How to Install Baïkal on OpenSUSE Latest

Introduction

Baïkal is a lightweight and easy-to-use CalDAV and CardDAV server for sharing calendars and contacts. In this tutorial, we will learn how to install Baïkal on OpenSUSE Latest.

Requirements

Before starting with the installation, make sure your server meets the following requirements:

  • OpenSUSE Latest installed with root privileges
  • Apache or Nginx web server installed and running
  • PHP version 5.4 or higher installed

Step 1: Install Dependencies

First, we need to install some dependencies required by Baïkal. Run the following command to install them:

sudo zypper install php5-pdo php5-mbstring php5-openssl php5-intl php5-json php5-ctype php5-dom php5-xmlreader php5-xmlwriter php5-zlib

Step 2: Download Baïkal

Download the latest version of Baïkal from their official website. At the time of writing this tutorial, the latest version is Baïkal 0.4.6. Once downloaded, extract the archive to the webroot directory or any desired location. In our case, we will extract it to the default Apache webroot directory.

cd /srv/www/htdocs/
sudo wget https://github.com/sabre-io/Baikal/releases/download/0.4.6/baikal-0.4.6.zip
sudo unzip baikal-0.4.6.zip

Change the ownership of the Baïkal directory to the web server user.

sudo chown -R wwwrun:www baikal

Step 3: Configure Apache

To configure Apache, create a new virtual host file under /etc/apache2/vhosts.d/. Replace example.com with your domain name.

sudo nano /etc/apache2/vhosts.d/example.com.conf

Add the following contents to the file.

<VirtualHost *:80>
    ServerName example.com
    ServerAlias www.example.com

    DocumentRoot /srv/www/htdocs/baikal/Public
    LogLevel warn
    ErrorLog /var/log/apache2/baikal-error_log
    CustomLog /var/log/apache2/baikal-access_log combined

    <Directory /srv/www/htdocs/baikal/Public>
        Options FollowSymLinks
        AllowOverride All
        Require all granted
    </Directory>

    RewriteEngine on
    RewriteRule ^.well-known/carddav /baikal/card.php [R,L]
    RewriteRule ^.well-known/caldav /baikal/cal.php [R,L]
</VirtualHost>

Save and close the file.

Step 4: Restart Apache

Restart Apache to apply the changes.

sudo systemctl restart apache2

Step 5: Create Database

We need to create a database for Baïkal. Login to MySQL server as root and run the following commands:

mysql -u root -p

CREATE DATABASE baikal;
GRANT ALL PRIVILEGES ON baikal.* TO 'baikaluser'@'localhost' IDENTIFIED BY 'password';
FLUSH PRIVILEGES;
EXIT;

Replace baikaluser and password with your desired values.

Step 6: Install Baïkal

Open a web browser and visit your domain name or IP address to start the installation process. For example, http://example.com. You should see the Baïkal installation page.

Enter the following details on the installation page:

  • MySQL Host: localhost
  • MySQL User: baikaluser
  • MySQL Password: password
  • MySQL Database Name: baikal
  • Security Code: leave blank
  • Version Control Support: choose your desired option

Click on the Install button to start the installation process.

Step 7: Configure Baïkal

After completing the installation process, you will be redirected to the Baïkal login page. Login with the default credentials:

  • Username: admin
  • Password: admin

Once logged in, change the admin password and configure the required settings via the admin panel.

Conclusion

In this tutorial, we have learned how to install Baïkal on OpenSUSE Latest. Now, you can use Baïkal to share calendars and contacts with your friends and family.