Installing Elkarbackup on Ubuntu Server Latest

Elkarbackup is an open source backup software that allows you to backup your files and folders to a central server. In this tutorial, we will go through the steps to install Elkarbackup on Ubuntu Server Latest.

Prerequisites

Before we begin, make sure you have the following:

A fresh Ubuntu Server Latest installation.
A user with sudo privileges.

Step 1: Install dependencies

Before installing Elkarbackup, we need to install some dependencies.

sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get install -y git php php-mbstring php-xml php-zip php-curl php7.4-mbstring php7.4-zip php7.4-gd php7.4-xml php7.4-curl php7.4-json php7.4-mysql mysql-server-5.7

During the installation process for MySQL server, you will be prompted to set a root password. Remember this password, as we will need it later.

Step 2: Download Elkarbackup

Now we need to download Elkarbackup from its Github repository:

cd /opt
sudo git clone https://github.com/elkarbackup/elkarbackup.git

Step 3: Configure MySQL

We need to create a new MySQL database and user for Elkarbackup. Login to MySQL with the root password you set earlier.

mysql -u root -p

Create a new database and user:

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

Replace password with a strong password you will remember.

Step 4: Configure Apache

Create a new virtual host configuration for Elkarbackup. Create a new file at /etc/apache2/sites-available/elkarbackup.conf with the following content:

<VirtualHost *:80>
    DocumentRoot /opt/elkarbackup/public
    ServerName backup.example.com
    <Directory "/opt/elkarbackup/public">
        AllowOverride All
        Require all granted
    </Directory>

    # SSL configuration
    #Enable if you want to use https
    #SSLEngine on
    #SSLCertificateFile /etc/letsencrypt/live/backup.example.com/fullchain.pem
    #SSLCertificateKeyFile /etc/letsencrypt/live/backup.example.com/privkey.pem
</VirtualHost>

Replace backup.example.com with your domain name or server IP address. If you want to enable SSL, uncomment the SSL configuration lines and replace the paths with your own SSL certificates.

Enable the new virtual host:

sudo a2ensite elkarbackup.conf

And restart Apache:

sudo systemctl restart apache2

Step 5: Configure Elkarbackup

We need to configure Elkarbackup to use our database and SMTP server. Copy the sample configuration file:

cd /opt/elkarbackup
sudo cp config.sample.php config.php

Edit the configuration file:

sudo nano config.php

And modify the following lines:

// Database configuration
define('DBNAME', 'elkarbackup');
define('DBUSER', 'elkarbackup');
define('DBPASS', 'password');

//SMTP configuration
define("SMTP_HOST", "smtp.gmail.com"); // SMTP server
define("SMTP_USER", "[email protected]"); // SMTP account username
define("SMTP_PASSWORD", "yourpassword"); // SMTP account password
define("SMTP_PORT", 587); // SMTP port (TLS): 587 or 465 or SSL: 465

Replace password with the password you set earlier. Also, replace [email protected] and yourpassword with your own SMTP account details.

Step 6: Install Elkarbackup

Now we are ready to install Elkarbackup. Runt the following commands:

cd /opt/elkarbackup
sudo composer install

You will be prompted to enter various configuration settings during the installation process. Accept the default values for most settings, but specify the following:

Database name: elkarbackup
Database user: elkarbackup
Database password: password (the password you set earlier)
SMTP host: smtp.gmail.com
SMTP user: [email protected] (your SMTP account username)
SMTP password: yourpassword (your SMTP account password)
SMTP port: 587

Step 7: Open Elkarbackup in your browser

Elkarbackup should now be installed and ready to use. Open your web browser and go to http://backup.example.com (replace backup.example.com with your domain name or server IP address).

Congratulations! You have successfully installed Elkarbackup on Ubuntu Server Latest.