Installing Typemill on Clear Linux Latest

Typemill is a modern flat-file CMS (Content Management System) designed to help developers and writers create and manage their content efficiently. In this tutorial, we will show you how to install Typemill on Clear Linux, an open source Linux distribution.

Prerequisites

Before we proceed, ensure that you have the following prerequisites:

• A machine with Clear Linux Latest Installed
• A user account with sudo privileges
• A stable internet connection
• Basic knowledge of the Linux command-line interface

Step 1 – Update Clear Linux

It is essential to keep your operating system up to date to ensure maximum compatibility and system security. Run the below commands to update the Clear Linux system.

sudo swupd update
sudo swupd bundle-add os-clr-on-clr

Once the above commands have completed successfully, proceed to install PHP.

Step 2 – Install PHP

Typemill runs on a PHP environment, and we will use PHP 7.x.

sudo swupd bundle-add php-basic

After installing the PHP package, we will install some required PHP extensions needed for Typemill.

sudo swupd bundle-add php-curl php-dom php-xml php-gd php-zip

If prompted, type y to proceed with the installation.

Once all PHP packages have been successfully installed, verify by checking their installed version.

php -v

Step 3 – Install Typemill

You can download the Typemill ZIP file from the official website or use the following command to download the latest stable version.

mkdir /tmp/typemill && cd /tmp/typemill
wget https://github.com/typemill/typemill/releases/latest/download/Typemill.zip

After downloading the compressed file, extract it to the web root directory.

sudo unzip Typemill.zip -d /var/www/html/

Navigate to the extracted directory and edit the configuration file.

cd /var/www/html/Typemill
sudo cp config.default.yaml config.yaml
sudo nano config.yaml

In the configuration file, modify the following line to match your preferred settings:

app-url: http://YourWebsiteURL

Save the file and exit the editor.

Step 4 – Create Apache Virtual Host

We need to create an Apache virtual host configuration file for Typemill to run. Create a new file typemill.conf in the Apache sites-available folder.

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

Then add the following content and save the file.

<VirtualHost *:80>
    ServerAdmin    admin@your-domain.com
    DocumentRoot /var/www/html/Typemill
    ServerName  your-domain.com
    <Directory /var/www/html/Typemill>
        Options Indexes FollowSymLinks MultiViews
        AllowOverride ALL
        Order allow,deny
        allow from all
        Require all granted
    </Directory>
    ErrorLog /var/log/httpd/your-domain.com_error.log
    CustomLog /var/log/httpd/your-domain.com_access.log combined
</VirtualHost>

Replace the ServerAdmin and ServerName variables with your own domain name.

Step 5 – Restart Apache Web Service

After configuring Typemill, we need to restart the Apache web server for the settings to take effect.

sudo systemctl restart httpd.service

Step 6 – Access Typemill

Open your web browser and enter your domain name to access Typemill.

http://your-domain.com

You can now log in using the default credentials:

Username: admin
Password: admin

You can modify the credentials in the Typemill admin dashboard.

Congratulations, you have successfully installed Typemill on Clear Linux Latest.

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