How to install - Debian/Ubuntu + Apache
Requirements
- Debian 8+ or Ubuntu 16.04+ server/VPS with Apache, PHP5/PHP7 and MySQL/MariaDB
- Access to that server via SSH as a root user
- PHP shell_exec enabled in php.ini (alternatively see Server as a systemd service below)
- telnet installed:
apt install telnet
Step 1
Download blabws-server 32-bit or 64-bit, unzip and upload the folder blabws-server under your /opt directory so that the path to the blabws-server executable file is: /opt/blabws-server/blabws-server
Make sure that the file is executable: chmod +x /opt/blabws-server/blabws-server
or Filezilla » File Permissions » 755
Step 2
Enable an Apache module called proxy_wstunnel with the following command:
a2enmod proxy_wstunnel
Add to the config file of Apache outside VirtualHosts or inside the virtualhost directive of your website:
ProxyPass "/MyWsServer/" "ws://127.0.0.1:9002/"
Save the file and restart Apache: systemctl restart apache2
or systemctl restart httpd
Step 3
Download BlaB! WS (client), unzip the content in an empty folder and upload it to your server under your website root directory. CHMOD blabws/config.php to 666, blabws/attachments to 777 and navigate with your browser to YOUR-URL.COM/blabws/index.php and follow the instructions (3 steps only).
Step 4
At the end of the installation process you'll see a link to the Admin CP - go to Server, and set:
- Server port: remove 9002 and leave the box empty
- ProxyPass token: MyWsServer
- protocol: ws if you do not use SSL; wss if Apache is configured with SSL
Save with OKAY, start your server from BOARD » SERVER STATUS, press the ESC key to display the menu, hit EXIT to go to chat.
Done!
Server as a systemd service
Alternative: without telnet and shell_exec (client 19.01 and above)
- Admin CP » Server » SystemdService click on systemd service and save the file when prompted: blabws.service
- Upload blabws.service in
/lib/systemd/system
, if no such directory:/etc/systemd/system
- Run
systemctl start blabws
and check if your chat is working properly - Run
systemctl enable blabws
to enable the service on boot