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Latest revision as of 21:43, 25 August 2023

What is Webmin

A web-based interface for system administration for Unix or Linux. Setup user accounts, DNS, file sharing, etc.

Note: Webmin has frequent security updates and patches. Please watch the webmin security alert page.

Tip: Consider using ACF (Alpine Configuration Framework) to get a web interface for Alpine.

Set up Webmin on Alpine Linux

This document will be a quick c/p guide to setup webmin and dansguardian module on Alpine linux. We assume you have dansguardian installed and running. What we will install is the following:

Perl
Webmin 1.990
Dansguardian 0.7.1 module (for webmin)

For more info about appropriate module: https://www.webmin.com/tgz.html

Installing Perl with ssl module

Install Perl

apk add perl perl-net-ssleay

Installing and configuring Webmin

Install webmin

Download & Unpack

cd /opt wget -O - https://github.com/webmin/webmin/archive/refs/tags/1.991.tar.gz | tar -xzf -

Folder

mv webmin-1.991 webmin

Setup

cd webmin ./setup.sh /usr/local/webmin

Note: Will ask distro, Alpine not listed. The closest distro might be Gentoo ES4.0 -- use your best judgement

    Config file directory [/etc/webmin]: enter
    Log file directory [/var/webmin]: /var/log/webmin
    Full path to perl: enter
    Operating system: 84 // 84 must be Gentoo
    Version: ES4.0
    Web server port (default 10000): enter (or other port number)
    Login name (default admin): admin
    Login password: admin-password
    Password again: admin-password
    Use SSL (y/n): n
    Start Webmin at boot time (y/n): y

Browse

http://IP_NUMBER:10000 (or the ip number you chose)

To add dansguardian module

Link to module: https://downloads.sourceforge.net/project/dgwebminmodule/dgwebmin-stable/0.7/dgwebmin-0.7.1.wbm

Browse to http://IP_NUMBER:10000 (or the ip number you chose)

Click on: Webmin / Webmin Configuration / Webmin Modules
In the Install Module box, enter link in: From HTTP or FTP URL text field and press Install Module below
(Alternatively, can click on 🌐 button in Third party module from form and select from list)
Click on: Servers / DansGuardian Web Content to configure and use dansguardian module.

Note: Webmin Modules you can add more modules, from “Standard module from www.webmin.com” or “Third party module from”, etc.

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 A web-based interface for system administration for Unix or Linux. Setup user accounts, DNS, file sharing, etc.
-{{Note|Webmin has frequent security updates and patches. Please watch the webmin [http://www.webmin.com/security.html security alert] page.}}
+{{Note|Webmin has frequent security updates and patches. Please watch the webmin [https://www.webmin.com/security.html security alert] page.}}
-{{Tip|Consider using [[ACF]] ''(Alpine Configuration Framework)'' to get a web interface for Alpine.}}
+{{Tip|Consider using [[Alpine_Configuration_Framework_Design#Starting_ACF|ACF]] ''(Alpine Configuration Framework)'' to get a web interface for Alpine.}}
 == Set up Webmin on Alpine Linux ==
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 * Perl
-* Webmin 1.510
+* Webmin 1.990
-* Dansguardian 0.7.0beta1b module (for webmin)
+* Dansguardian 0.7.1 module (for webmin)
-== Installing Perl ==
+For more info about appropriate module: https://www.webmin.com/tgz.html
+== Installing Perl with ssl module ==
 '''Install Perl'''
-{{Cmd|apk add perl}}
+{{Cmd|apk add perl perl-net-ssleay}}
 == Installing and configuring  Webmin ==
@@ Line 24: / Line 26: @@
 '''Install webmin'''
-Download
+Download & Unpack
-{{Cmd|cd /etc/
-wget http://prdownloads.sourceforge.net/webadmin/webmin-1.560.tar.gz}}
-Unpack
-{{Cmd|gunzip webmin-1.560.tar.gz
+{{Cmd|cd /opt
-tar xvf webmin-1.560.tar }}
+wget -O - https://github.com/webmin/webmin/archive/refs/tags/1.991.tar.gz {{!|}} tar -xzf -}}
 Folder
-{{Cmd|mv webmin-1.560 webmin}}
+{{Cmd|mv webmin-1.991 webmin}}
 Setup
 {{Cmd|cd webmin
-./setup.sh}}
+./setup.sh /usr/local/webmin}}
+Note: Will ask distro, Alpine not listed.
+The closest distro might be Gentoo ES4.0 -- use your best judgement
 <pre>
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      Log file directory [/var/webmin]: /var/log/webmin
      Full path to perl: enter
+    Operating system: 84 // 84 must be Gentoo
+    Version: ES4.0
      Web server port (default 10000): enter (or other port number)
      Login name (default admin): admin
      Login password: admin-password
      Password again: admin-password
+    Use SSL (y/n): n
      Start Webmin at boot time (y/n): y
 </pre>
 Browse
-http://IP_NUMBER:10000 (or the ip number you chose)
+<nowiki>http://IP_NUMBER:10000</nowiki> (or the ip number you chose)
 == To add dansguardian module ==
-Download module
+Link to module:
+https://downloads.sourceforge.net/project/dgwebminmodule/dgwebmin-stable/0.7/dgwebmin-0.7.1.wbm
-{{Cmd|cd /tmp
+Browse to <nowiki>http://IP_NUMBER:10000</nowiki> (or the ip number you chose)
-wget http://downloads.sourceforge.net/project/dgwebminmodule/dgwebmin-devel/0.7.0beta1b/dgwebmin-0.7.0beta1b.wbm}}
-Browse to http://IP_NUMBER:10000 (or the ip number you chose)
 * Click on: ''Webmin'' / ''Webmin Configuration'' /'' Webmin Modules''
-* In the ''Install Module'' box select install from: ''From local file'', click on '''...''' button
+* In the ''Install Module'' box, enter link in: ''From HTTP or FTP URL'' text field and press ''Install Module'' below
-* Then when the explorer box open, go to /tmp and select the dgwebmin-0.7.0beta1b.wbm file, click ok
+* (Alternatively, can click on '''🌐''' button in ''Third party module from'' form and select from list)
-* Back in the Webmin Modules click on Install Module button, and that’s all.
 * Click on: ''Servers'' / ''DansGuardian Web Content'' to configure and use dansguardian module.
 Note: Webmin Modules you can add more modules, from  “Standard module from www.webmin.com”  or “Third party module from”, etc.
+[[Category:Monitoring]]
+[[Category:Server]]
+[[Category:Perl]]
+[[Category:Security]]