{"id":46524,"date":"2023-09-06T12:30:00","date_gmt":"2023-09-06T17:30:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rosehosting.com\/blog\/?p=46524"},"modified":"2023-08-17T10:18:48","modified_gmt":"2023-08-17T15:18:48","slug":"how-to-install-elgg-on-debian-11","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rosehosting.com\/blog\/how-to-install-elgg-on-debian-11\/","title":{"rendered":"How to Install Elgg on Debian 11"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"bsf_rt_marker\"><\/div>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"372\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rosehosting.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/how-to-install-elgg-on-debian-11.webp\" alt=\"how to install elgg on debian 11\" class=\"wp-image-46753\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.rosehosting.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/how-to-install-elgg-on-debian-11.webp 1024w, https:\/\/www.rosehosting.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/how-to-install-elgg-on-debian-11-300x109.webp 300w, https:\/\/www.rosehosting.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/how-to-install-elgg-on-debian-11-150x54.webp 150w, https:\/\/www.rosehosting.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/how-to-install-elgg-on-debian-11-768x279.webp 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Elgg is a free and open-source social networking engine that is easy to install and set up, and then used to power your social network. Elgg is built using PHP and is based on the MVC (Model-View-Controller) design pattern. It uses a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.rosehosting.com\/blog\/mariadb-mysql-auto-lustering-with-load-balancing-and-replication-for-high-availability-and-performance\/\">MySQL\/MariaDB database<\/a> to store data.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<!--more-->\n\n\n\n<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_65 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-transparent ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<label for=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-663e01272deb9\" class=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-label\"><span class=\"ez-toc-cssicon\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/label><input type=\"checkbox\"  id=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-663e01272deb9\"  aria-label=\"Toggle\" \/><nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/www.rosehosting.com\/blog\/how-to-install-elgg-on-debian-11\/#Prerequisites\" title=\"Prerequisites\">Prerequisites<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/www.rosehosting.com\/blog\/how-to-install-elgg-on-debian-11\/#Step-1-Update-the-System\" title=\"Step 1. Update the System\">Step 1. Update the System<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/www.rosehosting.com\/blog\/how-to-install-elgg-on-debian-11\/#Step-2-Install-Nginx\" title=\"Step 2. Install Nginx\">Step 2. Install Nginx<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-4\" href=\"https:\/\/www.rosehosting.com\/blog\/how-to-install-elgg-on-debian-11\/#Step-3-Install-PHP\" title=\"Step 3. Install PHP\">Step 3. Install PHP<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-5\" href=\"https:\/\/www.rosehosting.com\/blog\/how-to-install-elgg-on-debian-11\/#Step-4-Install-MariaDB\" title=\"Step 4: Install MariaDB\">Step 4: Install MariaDB<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-6\" href=\"https:\/\/www.rosehosting.com\/blog\/how-to-install-elgg-on-debian-11\/#Step-5-Create-an-Elgg-Database-and-User\" title=\"Step 5. Create an Elgg Database and User\">Step 5. Create an Elgg Database and User<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-7\" href=\"https:\/\/www.rosehosting.com\/blog\/how-to-install-elgg-on-debian-11\/#Step-6-Download-Elgg\" title=\"Step 6: Download Elgg\">Step 6: Download Elgg<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-8\" href=\"https:\/\/www.rosehosting.com\/blog\/how-to-install-elgg-on-debian-11\/#Step-7-Configure-Nginx\" title=\"Step 7: Configure Nginx\">Step 7: Configure Nginx<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-9\" href=\"https:\/\/www.rosehosting.com\/blog\/how-to-install-elgg-on-debian-11\/#Step-8-Finish-Elgg-Installation\" title=\"Step 8. Finish Elgg Installation\">Step 8. Finish Elgg Installation<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Prerequisites\"><\/span>Prerequisites<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul>\n<li>Apache or Nginx web server with support for URL rewriting<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>PHP (version 8.0 or better) with GD graphics library and mbstring extension library.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>MySQL\/MariaDB installed on your <a href=\"https:\/\/www.rosehosting.com\/debian-hosting\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Debian VPS<\/a>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Step-1-Update-the-System\"><\/span>Step 1. Update the System<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Before we start with the installation, we need to update the system packages to their latest version available:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<pre class=\"wp-block-preformatted\"># apt-get update &amp;&amp; apt-get upgrade<\/pre>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Step-2-Install-Nginx\"><\/span>Step 2. Install Nginx<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>To install the Nginx web server execute the following command:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<pre class=\"wp-block-preformatted\"># apt install nginx<\/pre>\n\n\n\n<p>After successful installation, the Nginx service will be automatically started. To check the status of Nginx, execute the following command:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<pre class=\"wp-block-preformatted\"># systemctl status nginx<\/pre>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Step-3-Install-PHP\"><\/span>Step 3. Install PHP<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/elgg.org\/\">latest version of Elgg<\/a> requires a PHP version &#8220;>= 8.0.0&#8221;. \u00a0 First, add the GPG key and the repo with the following commands:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<pre class=\"wp-block-preformatted\"># apt -y install lsb-release apt-transport-https ca-certificates \n\n# wget -O \/etc\/apt\/trusted.gpg.d\/php.gpg https:\/\/packages.sury.org\/php\/apt.gpg\n\n# echo \"deb https:\/\/packages.sury.org\/php\/ $(lsb_release -sc) main\" | tee \/etc\/apt\/sources.list.d\/php.list\n\n# apt-get update\n<\/pre>\n\n\n\n<p>Once the PHP key and repo are added, you can install the PHP with extensions using this long command:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<pre class=\"wp-block-preformatted\"># apt install php8.2 php8.2-common php8.2-curl php8.2-fpm php8.2-imap php8.2-cli php8.2-xml php8.2-zip php8.2-mbstring php8.2-gd php8.2-mysql<\/pre>\n\n\n\n<p>After successful installation, check the PHP version:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<pre class=\"wp-block-preformatted\"># php -v<\/pre>\n\n\n\n<p>You should get the following output:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<pre class=\"wp-block-preformatted\"># php -v\nPHP 8.2.8 (cli) (built: Jul 16 2023 11:01:56) (NTS)\nCopyright (c) The PHP Group\nZend Engine v4.2.8, Copyright (c) Zend Technologies\n    with Zend OPcache v8.2.8, Copyright (c), by Zend Technologies\n<\/pre>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Step-4-Install-MariaDB\"><\/span>Step 4: Install MariaDB<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>You can install MariaDB using the following command:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<pre class=\"wp-block-preformatted\"># apt install mariadb-server mariadb-client<\/pre>\n\n\n\n<p>Start and enable the mariadb.service with the following commands:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<pre class=\"wp-block-preformatted\"># systemctl start mariadb &amp;&amp; systemctl enable mariadb<\/pre>\n\n\n\n<p>Check the status of the mariadb.service<\/p>\n\n\n\n<pre class=\"wp-block-preformatted\"># systemctl status mariadb<\/pre>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Step-5-Create-an-Elgg-Database-and-User\"><\/span>Step 5. Create an Elgg Database and User<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Once the installation is completed, you can access MariaDB using the command:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<pre class=\"wp-block-preformatted\"># mysql -u root<\/pre>\n\n\n\n<p>Now create a new database and user who will have full permission to this database:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<pre class=\"wp-block-preformatted\"> CREATE DATABASE elgg;\n CREATE USER 'elgg'@'localhost' IDENTIFIED BY 'StrongPasswordHere';\n GRANT ALL PRIVILEGES ON elgg.* TO 'elgg'@'localhost';\n FLUSH PRIVILEGES;\n EXIT;\n<\/pre>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Step-6-Download-Elgg\"><\/span>Step 6: Download Elgg<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Download the latest version of Elgg from the official website using the following command:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<pre class=\"wp-block-preformatted\"># wget https:\/\/elgg.org\/download\/elgg-5.0.2.zip<\/pre>\n\n\n\n<p>Extract the downloaded archive in the <strong>\/var\/www<\/strong> directory using the following command:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<pre class=\"wp-block-preformatted\"># unzip elgg-5.0.2.zip -d \/var\/www<\/pre>\n\n\n\n<p>Rename the <strong>elgg-5.0.2<\/strong> directory to <strong>elgg<\/strong>:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<pre class=\"wp-block-preformatted\"># mv \/var\/www\/elgg-5.0.2 \/var\/www\/elgg<\/pre>\n\n\n\n<p>Elgg needs a special folder to store uploaded files, such as profile icons and photos. For security reasons, it is also recommended that this directory be created outside the document root directory of our Elgg installation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The directory will be called <strong>data<\/strong>, and you can create it with the following command:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<pre class=\"wp-block-preformatted\"># mkdir -p \/var\/www\/data<\/pre>\n\n\n\n<p>To change the owner and set the correct permissions for these files, you need to run the following command:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<pre class=\"wp-block-preformatted\"># chown -R www-data:www-data \/var\/www\/elgg\n# chown -R www-data:www-data \/var\/www\/data<\/pre>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Step-7-Configure-Nginx\"><\/span>Step 7: Configure Nginx<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Create the virtual host file by executing the following command:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<pre class=\"wp-block-preformatted\"># nano \/etc\/nginx\/conf.d\/elgg.conf<\/pre>\n\n\n\n<p>And enter the following information:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<pre class=\"wp-block-preformatted\">server {\n  listen 80;\n\n  server_name your-domain.com;\n  root \/var\/www\/elgg;\n\n  index index.php;\n  \n  access_log \/var\/log\/nginx\/your-domain.com_access.log;\n  error_log \/var\/log\/nginx\/your-domain.com_error.log;\n\n  location \/ {\n    try_files $uri $uri\/ \/index.php?$query_string;\n  }\n\n  location ~ \\.php$ {\n    fastcgi_index index.php;\n    fastcgi_split_path_info ^(.+\\.php)(.*)$;\n    fastcgi_keep_conn on;\n    fastcgi_pass unix:\/var\/run\/php\/php8.2-fpm.sock;\n    include \/etc\/nginx\/fastcgi_params;\n    fastcgi_param SCRIPT_FILENAME $document_root$fastcgi_script_name;\n  }\n}<\/pre>\n\n\n\n<p>Check if there are errors with the newly created Nginx configuration:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<pre class=\"wp-block-preformatted\"># \/usr\/sbin\/nginx -t\nnginx: the configuration file \/etc\/nginx\/nginx.conf syntax is ok\nnginx: configuration file \/etc\/nginx\/nginx.conf test is successful\n<\/pre>\n\n\n\n<p>If the syntax is OK and there are no errors, we can restart Nginx.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<pre class=\"wp-block-preformatted\"># systemctl restart nginx<\/pre>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Step-8-Finish-Elgg-Installation\"><\/span>Step 8. Finish Elgg Installation<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Access the URL at <strong>http:\/\/your-domain.com<\/strong>. You should see the following screen:<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"583\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rosehosting.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/elgg-welcome-screen.webp\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-46742\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.rosehosting.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/elgg-welcome-screen.webp 1024w, https:\/\/www.rosehosting.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/elgg-welcome-screen-300x171.webp 300w, https:\/\/www.rosehosting.