Tutorial: How to Install Revive Adserver on Clear Linux

Revive Adserver is an open-source ad-serving software that provides a platform to manage and deliver online ads. In this tutorial, we will show you how to install Revive Adserver on Clear Linux.

Prerequisites

Before we proceed with the installation process, make sure you have the following prerequisites:

• A Clear Linux instance with SSH access and root privileges
• PHP 7.2 or later
• Apache or Nginx web server
• MySQL or MariaDB database server
• A domain name or IP address to configure the web server

Step 1: Install Apache and PHP

We assume that Apache is installed on the Clear Linux instance. If Apache is not installed, install it using the following command:

swupd bundle-add httpd

To install PHP 7.2, run the following command:

swupd bundle-add php72

Once installed, restart the Apache web server:

systemctl restart httpd

Step 2: Install MariaDB

Install MariaDB using the following command:

swupd bundle-add mariadb

Once installed, start the database service:

systemctl start mariadb

Next, run the MySQL security script to secure the database server:

mysql_secure_installation

Provide the root password for the database server and follow the on-screen instructions to secure the database server.

Step 3: Create a Database for Revive Adserver

Login to the MySQL shell using the following command:

mysql -u root -p

Enter the root password for the database server when prompted.

Create a new database for Revive Adserver:

CREATE DATABASE ads;

Create a new database user and grant all privileges to the ads database:

CREATE USER 'adsuser'@'localhost' IDENTIFIED BY 'password';
GRANT ALL PRIVILEGES ON ads.* TO 'adsuser'@'localhost';
FLUSH PRIVILEGES;

Replace 'password' with a secure password for the adsuser.

Step 4: Download and Install Revive Adserver

Create a new document root for the web server:

mkdir /var/www/html/ads

Change the owner of the ads directory to the Apache user:

chown -R apache:apache /var/www/html/ads

Download the latest version of Revive Adserver from the website:

cd /tmp
wget https://download.revive-adserver.com/revive-adserver-5.1.0.tar.gz

Extract the downloaded archive and move the adserver directory to the document root:

tar -xzf revive-adserver-5.1.0.tar.gz
cp -R revive-adserver-5.1.0/* /var/www/html/ads/

Change the permissions of the ads directory:

chmod -R 755 /var/www/html/ads/

Step 5: Configure Revive Adserver

Create a new virtual host file for Revive Adserver:

nano /etc/httpd/conf.d/ads.conf

Add the following lines to the file:

<VirtualHost *:80>
    ServerName example.com
    DocumentRoot /var/www/html/ads/www/
    <Directory /var/www/html/ads/www/>
        AllowOverride All
        Require all granted
    </Directory>
    ErrorLog /var/log/httpd/ads-error.log
    CustomLog /var/log/httpd/ads-access.log combined
</VirtualHost>

Replace example.com with your domain name or IP address.

Save and close the file.

Restart the Apache web server:

systemctl restart httpd

Next, open a web browser and navigate to http://example.com. You should see the Revive Adserver web installer page.

Follow the on-screen instructions to complete the installation process.

Conclusion

In this tutorial, we showed you how to install Revive Adserver on Clear Linux. Once installed, you can use Revive Adserver to manage and deliver online ads on your website.

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