dolibarr Installation Guide Installation Guide

dolibarr is a free and open-source ERP/CRM system. Dolibarr provides ERP/CRM for small and medium businesses

Hardware Requirements:

CPU: 1 core minimum

RAM: 1GB minimum

Storage: 5GB for data

Network: HTTP/HTTPS access

Operating System:

Linux: Any modern distribution (RHEL, Debian, Ubuntu, CentOS, Fedora, Arch, Alpine, openSUSE)

macOS: 10.14+ (Mojave or newer)

Windows: Windows Server 2016+ or Windows 10

FreeBSD: 11.0+

Network Requirements:

Port 80 (default dolibarr port)

None

Dependencies:

See official documentation for specific requirements

System Access: root or sudo privileges required

This guide supports installation on:

RHEL 8/9 and derivatives (CentOS Stream, Rocky Linux, AlmaLinux)

Debian 11/12

Ubuntu 20.04/22.04/24.04 LTS

Arch Linux (rolling release)

Alpine Linux 3.18+

openSUSE Leap 15.5+ / Tumbleweed

SUSE Linux Enterprise Server (SLES) 15+

macOS 12+ (Monterey and later)

FreeBSD 13+

Windows 10/11/Server 2019+ (where applicable)

bash

# Install EPEL repository if needed
sudo dnf install -y epel-release

# Install dolibarr
sudo dnf install -y dolibarr

# Enable and start service
sudo systemctl enable --now dolibarr

# Configure firewall
sudo firewall-cmd --permanent --add-port=80/tcp
sudo firewall-cmd --reload

# Verify installation
dolibarr --version

bash

# Update package index
sudo apt update

# Install dolibarr
sudo apt install -y dolibarr

# Enable and start service
sudo systemctl enable --now dolibarr

# Configure firewall
sudo ufw allow 80

# Verify installation
dolibarr --version

bash

# Install dolibarr
sudo pacman -S dolibarr

# Enable and start service
sudo systemctl enable --now dolibarr

# Verify installation
dolibarr --version

bash

# Install dolibarr
apk add --no-cache dolibarr

# Enable and start service
rc-update add dolibarr default
rc-service dolibarr start

# Verify installation
dolibarr --version

bash

# Install dolibarr
sudo zypper install -y dolibarr

# Enable and start service
sudo systemctl enable --now dolibarr

# Configure firewall
sudo firewall-cmd --permanent --add-port=80/tcp
sudo firewall-cmd --reload

# Verify installation
dolibarr --version

bash

# Using Homebrew
brew install dolibarr

# Start service
brew services start dolibarr

# Verify installation
dolibarr --version

bash

# Using pkg
pkg install dolibarr

# Enable in rc.conf
echo 'dolibarr_enable="YES"' >> /etc/rc.conf

# Start service
service dolibarr start

# Verify installation
dolibarr --version

bash

# Using Chocolatey
choco install dolibarr

# Or using Scoop
scoop install dolibarr

# Verify installation
dolibarr --version

bash

# Create configuration directory
sudo mkdir -p /etc/dolibarr

# Set up basic configuration
# See official documentation for detailed configuration options

# Test configuration
dolibarr --version

bash

# Enable service
sudo systemctl enable dolibarr

# Start service
sudo systemctl start dolibarr

# Stop service
sudo systemctl stop dolibarr

# Restart service
sudo systemctl restart dolibarr

# Check status
sudo systemctl status dolibarr

# View logs
sudo journalctl -u dolibarr -f

bash

# Enable service
rc-update add dolibarr default

# Start service
rc-service dolibarr start

# Stop service
rc-service dolibarr stop

# Restart service
rc-service dolibarr restart

# Check status
rc-service dolibarr status

bash

# Enable in /etc/rc.conf
echo 'dolibarr_enable="YES"' >> /etc/rc.conf

# Start service
service dolibarr start

# Stop service
service dolibarr stop

# Restart service
service dolibarr restart

# Check status
service dolibarr status

bash

# Using Homebrew services
brew services start dolibarr
brew services stop dolibarr
brew services restart dolibarr

# Check status
brew services list | grep dolibarr

powershell

# Start service
net start dolibarr

# Stop service
net stop dolibarr

# Using PowerShell
Start-Service dolibarr
Stop-Service dolibarr
Restart-Service dolibarr

# Check status
Get-Service dolibarr

See the official documentation for advanced configuration options.

nginx

upstream dolibarr_backend {
    server 127.0.0.1:80;
}

server {
    listen 80;
    server_name dolibarr.example.com;
    return 301 https://$server_name$request_uri;
}

server {
    listen 443 ssl http2;
    server_name dolibarr.example.com;

    ssl_certificate /etc/ssl/certs/dolibarr.example.com.crt;
    ssl_certificate_key /etc/ssl/private/dolibarr.example.com.key;

    location / {
        proxy_pass http://dolibarr_backend;
        proxy_set_header Host $host;
        proxy_set_header X-Real-IP $remote_addr;
        proxy_set_header X-Forwarded-For $proxy_add_x_forwarded_for;
        proxy_set_header X-Forwarded-Proto $scheme;
    }
}

apache

<VirtualHost *:80>
    ServerName dolibarr.example.com
    Redirect permanent / https://dolibarr.example.com/
</VirtualHost>

