Install SolidInvoice - Open Source Invoicing Software - on Linux
12#SolidInvoice #Invoicing #Linux
Full steps can be found at https://i12bretro.github.io/tutorials...
What is SolidInvoice?
SolidInvoice is a sophisticated open-source invoicing application designed to assist small businesses and freelancers in efficiently managing their daily billing operations. With its comprehensive range of features, this elegant online platform ensures that you receive timely payments. - https://github.com/SolidInvoice/Solid...
Installation
01. Log into the Linux device
02. Run the following commands in a terminal window:
update software repositories
sudo apt update
install available software updates
sudo apt upgrade -y
install prerequisites
sudo apt install curl wget zip -y
install Apache HTTPD and MySQL
sudo apt install apache2 mariadb-server mariadb-client -y
install PHP components
sudo apt install php php-curl php-common php-json php-mysqli php-mysql php-pdo-mysql php-opcache php-bcmath php-intl php-gd php-xsl php-soap php-zip php-apcu -y
configure the MySQL database
sudo su
mysql_secure_installation
03. Press Enter to login as root
04. Type N and press Enter to not switch to unix socket authentication
05. Type Y and press Enter to set a root password, type the password twice to confirm
06. Type Y and press Enter to remove anonymous users
07. Type Y and press Enter to disallow root login remotely
08. Type Y and press Enter to remove the test database
09. Type Y and press Enter to reload privilege tables
10. Run the following command to login into MySQL:
mysql -u root -p
11. Authenticate with the root password set earlier
12. Run the following commands to create the SolidInvoice database and database user
CREATE DATABASE solidinvoice;
GRANT ALL ON solidinvoice.* to 'solidinvoice_rw'@'localhost' IDENTIFIED BY 'SolidInv0ic3!';
FLUSH PRIVILEGES;
EXIT;
exit
13. Continue with the following commands:
fetch the latest download URL
regex='"browser_download_url": "(https:\/\/github.com\/SolidInvoice\/SolidInvoice\/releases\/download\/[^/]*\/SolidInvoice-[^/]*\.zip)"' && response=$(curl -H "Accept: application/vnd.github.v3+json" https://api.github.com/repos/SolidInv...) && [[ $response =~ $regex ]] && downloadURL="${BASH_REMATCH[1]}"
download the latest release
wget -O /tmp/solidinvoice.zip $downloadURL
create target directory
sudo mkdir /var/www/solidinvoice
extract the downloaded zip to /var/www/solidinvoice
sudo unzip /tmp/solidinvoice.zip -d /var/www/solidinvoice
set the owner of the solidinvoice directory
sudo chown -R www-data:www-data /var/www/solidinvoice
create solidinvoice apache configuration
sudo nano /etc/apache2/sites-available/solidinvoice.conf
14. Paste the following configuration into solidinvoice.conf
≪VirtualHost *:8080≫
ServerName ≪%DNSORIP%≫
#ServerAlias www.yourdomain.com
DocumentRoot /var/www/solidinvoice/public
≪Directory /var/www/solidinvoice/public≫
enable the .htaccess rewrites
AllowOverride All
Order allow,deny
Allow from All
≪/Directory≫
ErrorLog /var/log/apache2/solidinvoice.error.log
CustomLog /var/log/apache2/solidinvoice.access.log combined
≪/VirtualHost≫
15. Press CTRL+O, Enter, CTRL+X to write the changes
16. Run the following command to enable the solidinvoice site
enable rewrite module
sudo a2enmod rewrite
enable the solidinvoice site
sudo a2ensite solidinvoice
restart the apache2 service
sudo systemctl restart apache2
SolidInvoice Web Installer
01. Open a web browser and navigate to http://DNSorIP:8080
02. Click the Next button at the lower right corner of the System Requirements page
03. Complete the Database settings as follows:
Driver: Mysql
Host: localhost
Port: 3306
User: solidinvoice_rw
Password: SolidInv0ic3!
Database Name: solidinvoice
04. Click Next
05. After the database schema is created successfully ≫ Click Next
06. Click the Log In Now button
07. Login with the admin credentials created earlier
08. Enter a Company Name and select the default currency ≫ Click Create
09. Welcome to SolidInvoice
Source: https://docs.solidinvoice.co/en/lates...
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