENTIFIED BY 'your_password';
FLUSH PRIVILEGES;
exit

Cypht uses an installdb script to create tables in your database. Run the following command to initiate the installation process.

cd /var/www/html/cypht
./utils/installdb -A localhost:3306 -D cypht_db -U cypht_user -P your_password

Configure MySQL user and password for Cypht.

cd /var/www/html/cypht
sudo cp includes/config.local.inc.php.dist includes/config.local.inc.php
sudo nano includes/config.local.inc.php

Edit this file and modify the MySQL password, database name, and user details.

/**
* Database Connection Configuration Settings
*/
$c = &$GLOBALS['config'];

// set hostname, default port is 3306
$c['db']['host'] = 'localhost:3306';

// db name
$c['db']['name'] = 'cypht_db';

// db credentials
$c['db']['user'] = 'cypht_user';
$c['db']['pass'] = 'your_password';
$c['db']['table_prefix'] = ''; // leave blank if desired

Step 6: Access Cypht

Open your favorite web browser and navigate to your server's public IP address or domain name obtained with the following command:

ifconfig | grep inet

Now login to Cypht with the default username and password provided.

Username: admin
Password: admin

You can now customize Cypht to your needs and enjoy managing your emails.

Conclusion

You have successfully installed and configured Cypht on your Fedora server. By following this tutorial, you should have been able to install Cypht and get it up and running with minimal effort.