How to install roundcube mail server

Roundcube is a popular web-based email client that can be installed on a mail server to provide a user-friendly interface for managing email accounts. Here's a step-by-step guide on how to install Roundcube on a mail server:

Prerequisites:

  1. A Linux-based mail server (e.g., Ubuntu, CentOS, Debian)
  2. A web server (e.g., Apache, Nginx)
  3. A database management system (e.g., MySQL, PostgreSQL)
  4. PHP installed on the server

Step 1: Install required packages

  1. Install the required packages using the package manager of your Linux distribution:
    • Ubuntu/Debian: sudo apt-get install php5 php5-mysql mysql-server apache2
    • CentOS/RHEL: sudo yum install php php-mysql mysql-server httpd
  2. Install the Roundcube package:
    • Ubuntu/Debian: sudo apt-get install roundcube
    • CentOS/RHEL: sudo yum install roundcube

Step 2: Configure Roundcube

  1. Edit the Roundcube configuration file: sudo nano /etc/roundcube/main.inc.php
  2. Update the following settings:
    • $rcmail_config['db_dsnw']: set to the database connection string (e.g., mysql://username:password@localhost/roundcubemail)
    • $rcmail_config['default_host']: set to the hostname of your mail server (e.g., localhost)
    • $rcmail_config['smtp_server']: set to the hostname of your mail server (e.g., localhost)
  3. Save and close the file.

Step 3: Configure Apache

  1. Create a new Apache configuration file: sudo nano /etc/apache2/conf.d/roundcube.conf

  2. Add the following lines:

    <VirtualHost *:80>
 ServerName yourdomain.com
 DocumentRoot /var/www/roundcube

 <Directory /var/www/roundcube>
     Options FollowSymLinks
     AllowOverride All
     Require all granted
 </Directory>
</VirtualHost>

    Replace yourdomain.com with your actual domain name.

Step 4: Create a database for Roundcube

  1. Create a new database for Roundcube: sudo mysql -u root -p
  2. Run the following command to create the database:
    CREATE DATABASE roundcubemail;
  3. Create a new user for Roundcube: GRANT ALL PRIVILEGES ON roundcubemail.* TO 'roundcubeuser'@'localhost' IDENTIFIED BY 'password';
  4. Flush the privileges: FLUSH PRIVILEGES;

Step 5: Install Roundcube plugins

  1. Install the required plugins:

    • sudo apt-get install roundcube-plugins (Ubuntu/Debian)
    • sudo yum install roundcube-plugins (CentOS/RHEL)

  2. Configure the plugins:

    • Edit the Roundcube configuration file: sudo nano /etc/roundcube/main.inc.php
    • Add the following lines:
      $rcmail_config['plugins'] = array('password', 'vcard');

      Step 6: Restart Apache and MySQL

  3. Restart Apache: sudo service apache2 restart (Ubuntu/Debian) or sudo service httpd restart (CentOS/RHEL)

  4. Restart MySQL: sudo service mysql restart

Step 7: Access Roundcube

  1. Open a web browser and navigate to http://yourdomain.com/roundcube (replace yourdomain.com with your actual domain name)
  2. Log in with your email account credentials

That's it! You should now have Roundcube installed and configured on your mail server.