SuitCRM Deployment on Azure

Welcome to the ultimate guide for launching your CRM (Customer Relationship Management) Suite on an Azure Cloud Virtual Machine (VM)! 🎉 This journey promises excitement as we embark on setting up your CRM in the cloud. Get ready for some Linux magic, SQL sorcery, Apache awesomeness, and SSL sweetness! 🧙‍♂️✨"

Step By Steps

Azure VM Setup: Provision and configure an Azure Virtual Machine running a Linux distribution

SQL Database: Install and configure an SQL database for CRM data storage.

Apache Web Server: Set up Apache as the web server to serve the CRM application.

Free SSL: Enable HTTPS for the CRM application using free SSL certificates.

Prerequisites

Before you begin, ensure you have the following:

An Azure account with sufficient permissions to create resources. Basic knowledge of Linux, SQL, Apache, and SSL. A domain name (optional, for SSL configuration).

Azure Cloud Configuration

1- Create Resource Group

az group create --name suitcrm-rg --location westeurope 

2- Create Virtual Network

az network vnet create \
    --resource-group suitcrm-rg \
    --name suitcrm-vnet \
    --location westeurope \
    --address-prefixes 10.0.0.0/16 \
    --subnet-name default \
    --subnet-prefix 10.0.0.0/24

3- Create Ubuntu Virtual Machine

check the main.tf file

Linux Server Configuration

1- Update Package Lists

sudo apt upgrade

2- Install Apache and MySQL Server

sudo apt install apache2 mysql-server

3- Install PHP

sudo apt install php7.1 php7.1-common php7.1-opcache php7.1-mcrypt php7.1-cli php7.1-gd php7.1-curl php7.1-mysql

MySQL Server Configuration

1. Create suitcrm Database

CREATE DATABASE suitcrm;

2. Create suitcrm User and Password

CREATE USER 'suitcrm_user'@'localhost' IDENTIFIED BY 'your_password';

3. Secure Installation

mysql_secure_installation

4. Update Access and Privileges

GRANT ALL PRIVILEGES ON suitcrm.* TO 'suitcrm_user'@'localhost';
FLUSH PRIVILEGES;

Apache Configuration

1. Download the SuiteCRM Package

wget https://suitecrm.com/download/141/suite714/563700/suitecrm-7-14-3.zip

2. Move the Folder to html/www

sudo unzip suitecrm-8-6-0.zip -d /var/www/html/

3. Change Access Files

sudo chown www-data:www-data -R SuiteCRM-7.14.3/

cd SuiteCRM-7.14.3/
sudo chmod -R 755 . 

4. copy Apache-config.sh config file to the /etc/apache2/sites-available/crm.conf Configuration File

5. enables the Apache site configuration for SuiteCRM.

sudo a2ensite suitecrm.conf
sudo a2enconf php7.4-fpm

Free SSL Configuration with Certbot

1. Install Certbot

https://certbot.eff.org/