How to Install Tine - Community Edition on NixOS Latest

Tine - Community Edition is an open-source groupware platform created for enterprise-level organizations. It provides several essential features such as email, calendars, address books and tasks management.

In this tutorial, we will guide you step-by-step on how to install Tine - Community Edition on NixOS Latest.

Prerequisites

Before installing Tine - Community Edition, you need to ensure that:

1. You have root access to your NixOS server or a user with administrative privileges.

2. Your server has at least 2 GB of RAM and a minimum of 2 CPU cores.

3. You have an up-to-date system.

Step 1: Update NixOS

It is important to update your NixOS server before installing Tine - Community Edition. You can update your system by running the following command:

sudo nixos-rebuild switch

Step 2: Install Required Dependencies

To install Tine - Community Edition, you must have the following dependencies installed:

• Apache Httpd server
• MariaDB or MySQL server
• PHP 7.3 or higher with the following extensions:
  • php-fpm
  • php-mysql
  • php-mbstring
  • php-xml
  • php-gd
  • php-intl
  • php-ldap

To install these dependencies, run the following command:

sudo nix-env -iA nixos.httpd nixos.mariadb nixos.php \
  nixos.php-fpm nixos.php-mysql nixos.php-mbstring \
  nixos.php-xml nixos.php-gd nixos.php-intl nixos.php-ldap

Once the installations are done, ensure that the Apache Httpd and Mariadb services are enabled to start on boot:

sudo systemctl enable apache mariadb

Step 3: Install and Configure Tine - Community Edition

1. Download the latest Tine20 release from the official Github repository:

   wget https://github.com/tine20/tine20/releases/download/release-2021.11.0/tine20-2021.11.0.zip
   

2. Extract the downloaded file in the /var/www directory as the Apache root directory:

   sudo unzip tine20-2021.11.0.zip -d /var/www/
   

3. Create a new directory to store user data:

   sudo mkdir /var/www/tine20data
   

4. Change the ownership and permissions of the tine20data directory:

   sudo chown -R apache:apache /var/www/tine20data
   sudo chmod -R 770 /var/www/tine20data
   

5. Create a new virtual host configuration file for the Tine20 platform:

   sudo nano /etc/httpd/conf.d/tine20.conf
   

6. Add the following contents to the configuration file:

   NameVirtualHost *:80
   
   <VirtualHost *:80>
   ServerName yourdomain.com
   ServerAlias www.yourdomain.com
   
   DocumentRoot /var/www/tine20/
   
   ErrorLog /var/log/httpd/tine20-error.log
   CustomLog /var/log/httpd/tine20-access.log combined
   
   <Directory /var/www/tine20/>
       Options Indexes FollowSymLinks MultiViews
       AllowOverride All
       Order allow,deny
       Allow from all
   </Directory>
   
   # Location for user data
   <Directory /var/www/tine20data/>
       Require all granted
   </Directory>
   
   # PHP-FPM configuration
   <FilesMatch \.php$>
       SetHandler "proxy:unix:/run/php-fpm/php-fpm.sock|fcgi://localhost/"
   </FilesMatch>
   
   </VirtualHost>
   

7. Save and close the configuration file.

8. Restart the Apache server:

   sudo systemctl restart httpd
   

9. Open your web browser and navigate to your server IP address. Tine20 will prompt you to configure your platform. Follow the prompts to configure your platform.

Conclusion

Congratulations! You have successfully installed Tine - Community Edition on NixOS Latest. You can now use Tine20 for email, calendars, and documents management. If you encounter any issues during the installation process, feel free to refer to the official documentation or seek help from the developer community.