How to Install SabreDAV on OpenBSD

SabreDAV is an open-source software package that provides a WebDAV server implementation. Follow these steps to install SabreDAV on OpenBSD.

Requirements

Before starting, you should have:

  • An OpenBSD system with root access
  • A working internet connection

Installation

  1. Install the Apache HTTP server:
$ sudo pkg_add apache-httpd
  1. Install PHP and its Apache module:
$ sudo pkg_add php php-apache
  1. Install the required PHP extensions:
$ sudo pkg_add php-curl php-dom php-iconv php-mbstring php-simplexml
  1. Install SabreDAV:
$ sudo tar xf https://github.com/sabre-io/SabreDAV/releases/download/3.3.0/sabre-dav-3.3.0.tar.gz -C /var/www/htdocs/
  1. Set the correct file permissions:
$ sudo chown -R www:www /var/www/htdocs/sabre-dav
  1. Enable the Apache PHP module:
$ sudo vi /etc/httpd.conf

Add or uncomment the following line:

LoadModule php7_module        modules/libphp7.so
  1. Install and configure SSL/TLS:
$ sudo pkg_add openssl
$ sudo openssl genrsa -out /etc/ssl/private/server.key 2048
$ sudo openssl req -new -key /etc/ssl/private/server.key -out /etc/ssl/certs/server.csr
$ sudo openssl x509 -req -days 365 -in /etc/ssl/certs/server.csr -signkey /etc/ssl/private/server.key -out /etc/ssl/certs/server.crt

Configure httpd.conf to use SSL/TLS:

$ sudo vi /etc/httpd.conf

Add or update the following lines:

Listen 443
<IfModule mod_ssl.c>
<VirtualHost *:443>
    DocumentRoot "/var/www/htdocs/sabre-dav"
    SSLEngine on
    SSLCertificateFile "/etc/ssl/certs/server.crt"
    SSLCertificateKeyFile "/etc/ssl/private/server.key"
    <Directory "/var/www/htdocs/sabre-dav">
        Options Indexes FollowSymLinks
        AllowOverride All
        Order allow,deny
        Allow from all
    </Directory>
</VirtualHost>
</IfModule>
  1. Restart the Apache server:
$ sudo /etc/rc.d/httpd restart

Verify the Installation

You can verify the installation by visiting the following URL:

https://<hostname>/sabre-dav/

Replace <hostname> with the hostname or IP address of your server. If everything is properly configured, you should see the SabreDAV homepage.

Conclusion

In this tutorial, you learned how to install SabreDAV on an OpenBSD system. Happy WebDAV-ing!