How to Install Revive Adserver on Alpine Linux Latest

Revive Adserver is a free and open source ad serving platform that enables publishers, advertisers, and ad networks to serve ads on websites, mobile apps, and other digital platforms. In this tutorial, we will show you how to install Revive Adserver on Alpine Linux Latest.

Prerequisites

Before installing Revive Adserver on Alpine Linux Latest, you should have the following:

• A running instance of Alpine Linux Latest
• A non-root user with sudo privileges
• Access to the terminal or command line interface

Step 1: Update the System

The first step is to update the system packages to their latest version by executing the following command:

$ sudo apk update && sudo apk upgrade

Step 2: Install Necessary Packages

Next, we need to install some necessary packages by running the following command:

$ sudo apk add nginx mysql mysql-client php7 php7-mysqli php7-fpm php7-json php7-mbstring php7-xml

This command installs the following packages:

• nginx: A web server that we will use to serve web content
• mysql: A database server that we will use to store Revive Adserver data
• mysql-client: A client tool that we will use to manage the mysql server
• php7: The latest version of PHP programming language
• php7-mysqli: A module that enables PHP to interact with the mysql database
• php7-fpm: The FastCGI Process Manager for PHP
• php7-json: A module that provides support for JSON format in PHP
• php7-mbstring: A module that provides multibyte string functions for PHP
• php7-xml: A module that provides support for XML format in PHP

Step 3: Configure MySQL

Now that we have installed the necessary packages, we need to configure MySQL by executing the following command:

$ sudo mysql_secure_installation

This command will prompt you to set a root password, remove anonymous users, disallow root login remotely, remove test databases, and reload the privilege tables.

After the MySQL configuration is complete, we need to create a new database and user for Revive Adserver. To do this, execute the following commands:

$ sudo mysql -u root -p

mysql> CREATE DATABASE revive_db;
mysql> GRANT ALL PRIVILEGES ON revive_db.* TO 'revive_user'@'localhost' IDENTIFIED BY 'yourpassword';
mysql> FLUSH PRIVILEGES;
mysql> EXIT;

This set of commands creates a new database named 'revive_db', creates a new user named 'revive_user' with all privileges over the 'revive_db' database, and flushes the privilege tables.

Step 4: Download and Extract Revive Adserver

Download the latest version of the Revive Adserver package from its official website (https://www.revive-adserver.com/download/). Once downloaded, extract the package to a directory accessible by the web server by executing the following command:

$ sudo tar -xvf revive-adserver-X.Y.Z.tar.gz -C /var/www/

Where X.Y.Z is the version number of the downloaded package.

Step 5: Configure Nginx

Now, we need to configure Nginx to serve web content. To do so, create a new Nginx virtual host configuration file in the /etc/nginx/conf.d/ directory by executing the following command:

$ sudo nano /etc/nginx/conf.d/revive.conf

This command will open up a new file for editing. Paste the following configuration into the file:

server {
    listen 80;
    server_name your-domain.com;
    root /var/www/revive;
    index index.php;

    access_log /var/log/nginx/revive.access.log;
    error_log /var/log/nginx/revive.error.log;

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

    location ~ .php$ {
        fastcgi_pass   127.0.0.1:9000;
        fastcgi_index  index.php;
        fastcgi_param  SCRIPT_FILENAME  $document_root$fastcgi_script_name;
        include        fastcgi_params;
    }
}

Make sure to replace 'your-domain.com' with your actual domain name or IP address.

Save and close the file by pressing the 'Ctrl + X' key combination followed by 'Y' and then 'Enter' to confirm.

Step 6: Configure Revive Adserver

Next, we need to configure Revive Adserver. Navigate to the /var/www/revive/ directory and copy the 'config.php.sample' file to 'config.php' by executing the following command:

$ cd /var/www/revive
$ sudo cp config.php.sample config.php

Now, open the 'config.php' file in your favorite text editor and modify the following settings:

define ('DATABASE_HOSTNAME', 'localhost');
define ('DATABASE_USERNAME', 'revive_user');
define ('DATABASE_PASSWORD', 'yourpassword');
define ('DATABASE_NAME', 'revive_db');
define ('DATABASE_TYPE', 'mysqli');
define ('DATABASE_CHARSET', 'utf8');
define ('DATABASE_TABLE_PREFIX', '');

Save and close the file.

Step 7: Start and Enable Services

We're almost there! Start and enable the necessary services by executing the following command:

$ sudo rc-update add php-fpm7 default
$ sudo rc-update add nginx default
$ sudo /etc/init.d/php-fpm7 start
$ sudo /etc/init.d/nginx start

Step 8: Verify the Installation

Finally, verify the installation by opening a web browser and navigating to your domain name or IP address. You should be redirected to the Revive Adserver login page. If everything went well, congratulations! You have successfully installed Revive Adserver on Alpine Linux Latest.

Conclusion

Revive Adserver is a powerful and flexible ad serving platform that enables you to effectively monetize your online content. In this tutorial, we showed you how to install Revive Adserver on Alpine Linux Latest, step-by-step. Now it's up to you to explore its vast capabilities and start serving ads!

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