Managing client interactions and data effectively in today’s fast-paced business environment requires a powerful CRM solution. Vtiger CRM, a popular open-source platform, offers a comprehensive range of tools to help businesses of all sizes streamline their processes. From tracking customer data to improving communication across marketing, sales, and support teams, Vtiger helps centralize key information and optimize operations. In this tutorial, we’ll walk you through the process of setting up and installing it on your server. Follow these steps to get your CRM system up and running, improving your company’s client management capabilities.

Prerequisites

Before we dive into the installation process, it is essential to ensure that your server meets the necessary requirements for a smooth and successful setup of Vtiger CRM. Meeting these prerequisites will help prevent issues during installation and ensure optimal performance after setup.

Here are the key server requirements:

• Server: Apache or Nginx
• PHP: Version 7.1 or higher
• MySQL: Version 5.7 or higher
• Composer: For managing dependencies
• RAM: At least 2 GB

Disk Space: Minimum of 20 GB

Download Vtiger 

First, you need to download the latest version of Vtiger CRM.

wget https://tenet.dl.sourceforge.net/project/vtigercrm/vtiger%20CRM%207.4.0/Core%20Product/vtigercrm8.3.0.tar.gz
tar xvf vtigercrm8.3.0.tar.gz
mkdir /usr/local/src/vtiger
mv vtiger/* /usr/local/src/vtiger
chown -R www-data:www-data /usr/local/src/vtiger
chmod -R 755 /usr/local/src/vtiger

Configure web server

In /etc/apache2/sites-enabled/vtiger.conf,
<VirtualHost *:80>
    ServerName yourdomain.com
    DocumentRoot /path/to/vtigercrm

    <Directory /path/to/vtigercrm>
        AllowOverride All
    </Directory>

    ErrorLog ${APACHE_LOG_DIR}/vtiger_error.log
    CustomLog ${APACHE_LOG_DIR}/vtiger_access.log combined
</VirtualHost>

Enable with,

a2ensite vtiger.conf 
systemctl restart apache2

Set Up the Database

mysql -u root -p
Create database using, CREATE DATABASE vtigerdb;
Create database user using,CREATE USER 'vtigeruser'@'localhost' IDENTIFIED BY 'your_password';
GRANT ALL PRIVILEGES ON vtigerdb.* TO 'vtigeruser'@'localhost';
FLUSH PRIVILEGES;
EXIT;

Access Vtiger CRM Web Interface

To access the Interface, go to your browser and visit http://yourdomain.com/

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