Typemill is a simple and lightweight flat-file CMS that can be used to create websites, blogs, documentation, or any other content-based websites. It is built on modern web technologies and can be installed on any server that supports PHP, such as Arch Linux.
In this tutorial, we will walk you through the steps to install Typemill on Arch Linux.
Before proceeding with the installation, make sure that you have the following prerequisites:
Before installing Typemill, you need to install some required packages on your Arch Linux system by running the following command:
sudo pacman -S php php-gd unzip
The php package provides the PHP runtime environment, php-gd package provides PHP GD library for image manipulation, and unzip package required to extract Typemill ZIP files.
In this step, you need to download Typemill from the project's official website. Go to https://typemill.net and click on the "Download" button.
Alternatively, you can use the following command to download the latest stable version of Typemill:
wget https://github.com/typemill/typemill/releases/latest/download/typemill.zip -O typemill.zip
Once the download is complete, you need to extract the ZIP file using the following command:
unzip typemill.zip -d /var/www/html/
This will extract the Typemill files to the /var/www/html/typemill/ directory on your Arch Linux system.
In this step, we will configure the Apache or Nginx web server to host Typemill.
If you are using Apache web server on your Arch Linux system, create a new virtual host configuration file for Typemill using the following command:
sudo nano /etc/httpd/conf/extra/typemill.conf
Then copy-paste the following code into the file:
<VirtualHost *:80>
ServerAdmin webmaster@example.com
DocumentRoot "/var/www/html/typemill"
ServerName example.com
ErrorLog "/var/log/httpd/typemill-error.log"
CustomLog "/var/log/httpd/typemill-access.log" combined
<Directory "/var/www/html/typemill">
AllowOverride All
Require all granted
</Directory>
</VirtualHost>
Make sure to replace example.com with your own domain name.
Save and close the file.
Finally, restart the Apache web server using the following command:
sudo systemctl restart httpd
If you are using Nginx web server on your Arch Linux system, create a new server block configuration file for Typemill using the following command:
sudo nano /etc/nginx/conf.d/typemill.conf
Then copy-paste the following code into the file:
server {
listen 80;
server_name example.com;
root /var/www/html/typemill;
access_log /var/log/nginx/typemill.access.log;
error_log /var/log/nginx/typemill.error.log;
index index.php;
location / {
try_files $uri $uri/ /index.php?$args;
}
location ~ \.php$ {
try_files $uri =404;
fastcgi_pass unix:/run/php-fpm/php-fpm.sock;
fastcgi_index index.php;
fastcgi_param PATH_INFO $fastcgi_path_info;
fastcgi_param SCRIPT_FILENAME $document_root$fastcgi_script_name;
include fastcgi_params;
}
}
Make sure to replace example.com with your own domain name.
Save and close the file.
Finally, restart the Nginx web server using the following command:
sudo systemctl restart nginx
You have successfully installed and configured Typemill on your Arch Linux system. You can now access the Typemill web interface by typing your domain name or IP address in your web browser. Congratulations!
In this tutorial, you learned how to install Typemill on Arch Linux. You also learned how to configure the Apache or Nginx web server to host Typemill. If you have any questions or suggestions, please let us know in the comments below.
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