suitecrm Installation Guide Installation Guide

suitecrm is a free and open-source customer relationship management. SuiteCRM provides enterprise-ready CRM as SugarCRM fork

Hardware Requirements:

CPU: 2+ cores

RAM: 2GB 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 suitecrm 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 suitecrm
sudo dnf install -y suitecrm

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

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

# Verify installation
suitecrm --version

bash

# Update package index
sudo apt update

# Install suitecrm
sudo apt install -y suitecrm

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

# Configure firewall
sudo ufw allow 80

# Verify installation
suitecrm --version

bash

# Install suitecrm
sudo pacman -S suitecrm

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

# Verify installation
suitecrm --version

bash

# Install suitecrm
apk add --no-cache suitecrm

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

# Verify installation
suitecrm --version

bash

# Install suitecrm
sudo zypper install -y suitecrm

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

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

# Verify installation
suitecrm --version

bash

# Using Homebrew
brew install suitecrm

# Start service
brew services start suitecrm

# Verify installation
suitecrm --version

bash

# Using pkg
pkg install suitecrm

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

# Start service
service suitecrm start

# Verify installation
suitecrm --version

bash

# Using Chocolatey
choco install suitecrm

# Or using Scoop
scoop install suitecrm

# Verify installation
suitecrm --version

bash

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

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

# Test configuration
suitecrm --version

bash

# Enable service
sudo systemctl enable suitecrm

# Start service
sudo systemctl start suitecrm

# Stop service
sudo systemctl stop suitecrm

# Restart service
sudo systemctl restart suitecrm

# Check status
sudo systemctl status suitecrm

# View logs
sudo journalctl -u suitecrm -f

bash

# Enable service
rc-update add suitecrm default

# Start service
rc-service suitecrm start

# Stop service
rc-service suitecrm stop

# Restart service
rc-service suitecrm restart

# Check status
rc-service suitecrm status

bash

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

# Start service
service suitecrm start

# Stop service
service suitecrm stop

# Restart service
service suitecrm restart

# Check status
service suitecrm status

bash

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

# Check status
brew services list | grep suitecrm

powershell

# Start service
net start suitecrm

# Stop service
net stop suitecrm

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

# Check status
Get-Service suitecrm

See the official documentation for advanced configuration options.

nginx

upstream suitecrm_backend {
    server 127.0.0.1:80;
}

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

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

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

    location / {
        proxy_pass http://suitecrm_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 suitecrm.example.com
    Redirect permanent / https://suitecrm.example.com/
</VirtualHost>

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

haproxy

frontend suitecrm_frontend
    bind *:80
    bind *:443 ssl crt /etc/ssl/certs/suitecrm.pem
    redirect scheme https if !{ ssl_fc }
    default_backend suitecrm_backend

backend suitecrm_backend
    balance roundrobin
    server suitecrm1 127.0.0.1:80 check

bash

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

# 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 suitecrm

# View logs
sudo journalctl -u suitecrm -f

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

bash

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

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

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

bash

# Stop service
sudo systemctl stop suitecrm

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

# Start service
sudo systemctl start suitecrm

1. Service won't start:

bash

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

# Check configuration
suitecrm --version

# Check permissions
ls -la /etc/suitecrm

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 suitecrm)

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

# Check connections
ss -an | grep 80

yaml

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

Maintenance

bash

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

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

# Arch Linux
sudo pacman -Syu suitecrm

# Alpine Linux
apk update && apk upgrade suitecrm

# openSUSE
sudo zypper update suitecrm

# FreeBSD
pkg update && pkg upgrade suitecrm

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

# Restart after updates
sudo systemctl restart suitecrm

Regular Maintenance

bash

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

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

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

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

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

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

Best Practices Guide: https://docs.suitecrm.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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