Tania is an open-source, self-hosted farming management system. In this tutorial, we will see how we can install Tania on Alpine Linux Latest.
Before we begin with the installation process, it is recommended to update the system to the latest available packages. Use the following commands to update the system:
sudo apk update
sudo apk upgrade
Tania requires certain dependencies installed on the system to function correctly. Execute the given command to install these dependencies:
sudo apk add curl libressl mariadb mariadb-client mariadb-server php7 php7-common php7-curl php7-dom php7-gd php7-iconv php7-json php7-mbstring php7-mysqli php7-opcache php7-openssl php7-pdo php7-pdo_mysql php7-phar php7-session php7-simplexml php7-tokenizer php7-xml php7-xmlreader php7-xmlwriter php7-zip
Download the Tania latest release from the official website using the given command:
curl -sS https://api.github.com/repos/Tanibox/tania-core/releases/latest | grep "browser_download_url.*tar.gz" | cut -d : -f 2,3 | tr -d \" | wget -qi -
Extract the downloaded archive using the given command:
sudo tar xf tania*.tar.gz -C /var/www/
Rename the extracted folder to "tania" for convenience:
sudo mv /var/www/tania-core-* /var/www/tania
Tania requires some specific PHP settings to function correctly. Edit the PHP configuration file /etc/php7/php.ini and set the following values:
max_execution_time = 360
memory_limit = 256M
post_max_size = 128M
upload_max_filesize = 128M
You can use your preferred text editor to edit the file, such as nano or vim.
Tania requires a database to store its data. In this tutorial, we will use Mariadb as our database server.
Start by securing the database:
sudo mysql_secure_installation
Follow the instructions carefully and set a strong password for the root user.
Next, login to the database server:
sudo mysql -u root -p
Create a new database for Tania:
CREATE DATABASE tania;
Create a user for Tania and grant it the necessary permissions:
GRANT ALL PRIVILEGES ON tania.* TO 'taniauser'@'localhost' IDENTIFIED BY 'taniapassword';
Finally, flush the privileges and exit the database server:
FLUSH PRIVILEGES;
exit
Tania requires a web server to display its web interface. In this tutorial, we will use Nginx as our web server.
First, install Nginx on the system using the given command:
sudo apk add nginx
Launch the Nginx service:
sudo rc-service nginx start
Configure the server block for Tania by creating a new configuration file /etc/nginx/conf.d/tania.conf with the following configuration:
server {
listen 80;
server_name example.com;
root /var/www/tania/public;
location / {
try_files $uri $uri/ /index.php?$query_string;
}
location ~ \.php$ {
fastcgi_pass unix:/run/php-fpm7.sock;
fastcgi_index index.php;
fastcgi_param SCRIPT_FILENAME $document_root$fastcgi_script_name;
include fastcgi_params;
}
}
Replace the server_name value with your domain name or server IP address.
Test the Nginx configuration using the command:
sudo nginx -t
If the configuration is successful, reload the Nginx service:
sudo rc-service nginx reload
Access the Tania web interface using a web browser and access it via the domain name or IP address set in the Nginx configuration.
You will be prompted to complete the Tania installation process.
Enter the following details:
Click on the "Install" button to complete the installation process.
The installation page will also provide you with the Tania admin email and password.
After successful installation, login to the Tania dashboard using these details, and you are ready to use Tania.
In this tutorial, we learned how to install Tania on the Alpine Linux system. We installed required dependencies, downloaded Tania, configured PHP and the database, configured Nginx, and installed Tania. Happy farming!
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