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In this article we will show you how to install Invoice Ninja on an Ubuntu 16.04 server. InvoiceNinja is a free and open source software application written in PHP used for invoicing, billing customers and time tracking management system.<\/p>\n
In order to run Invoice Ninja on your Ubuntu 16.04 VPS, we need the following requirements met:<\/p>\n
Log in to the VPS via SSH as user root<\/p>\n
ssh roo@IP_Address -p Port_number<\/p>\n
Once you are logged, run the following command to make sure that all installed OS packages are up to date:<\/p>\n
apt-get update
\napt-get upgrade<\/p>\n
Install Apache, MySQL (or MariaDB) and PHP 7 on your server using the following command:<\/p>\n
apt-get install apache2 libapache2-mod-php mysql-server php7.0-cli php7.0-common php7.0-curl php7.0-gd php7.0-mysql php7.0-xml php7.0-mcrypt php7.0-mbstring php7.0-json<\/p>\n
Enable the Apache mod_rewrite module:<\/p>\n
sudo a2enmod rewrite<\/p>\n
Restart the Apache web server for the changes to take effect:<\/p>\n
sudo systemctl restart apache2<\/p>\n
Log into MySQL console with the root account:<\/p>\n
mysql -u root -p<\/p>\n
Now we will create a MySQL database for Invoice Ninja using the following query:<\/p>\n
mysql> CREATE DATABASE invoiceninja;<\/p>\n
Then, execute the following query to add a separate user for Invoice Ninja that will interact with the database:<\/p>\n
mysql> GRANT ALL PRIVILEGES ON invoiceninja.* to ‘invoiceninja’@’localhost’ IDENTIFIED BY ‘5tr0ng_Pa55w0rd’;<\/p>\n
Do not forget to replace \u20185tr0ng_Pa55w0rd\u2019 with an actual strong password.<\/p>\n
Execute the following command to apply the privileges we set:<\/p>\n
mysql> FLUSH PRIVILEGES;<\/p>\n
Now we can exit the MySQL session:<\/p>\n
mysql> quit<\/p>\n
Download the latest stable version of Invoice Ninja in the \/opt directory on your server and extract it in the \/var\/www\/html\/ directory:<\/p>\n
cd \/opt
\nwget https:\/\/download.invoiceninja.com\/ -O invoice-ninja.zip
\nunzip invoice-ninja.zip -d \/var\/www\/html\/<\/p>\n
Set the appropriate file permissions and ownership (www-data is the user of the Apache web server):<\/p>\n
chown -R www-data:www-data \/var\/www\/html\/ninja\/<\/p>\n
Now we will have to setup the Apache configuration so it can serve the Invoice Ninja directory, add the following contents below to the \/etc\/apache2\/sites-available\/invoice-ninja.conf file with nano or your favorite editor:<\/p>\n
sudo nano \/etc\/apache2\/sites-available\/invoice-ninja.conf<\/p>\n
Add the following lines:<\/p>\n
<VirtualHost *:80>
\nServerAdmin admin@your-domain.com
\nServerName your-domain.com
\nServerAlias www.your-domain.com
\nDocumentRoot \/var\/www\/html\/ninja\/public\/<\/p>\n
<Directory \/var\/www\/html\/ninja\/public>
\nOptions +FollowSymlinks
\nAllowOverride All
\nRequire all granted
\n<\/Directory><\/p>\n
ErrorLog \/var\/log\/apache2\/ninja-error_log
\nCustomLog \/var\/log\/apache2\/ninja-access_log common
\n<\/VirtualHost><\/p>\n
Enable the Apache Invoice Ninja configuration:<\/p>\n
sudo a2ensite invoice-ninja.conf<\/p>\n
Remove the default Apache configuration file:<\/p>\n
rm \/etc\/apache2\/sites-enabled\/000-default.conf<\/p>\n
Now restart the Apache web server:<\/p>\n
sudo systemctl restart apache2<\/p>\n
Open your favorite web browser and type in the following URL to access the Invoice Ninja web interface and start the setup:<\/p>\n
http:\/\/your-domain.com\/<\/p>\n
From here you can finish the setup by entering the following information:<\/p>\n
Database Connection<\/p>\n
Driver: MySQL<\/p>\n
Database: invoiceninja<\/p>\n
Username: invoiceninja<\/p>\n
Password: enter the MySQL password for the invoiceninja MySQL user.<\/p>\n
Email Settings<\/p>\n
From Name: Enter your name<\/p>\n
From Address: use an email address on your server<\/p>\n
Username: enter the username of your email account<\/p>\n
Host: enter your domain name<\/p>\n
Port: 587<\/p>\n
Encryption: TLS<\/p>\n
Password: enter your email account password<\/p>\n
Then, create a new administrator account: enter your first name, last name, email address and password in the User details section.<\/p>\n
Once you created a new administrator account, log in at http:\/\/your-domain.com\/login.<\/p>\n
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Congratulations! Invoice Ninja has been successfully installed on your server. You can now start using Invoice Ninja and customize it according to your needs.<\/p>\n
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