HTMLy is a lightweight and easy-to-use content management system based on Markdown. In this tutorial, we will guide you on how to install HTMLy on Arch Linux.
Before proceeding with HTMLy's installation, make sure you have Apache and PHP installed on your system.
To install Apache and PHP, open a terminal and enter the following command:
sudo pacman -Syu apache php
Next, install MariaDB, which is a drop-in replacement for MySQL. HTMLy requires MariaDB as its database.
To install MariaDB, enter the following command:
sudo pacman -Syu mariadb
After installing MariaDB, start and enable its service by running the following commands:
sudo systemctl start mariadb
sudo systemctl enable mariadb
To install HTMLy, first, download the latest version from the official website (htmly.com/">https://www.htmly.com/).
You can use wget to download HTMLy:
wget https://github.com/danpros/htmly/archive/master.zip
After downloading, unzip the downloaded file:
unzip master.zip
This command will extract the HTMLy files in the current directory.
Now, let's configure Apache to serve HTMLy using a virtual host.
Create a virtual host configuration file named htmly.conf in the /etc/httpd/conf/extra/ directory:
sudo nano /etc/httpd/conf/extra/htmly.conf
Put the following lines in the file:
<VirtualHost *:80>
ServerName localhost
DocumentRoot /path/to/htmly/
<Directory /path/to/htmly>
AllowOverride All
Require all granted
</Directory>
</VirtualHost>
Replace /path/to/htmly/ with the path to the HTMLy installation directory.
After making the changes, save the file and restart Apache to apply the changes:
sudo systemctl restart httpd
HTMLy requires a database to store its data. Let's create a new database for HTMLy and a user to access the database.
First, log in to MariaDB:
sudo mysql -u root
Create a new database for HTMLy:
CREATE DATABASE htmly_db CHARACTER SET utf8mb4 COLLATE utf8mb4_unicode_ci;
Create a new user and grant access to the database:
CREATE USER 'htmly_user'@'localhost' IDENTIFIED BY 'htmly_password';
GRANT ALL PRIVILEGES ON htmly_db.* TO 'htmly_user'@'localhost';
FLUSH PRIVILEGES;
Replace htmly_user and htmly_password with your preferred username and password.
Exit MariaDB:
EXIT;
Navigate to the HTMLy installation directory:
cd htmly-master
Copy the config.sample.php file to config.php:
cp config.sample.php config.php
Edit config.php and update the database settings:
define('DB_HOST', 'localhost');
define('DB_NAME', 'htmly_db');
define('DB_USER', 'htmly_user');
define('DB_PASS', 'htmly_password');
Replace the values with your database settings.
Save the file and exit the editor.
Run the web installer by visiting http://localhost/install in your web browser.
Follow the on-screen instructions to complete the installation process.
Once the installation is complete, delete the install directory for security reasons:
sudo rm -rf install
In this tutorial, you learned how to install HTMLy on Arch Linux. Now you can easily create and manage your content using HTMLy. Happy blogging!
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