Installing Movim on Clear Linux

Movim is a free and open-source distributed social network for everyone. It is written in PHP and HTML5, and it allows users to communicate with their friends and family members in a secure environment. In this tutorial, we will guide you through the installation process of Movim on Clear Linux.

Prerequisites

Before you start with the installation process, make sure that:

• You have a Clear Linux latest version installed on your system
• You have access to the root account or a user account with administrative privileges
• You have a basic understanding of the command line

Install Dependencies

The first step is to install the necessary dependencies to run Movim on Clear Linux. You can do this by running the following command:

sudo swupd bundle-add php-basic

This will install the PHP runtime environment and other required packages.

Download and Extract Movim

The next step is to download the Movim package from the official website. You can download the latest version by using the following command:

sudo curl -L https://github.com/movim/movim/archive/refs/heads/latest.tar.gz --output movim-latest.tar.gz

Once the download completes, extract the archive using a command like the following:

sudo tar -xzf movim-latest.tar.gz -C /var/www/

Set Permissions

Now set the appropriate permissions to run Movim with the following command:

sudo chown -R www-data:www-data /var/www/movim-*
sudo chmod -R 755 /var/www/movim-*

Configure Apache

If Apache web server is not yet installed, you can do this by running:

sudo swupd bundle-add www-server

Next, you need to create a virtual host configuration file for your Movim site. Run the following command to create a new file:

sudo nano /etc/httpd/conf.d/movim.conf

Add the below configuration in the file:

<VirtualHost *:80>
   ServerAdmin admin@example.com
   ServerName example.com
   DocumentRoot /var/www/movim-latest/
   ErrorLog ${APACHE_LOG_DIR}/movim_error.log
   CustomLog ${APACHE_LOG_DIR}/movim_access.log combined
</VirtualHost>

Replace the following variables:

• ServerAdmin - Your email address
• ServerName - Your domain name
• DocumentRoot - The location of your Movim installation
• ErrorLog - The error log file location
• CustomLog - The access log file location

Once done, save and close the file using Ctrl+X, Y, Enter.

Enable and Restart Apache

Finally, restart Apache webserver to apply the changes, using the following command:

sudo systemctl enable --now httpd

Accessing Movim

To access Movim, open your web browser and navigate to the URL http://your_server_ip_address/. If you installed Movim on the local machine, navigate to http://localhost/.

Conclusion

You have successfully installed Movim on Clear Linux. Now you can start using your own social network and communicate with your friends securely.

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