How to Install ViMbAdmin on Kali Linux

In this tutorial, we'll show you how to install ViMbAdmin on Kali Linux latest version.

Step 1: Update Package List

Open the terminal and run the following command:

sudo apt update

This command will update the package list of your system.

Step 2: Install Required Packages

Next, you need to install some required packages for ViMbAdmin. Run the following command:

sudo apt install apache2 mariadb-server php php-mysql libapache2-mod-php php-json php-gd php-mbstring php-intl php-zip php-curl php-ldap composer

This command will install all the required packages.

Step 3: Download ViMbAdmin

You can download the latest version of ViMbAdmin from https://github.com/opensolutions/ViMbAdmin/releases.

Download the .zip file, extract it and copy the extracted folder to your /var/www/html directory.

Step 4: Configure MariaDB

Create a new database and user for ViMbAdmin.

sudo mysql

Enter your MariaDB root password.

CREATE DATABASE vimbadmin;
CREATE USER 'vimbadminuser'@'localhost' IDENTIFIED BY 'password';
GRANT ALL PRIVILEGES ON *.* TO 'vimbadminuser'@'localhost';
FLUSH PRIVILEGES;
exit;

Change vimbadminuser and password to your desired values.

Step 5: Configure ViMbAdmin

Copy the config/dovecot.example.ini file to config/dovecot.ini and open it in a text editor.

cd /var/www/html/vimbadmin/config/
cp dovecot.example.ini dovecot.ini
nano dovecot.ini

Configure the database section as follows:

[database]
type = pdo_mysql
hostname = localhost
database = vimbadmin
username = vimbadminuser
password = password

Again, change vimbadminuser and password to your desired values.

Configure the mail section as follows:

[mail]
domain = your-domain.com
admins = [email protected]
transport = lmtp:unix:/var/run/dovecot/lmtp

Change your-domain.com and [email protected] to your desired values.

Finally, generate the encryption key:

php /var/www/html/vimbadmin/bin/generate-password-key.php | tail -n1 >> /var/www/html/vimbadmin/config/vimbadmin.ini

Step 6: Create Virtual Host

Create a new virtual host configuration file for ViMbAdmin:

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

Paste the following code:

<VirtualHost *:80>
    ServerAdmin webmaster@localhost
    ServerName vimbadmin.example.com
    DocumentRoot /var/www/html/vimbadmin/public

    <Directory /var/www/html/vimbadmin/public>
        Options All
        AllowOverride All
        Order allow,deny
        Allow from all
        Require all granted
    </Directory>
    ErrorLog ${APACHE_LOG_DIR}/vimbadmin_error.log
    CustomLog ${APACHE_LOG_DIR}/vimbadmin_access.log combined
</VirtualHost>

Change vimbadmin.example.com to your desired domain name.

Save and close the file.

Now enable the virtual host and restart Apache:

sudo a2ensite vimbadmin.conf
sudo systemctl restart apache2

Step 7: Run Installation Script

Open your web browser and navigate to http://vimbadmin.example.com/setup/.

Follow the installation wizard to complete the installation process.

Step 8: Login to ViMbAdmin

Once the installation wizard is complete, you can login to ViMbAdmin by navigating to http://vimbadmin.example.com/.

Conclusion

In this tutorial, we have shown you how to install ViMbAdmin on Kali Linux latest version. You can now manage your mail server using ViMbAdmin.