How-to-Install-ChurhCRM-on-Ubuntu-Server-22.04-LXC-on-Proxmox

[Dvalin21]

#Installed Ubuntu Server LXC via tteck Proxmox VE Helper Scripts
#Also see his site for helpful scripts https://tteck.github.io/Proxmox/

bash -c "$(wget -qLO - https://github.com/tteck/Proxmox/raw/main/ct/ubuntu.sh)"

#After install and update/upgrading

sudo apt update

sudo apt install apache2

sudo ufw allow in "Apache"

sudo ufw status

#Results
Output
Status: active

To Action From

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OpenSSH ALLOW Anywhere
Apache ALLOW Anywhere
OpenSSH (v6) ALLOW Anywhere (v6)
Apache (v6) ALLOW Anywhere (v6)

sudo apt install mysql-server

sudo mysql

ALTER USER 'root'@'localhost' IDENTIFIED WITH mysql_native_password BY 'password'; 

exit

sudo mysql_secure_installation

VALIDATE PASSWORD PLUGIN can be used to test passwords
and improve security. It checks the strength of password
and allows the users to set only those passwords which are
secure enough. Would you like to setup VALIDATE PASSWORD plugin?

Press y|Y for Yes, any other key for No: #Press Y

#When prompted, answer the questions below by following the guide.

Enter current password for root (enter for none): Press the Enter
Set root password? [Y/n]: Y
New password: Enter password
Re-enter new password: Repeat password
Remove anonymous users? [Y/n]: Y
Disallow root login remotely? [Y/n]: Y
Remove test database and access to it? [Y/n]: Y
Reload privilege tables now? [Y/n]: Y

#Installing PHP and Extensions

sudo apt install php libapache2-mod-php php-mysql php-gmp php-curl php-intl php-mbstring php-xmlrpc php-gd php-bcmath php-imap php-xml php-cli php-zip

#Make sure the following settings are set
#These work for most sites
#Don't just copy and paste this into the file

sudo nano /etc/php/8.1/apache2/php.ini

max_execution_time = 360
file_uploads = On
memory_limit = 256M
upload_max_filesize = 100M
allow_url_fopen = On
short_open_tag = On
date.timezone = America/Chicago

sudo systemctl restart apache2

#Create Database

sudo mysql -u root -p

CREATE DATABASE churchcrm;

CREATE USER 'churchcrmuser'@'localhost' IDENTIFIED BY 'new_password_here';

GRANT ALL ON churchcrm.* TO 'churchcrmuser'@'localhost' WITH GRANT OPTION;

FLUSH PRIVILEGES;

EXIT;

#Download and copy folder

sudo wget https://github.com/ChurchCRM/CRM/releases/download/5.7.0/ChurchCRM-5.7.0.zip && unzip ChurchCRM-5.7.0.zip

sudo mv churchcrm /var/www/churchcrm

#Set permissions

sudo chown -R www-data:www-data /var/www/churchcrm/
sudo chmod -R 755 /var/www/churchcrm/

#Create churchcrm.conf file and paste text below in the the file. Replace example.com and www.example.com to your server name and alias

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

<VirtualHost *:80>
     ServerAdmin [email protected]
     DocumentRoot /var/www/churchcrm
     ServerName example.com
     ServerAlias www.example.com

     <Directory /var/www/churchcrm/>
          Options FollowSymlinks
          AllowOverride All
          Require all granted
     </Directory>

     ErrorLog ${APACHE_LOG_DIR}/error.log
     CustomLog ${APACHE_LOG_DIR}/access.log combined
</VirtualHost>

#Enable the ChurchCRM and Rewrite Module

sudo a2ensite churchcrm.conf
sudo a2enmod rewrite
sudo systemctl restart apache2

Move index.php behind DirectoryIndex Ex.

sudo nano /etc/apache2/mods-enabled/dir.conf

<IfModule mod_dir.c>
    DirectoryIndex index.php index.html index.cgi index.pl index.xhtml index.htm
</IfModule>

sudo systemctl restart apache2

#Then go to your url/ip address

#When looking at the initial checklist, The Check File Integrity will fail because you
#made the permission changes on the file folders earlier. Reference #6909 (comment)
#Don't worry about this, click the link at the bottom of the page and continue

#Next, type in the MYSQL Database server name (localhost), MYSQL Server Port (Default 3306),and then put in the database info you created
#earlier, then complete the setup

#Initial login

Username: Admin
Password: changeme