How to Install QloApps on Ubuntu Server

QloApps is an open-source hotel and hospitality management platform that helps hotels, resorts, and other hospitality businesses to manage bookings, room inventory, billing, and more. In this tutorial, we will guide you through the process of installing QloApps on Ubuntu Server.

Prerequisites

Before you start to install QloApps, make sure you have the following requirements:

  • Ubuntu Server 18.04 or later
  • LAMP stack (Linux, Apache, MySQL, PHP)
  • PHP version 7.1 or later
  • PHP extensions: GD, SOAP, MYSQLI, CURL, ZLIB, EXIF, MBSTRING

Step 1: Download QloApps

Visit the QloApps website at https://qloapps.com/ and download the latest version of the software. Once the download is complete, extract the downloaded file to a directory of your choice.

wget https://github.com/QloApps/QloApps/archive/master.zip
unzip master.zip
mv QloApps-master qloapps

Step 2: Create a Database in MySQL

You need to create a database for QloApps to store its data. Log in to MySQL using the command mysql -u root -p, and then create a new database and user for QloApps.

CREATE DATABASE qloapps;
GRANT ALL PRIVILEGES ON qloapps.* TO 'qloappsuser'@'localhost' IDENTIFIED BY 'password';
FLUSH PRIVILEGES;

Step 3: Configure Apache

Next, you need to create a new virtual host file for QloApps. 

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

Add the following lines to the file:

<VirtualHost *:80>
    ServerAdmin webmaster@localhost
    DocumentRoot /var/www/qloapps
    ServerName yourdomain.com
    ServerAlias www.yourdomain.com
    <Directory /var/www/qloapps>
        Options Indexes FollowSymLinks MultiViews
        AllowOverride All
        Require all granted
    </Directory>
    ErrorLog ${APACHE_LOG_DIR}/qloapps_error.log
    CustomLog ${APACHE_LOG_DIR}/qloapps_access.log combined
</VirtualHost>

Save the file and close it. Then, enable the new virtual host by running:

sudo a2ensite qloapps.conf

Finally, restart Apache for the changes to take effect:

sudo systemctl restart apache2

Step 4: Install QloApps

Open your web browser and navigate to http://yourdomain.com. The QloApps installer should be loaded automatically. Follow the on-screen instructions to complete the installation process. When prompted, provide the MySQL database name and user credentials you created in Step 2.

Step 5: Secure your Installation

Once the installation is complete, it is important to secure your QloApps installation. Some recommended actions include:

  • Change the default admin username and password
  • Delete the installation directory
  • Set file and directory permissions correctly
  • Implement SSL encryption

You can find more detailed instructions on how to secure your QloApps installation on the official website.

Congratulations! You have successfully installed QloApps on your Ubuntu Server. You can now start using it to manage your hospitality business.