Bolt CMS is a free and open-source content management system that allows you to create and manage websites, blogs, and other types of web content. In this tutorial, we will show you how to install Bolt CMS on Clear Linux.
Before you start, make sure you have the following prerequisites:
The first step is to update the system to the latest packages. Run the following command in the terminal:
sudo swupd update
Enter your password if prompted and wait for the update to finish.
Bolt CMS requires a web server (Apache2), a database server (MariaDB), and PHP. Run the following command to install these dependencies:
sudo swupd bundle-add apache-php mariadb
Start the MariaDB service and configure a root password by running the following commands:
sudo systemctl start mariadb
sudo systemctl enable mariadb
sudo mysql_secure_installation
Follow the on-screen prompts to secure the MariaDB installation.
Create a new database and user for Bolt CMS by running the following commands:
sudo mysql -u root -p
Enter the MariaDB root password when prompted and run the following SQL commands:
CREATE DATABASE bolt;
CREATE USER 'boltuser'@'localhost' IDENTIFIED BY 'password';
GRANT ALL PRIVILEGES ON bolt.* TO 'boltuser'@'localhost';
FLUSH PRIVILEGES;
EXIT;
Replace "password" with a strong password of your choice.
Download the latest version of Bolt CMS by running the following command:
curl -O https://bolt.cm/distribution/bolt-latest.tar.gz
Extract the downloaded archive and move the contents to the Apache web root directory by running the following commands:
tar xzf bolt-latest.tar.gz
sudo mv bolt/* /var/www/html/
Change the ownership of the web root directory to the Apache user by running the following command:
sudo chown -R apache:apache /var/www/html/
Create a new virtual host configuration file for Bolt CMS by running the following command:
sudo nano /etc/httpd/conf.d/bolt.conf
Add the following content to the file:
<VirtualHost *:80>
ServerName example.com
DocumentRoot /var/www/html
<Directory /var/www/html>
AllowOverride All
Require all granted
</Directory>
ErrorLog /var/log/httpd/bolt_error.log
CustomLog /var/log/httpd/bolt_access.log combined
</VirtualHost>
Replace "example.com" with your domain name or IP address.
Save and close the file by pressing "CTRL+X", then "Y", and "ENTER".
Reload the Apache configuration by running the following command:
sudo systemctl reload httpd
Open your web browser and navigate to your domain name or IP address. You should see the Bolt CMS installation page.
Follow the on-screen instructions to configure Bolt CMS. When asked for the database connection details, enter the following information:
Finish the installation process, and you should be redirected to the Bolt CMS dashboard.
In this tutorial, you learned how to install Bolt CMS on Clear Linux. You can now start creating and managing your website content using Bolt CMS.
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