How to Install Known on Alpine Linux Latest

Known is a social publishing platform that allows you to publish and share content with others. In this tutorial, we will show you how to install Known on Alpine Linux latest.

Prerequisites

Before installing Known, you should have the following:

• A Linux machine with Alpine Linux latest installed
• Access to the terminal, either as a user with sudo privileges or the root user

Step 1: Install PHP and other dependencies

Start by updating your local package index using the following command:

sudo apk update

Next, install PHP, Git, and other necessary packages:

sudo apk add php7 php7-xml php7-mysqli php7-curl php7-gd php7-json php7-zlib php7-mbstring git

Step 2: Download Known

Create a new directory for Known installation and navigate to it:

mkdir /var/www/known
cd /var/www/known

Clone the Known repository from GitHub using Git:

sudo git clone https://github.com/idno/Known.git .

Step 3: Configure Known

Copy the configuration file and edit it:

cp ./config.ini.example ./config.ini
nano ./config.ini

Edit the database settings, site URL, and site email in the configuration file:

type = "MySQLi"
host = "localhost"
username = "knownuser"
password = "knownpassword"
database = "knowndatabase"
dsn = "charset=utf8mb4"
sitename = "My Known Site"
baseurl = "http://example.com/"
defaulttimezone = "America/New_York"
emailfrom = "admin@example.com"

Save and close the file.

Step 4: Create a MySQL Database

Log in to MySQL as the root user:

sudo mysql -u root -p

Create a new database for Known:

CREATE DATABASE knowndatabase;

Next, create a new user and grant them access to the newly created database:

CREATE USER 'knownuser'@'localhost' IDENTIFIED BY 'knownpassword';
GRANT ALL PRIVILEGES ON knowndatabase.* TO 'knownuser'@'localhost';
FLUSH PRIVILEGES;

Exit MySQL:

exit

Step 5: Install Known

Install Known using Composer:

sudo php composer.phar install

When prompted, enter the site URL, email, and database settings.

Step 6: Configure Webserver

Next, we will configure Nginx to serve Known. Install Nginx and start the service:

sudo apk add nginx
sudo rc-update add nginx
sudo rc-service nginx start

Create a new server block configuration file for Known:

sudo nano /etc/nginx/sites-available/known

Add the following configuration and save the file:

server {
        listen 80;
        server_name example.com;

        root /var/www/known;
        index index.php;

        location / {
                try_files $uri $uri/ /index.php?$args;
        }

        location ~ \.php$ {
                fastcgi_pass unix:/run/php/php7.4-fpm.sock;
                include fastcgi_params;
                fastcgi_param SCRIPT_FILENAME $document_root$fastcgi_script_name;
                fastcgi_param PATH_INFO $fastcgi_path_info;
                internal;
        }
}

Create a symbolic link to the sites-enabled directory:

sudo ln -s /etc/nginx/sites-available/known /etc/nginx/sites-enabled/

Restart the Nginx service:

sudo rc-service nginx restart

Finally, set the appropriate permissions to the Known folder:

sudo chown -R nginx:nginx /var/www/known/

Conclusion

You have successfully installed Known on Alpine Linux latest. You can now visit your site in your web browser and start using Known. Enjoy!

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