How to Install PineDocs on Linux Mint Latest

PineDocs is an open-source document management system that allows you to manage your documents through a web interface. In this tutorial, we're going to show you how to install PineDocs on Linux Mint Latest.

Prerequisites

Before we begin, make sure that you have the following:

  • A Linux Mint Latest system
  • Access to the terminal with sudo privileges
  • The latest version of git installed on your system
  • LAMP stack (Linux, Apache, MySQL, PHP) installed and configured

Step 1: Clone the Repository

First, you need to clone the PineDocs repository from the GitHub repository. You can do this by running the following command in the terminal:

sudo apt-get install git
git clone https://github.com/xy2z/PineDocs.git
cd PineDocs

It will download the latest version of PineDocs from the GitHub repository.

Step 2: Install Dependencies

Before running PineDocs, you need to install some dependencies. You can do this by running the following command:

sudo apt-get install apache2 mysql-server php7.4 php7.4-mysql libapache2-mod-php7.4 php7.4-curl php7.4-xml php7.4-gd

Step 3: Create the Database

Next, you need to create a new database in MySQL for PineDocs. You can do this by logging into the MySQL shell with the following command:

mysql -u root -p

It will prompt you for the MySQL root password. After providing the root password, you can create a new database with the following command:

CREATE DATABASE pinedocs;

Step 4: Configure the Database

Once you have created the database, you need to configure it for PineDocs. You can do this by importing the database schema from the db/pinedocs.sql file using the following command:

mysql -u root -p pinedocs < db/pinedocs.sql

It will import the database schema to the pinedocs database.

Step 5: Configure the Web Server

Next, you need to configure the Apache web server to serve PineDocs. You can do this by creating a new virtual host file for PineDocs in the /etc/apache2/sites-available/ directory with the following command:

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

Add the following configuration to the file:

<VirtualHost *:80>
        ServerAdmin [email protected]
        DocumentRoot /var/www/html/PineDocs/public
        ServerName example.com
        <Directory /var/www/html/PineDocs>
                Options Indexes FollowSymLinks
                AllowOverride All
                Require all granted
        </Directory>
 
        ErrorLog ${APACHE_LOG_DIR}/error.log
        CustomLog ${APACHE_LOG_DIR}/access.log combined
</VirtualHost>

Make sure to replace example.com with your own domain name.

Save the file by pressing Ctrl + O and exit the editor by pressing Ctrl + X.

Then, enable the new virtual host by running the following command:

sudo a2ensite pinedocs.conf

Restart the Apache web server:

sudo systemctl restart apache2

Step 6: Configure the Apache Rewrite Module

By default, the Apache rewrite module is disabled in most Linux distributions. You need to enable it to allow PineDocs to work. You can do this by running the following command:

sudo a2enmod rewrite

Restart the Apache web server again:

sudo systemctl restart apache2

Step 7: Edit the .env File

Next, you need to edit the .env file located in the root directory of PineDocs. You can do this by running the following command:

cp .env.example .env
nano .env

Edit the following line with your MySQL username, password, and database name:

DB_CONNECTION=mysql
DB_HOST=127.0.0.1
DB_PORT=3306
DB_DATABASE=pinedocs
DB_USERNAME=[your_mysql_username]
DB_PASSWORD=[your_mysql_password]

Save the file by pressing Ctrl + O and exit the editor by pressing Ctrl + X.

Step 8: Install Composer Dependencies

Next, you need to install the Composer dependencies for PineDocs. You can do this by running the following command:

curl -sS https://getcomposer.org/installer | php
sudo mv composer.phar /usr/local/bin/composer
cd /var/www/html/PineDocs
composer install

It will install all the required dependencies for PineDocs.

Step 9: Configure the Web Server Permissions

Next, you need to configure the file and folder permissions for PineDocs. You can do this by running the following commands:

sudo chown -R www-data:www-data /var/www/html/PineDocs
sudo chmod -R 755 /var/www/html/PineDocs/storage
sudo chmod -R 755 /var/www/html/PineDocs/bootstrap/cache

Step 10: Access PineDocs

Finally, you can access PineDocs by visiting http://yourdomain.com in your web browser. You can log in with the default credentials:

Conclusion

In this tutorial, we have shown you how to install PineDocs on Linux Mint Latest. You can now manage your documents through a web interface with PineDocs.