How to Install Monica on Pop!_OS Latest

Monica is a free and open-source Personal Relationship Management (PRM) tool that allows you to keep track of your contacts and communication with them. In this tutorial, we'll show you how to install Monica on the latest version of Pop!_OS.

Prerequisites

Before you start installing Monica, make sure you have the following prerequisites:

A Linux-based operating system (Pop!_OS latest)
A user account with sudo privileges
MySQL or MariaDB database installed on your system
Node.js and Composer installed on your system

Step 1: Install Apache and PHP

Monica requires Apache and PHP installed on your system. You can install Apache and PHP by running the following command:

sudo apt-get install apache2 php libapache2-mod-php

Once Apache and PHP are installed, you can start the Apache service by running the following command:

sudo systemctl start apache2

To check whether Apache is running, open your web browser and navigate to http://localhost/. You should see the Apache default page.

Step 2: Install MariaDB

Monica requires a MySQL or MariaDB database to store its data. In this tutorial, we'll install MariaDB. You can install MariaDB by running the following command:

sudo apt-get install mariadb-server mariadb-client

Once MariaDB is installed, you can start the service by running the following command:

sudo systemctl start mariadb

Then, run the following command to secure your MariaDB installation:

sudo mysql_secure_installation

Follow the on-screen instructions to secure your MariaDB installation.

Step 3: Create a Database for Monica

Once you've installed MariaDB, you need to create a database for Monica. You can do this by logging into the MariaDB shell:

sudo mysql -u root -p

Enter your MariaDB root password when prompted.

Then, run the following commands to create a new database for Monica:

CREATE DATABASE monica_db;
GRANT ALL PRIVILEGES ON monica_db.* TO 'monica_user'@'localhost' IDENTIFIED BY 'monica_password';
FLUSH PRIVILEGES;
exit;

Replace monica_db with your desired database name, monica_user with your desired username, and monica_password with your desired password.

Step 4: Install Monica

Now that you have Apache, PHP, and MariaDB installed and configured, you can install Monica. You can do this by following these steps:

Download the latest stable release of Monica from the official website: https://monicahq.com/download.
Extract the downloaded archive to the Apache root directory (/var/www/html/):
```
sudo unzip monica-latest.zip -d /var/www/html/
```
Navigate to the monica directory:
```
cd /var/www/html/monica
```
Copy the .env.example file to .env:
```
cp .env.example .env
```
Edit the .env file and set the following database configuration options:
```
DB_CONNECTION=mysql
DB_HOST=127.0.0.1
DB_PORT=3306
DB_DATABASE=monica_db
DB_USERNAME=monica_user
DB_PASSWORD=monica_password
```
Replace monica_db, monica_user, and monica_password with the values you specified in Step 3.
Run the following commands to install dependencies:
```
composer install
npm install
```
Run the following command to generate the application key:
```
php artisan key:generate
```
Finally, run the following command to migrate the database:
```
php artisan migrate
```

Congratulations! You have successfully installed Monica on Pop!_OS. You can now access Monica by opening your web browser and navigating to http://localhost/monica.