<VirtualHost *:443>
    ServerName dolibarr.example.com
    
    SSLEngine on
    SSLCertificateFile /etc/ssl/certs/dolibarr.example.com.crt
    SSLCertificateKeyFile /etc/ssl/private/dolibarr.example.com.key
    
    ProxyRequests Off
    ProxyPreserveHost On
    
    ProxyPass / http://127.0.0.1:80/
    ProxyPassReverse / http://127.0.0.1:80/
</VirtualHost>

haproxy

frontend dolibarr_frontend
    bind *:80
    bind *:443 ssl crt /etc/ssl/certs/dolibarr.pem
    redirect scheme https if !{ ssl_fc }
    default_backend dolibarr_backend

backend dolibarr_backend
    balance roundrobin
    server dolibarr1 127.0.0.1:80 check

bash

# Set appropriate permissions
sudo chown -R dolibarr:dolibarr /etc/dolibarr
sudo chmod 750 /etc/dolibarr

# Configure firewall
sudo firewall-cmd --permanent --add-port=80/tcp
sudo firewall-cmd --reload

# Enable SELinux policies (if applicable)
sudo setsebool -P httpd_can_network_connect on

See official documentation for database configuration requirements.

bash

# Basic system tuning
echo 'net.core.somaxconn = 65535' | sudo tee -a /etc/sysctl.conf
echo 'net.ipv4.tcp_max_syn_backlog = 65535' | sudo tee -a /etc/sysctl.conf
sudo sysctl -p

bash

# Check service status
sudo systemctl status dolibarr

# View logs
sudo journalctl -u dolibarr -f

# Monitor resource usage
top -p $(pgrep dolibarr)

bash

#!/bin/bash
# Basic backup script
BACKUP_DIR="/backup/dolibarr"
DATE=$(date +%Y%m%d_%H%M%S)

mkdir -p "$BACKUP_DIR"
tar -czf "$BACKUP_DIR/dolibarr-backup-$DATE.tar.gz" /etc/dolibarr /var/lib/dolibarr

echo "Backup completed: $BACKUP_DIR/dolibarr-backup-$DATE.tar.gz"

bash

# Stop service
sudo systemctl stop dolibarr

# Restore from backup
tar -xzf /backup/dolibarr/dolibarr-backup-*.tar.gz -C /

# Start service
sudo systemctl start dolibarr

1. Service won't start:

bash

# Check logs
sudo journalctl -u dolibarr -n 100
sudo tail -f /var/log/dolibarr/dolibarr.log

# Check configuration
dolibarr --version

# Check permissions
ls -la /etc/dolibarr

2. Connection issues:

bash

# Check if service is listening
sudo ss -tlnp | grep 80

# Test connectivity
telnet localhost 80

# Check firewall
sudo firewall-cmd --list-all

3. Performance issues:

bash

# Check resource usage
top -p $(pgrep dolibarr)

# Check disk I/O
iotop -p $(pgrep dolibarr)

# Check connections
ss -an | grep 80

yaml

version: '3.8'
services:
  dolibarr:
    image: dolibarr:latest
    ports:
      - "80:80"
    volumes:
      - ./config:/etc/dolibarr
      - ./data:/var/lib/dolibarr
    restart: unless-stopped

Maintenance

bash

# RHEL/CentOS/Rocky/AlmaLinux
sudo dnf update dolibarr

# Debian/Ubuntu
sudo apt update && sudo apt upgrade dolibarr

# Arch Linux
sudo pacman -Syu dolibarr

# Alpine Linux
apk update && apk upgrade dolibarr

# openSUSE
sudo zypper update dolibarr

# FreeBSD
pkg update && pkg upgrade dolibarr

# Always backup before updates
tar -czf /backup/dolibarr-pre-update-$(date +%Y%m%d).tar.gz /etc/dolibarr

# Restart after updates
sudo systemctl restart dolibarr

Regular Maintenance

bash

# Log rotation
sudo logrotate -f /etc/logrotate.d/dolibarr

# Clean old logs
find /var/log/dolibarr -name "*.log" -mtime +30 -delete

# Check disk usage
du -sh /var/lib/dolibarr

Official Documentation: https://docs.dolibarr.org/

GitHub Repository: https://github.com/dolibarr/dolibarr

Community Forum: https://forum.dolibarr.org/

Best Practices Guide: https://docs.dolibarr.org/best-practices

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Note: This guide is part of the HowToMgr collection. Always refer to official documentation for the most up-to-date information.

1. Prerequisites

2. Supported Operating Systems

3. Installation

RHEL/CentOS/Rocky Linux/AlmaLinux

Debian/Ubuntu

Arch Linux

Alpine Linux

openSUSE/SLES

macOS

FreeBSD

Windows

Initial Configuration

Basic Configuration

5. Service Management

systemd (RHEL, Debian, Ubuntu, Arch, openSUSE)

OpenRC (Alpine Linux)

rc.d (FreeBSD)

launchd (macOS)

Windows Service Manager

Advanced Configuration

Reverse Proxy Setup

nginx Configuration

Apache Configuration

HAProxy Configuration

Security Configuration

Basic Security Setup

Database Setup

Performance Optimization

System Tuning

Monitoring

Basic Monitoring

9. Backup and Restore

Backup Script

Restore Procedure

6. Troubleshooting

Common Issues

Integration Examples

Docker Compose Example

Maintenance

Update Procedures

Regular Maintenance

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