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/elgg-welcome-screen-150x85.webp 150w, https:\/\/www.rosehosting.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/elgg-welcome-screen-768x437.webp 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n<p>Click \u201c<strong>Next<\/strong>\u201d at the bottom of the page to continue to the next step.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"586\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rosehosting.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/elgg-requirements-check.webp\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-46743\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.rosehosting.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/elgg-requirements-check.webp 1024w, https:\/\/www.rosehosting.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/elgg-requirements-check-300x172.webp 300w, https:\/\/www.rosehosting.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/elgg-requirements-check-150x86.webp 150w, https:\/\/www.rosehosting.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/elgg-requirements-check-768x440.webp 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n<p>If there are some missing dependencies, you should install them on your server and then refresh the page again. Once you make sure everything is set up properly, you can click on the \u201c<strong>Next<\/strong>\u201d button.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Now you need to enter your database information. Also, you need to enter the Data Directory path (<strong>\/var\/www\/data<\/strong>) and enter your Site URL (<strong>http:\/\/your-domain.com\/<\/strong>):<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"585\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rosehosting.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/elgg-database-installation.webp\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-46744\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.rosehosting.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/elgg-database-installation.webp 1024w, https:\/\/www.rosehosting.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/elgg-database-installation-300x171.webp 300w, https:\/\/www.rosehosting.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/elgg-database-installation-150x86.webp 150w, https:\/\/www.rosehosting.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/elgg-database-installation-768x439.webp 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n<p>Next, you will need to enter your Site name and create an admin account:<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"585\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rosehosting.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/elgg-configure-site.webp\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-46745\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.rosehosting.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/elgg-configure-site.webp 1024w, https:\/\/www.rosehosting.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/elgg-configure-site-300x171.webp 300w, https:\/\/www.rosehosting.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/elgg-configure-site-150x86.webp 150w, https:\/\/www.rosehosting.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/elgg-configure-site-768x439.webp 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"586\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rosehosting.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/elgg-create-admin-account.webp\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-46746\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.rosehosting.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/elgg-create-admin-account.webp 1024w, https:\/\/www.rosehosting.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/elgg-create-admin-account-300x172.webp 300w, https:\/\/www.rosehosting.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/elgg-create-admin-account-150x86.webp 150w, https:\/\/www.rosehosting.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/elgg-create-admin-account-768x440.webp 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n<p>Once this is done, Elgg has been successfully installed on your system.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"581\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rosehosting.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/elgg-finished-installation.webp\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-46747\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.rosehosting.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/elgg-finished-installation.webp 1024w, https:\/\/www.rosehosting.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/elgg-finished-installation-300x170.webp 300w, https:\/\/www.rosehosting.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/elgg-finished-installation-150x85.webp 150w, https:\/\/www.rosehosting.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/elgg-finished-installation-768x436.webp 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n<p>You can now access your admin panel and log in with your admin account at <strong>http:\/\/your-domain.com\/admin<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"416\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rosehosting.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/elgg-admin-panel.webp\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-46748\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.rosehosting.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/elgg-admin-panel.webp 1024w, https:\/\/www.rosehosting.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/elgg-admin-panel-300x122.webp 300w, https:\/\/www.rosehosting.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/elgg-admin-panel-150x61.webp 150w, https:\/\/www.rosehosting.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/elgg-admin-panel-768x312.webp 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n<p>That\u2019s it. You successfully installed and configured Elgg on Debian 11. Of course, you do not have to do this if you find the setup complex. You can always contact our Technical support.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>We are available 24\/7 and will help you with the Elgg installation and configuration.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>If you liked this about installing Elgg on Debian 11, please share it with your friends on social networks or leave a reply below. 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