Installing farmOS on Clear Linux Latest

This tutorial will guide you through the steps to install farmOS on Clear Linux Latest.

Prerequisites

The following are the prerequisites for installing farmOS on Clear Linux Latest:

• A Clear Linux Latest installation
• sudo privileges

Steps

1. Open the terminal on Clear Linux Latest by pressing Ctrl+Alt+T or by searching for it in the search bar.

2. Update the Package Manager by running the following command:

   swupd update
   

3. Install Apache, PHP, and MariaDB:

   sudo swupd bundle-add apache php-basic devpkg-mariadb
   

4. Set the root password for MariaDB:

   sudo mysqladmin -u root password NEWPASSWORD
   

5. Create a new database for farmOS:

   mysql -u root -p
   

   Enter the root password when prompted. Then, create a new database and user using the following commands:

   CREATE DATABASE farmdb;
   CREATE USER 'farmuser'@'localhost' IDENTIFIED BY 'password';
   GRANT ALL ON farmdb.* TO 'farmuser'@'localhost';
   FLUSH PRIVILEGES;
   exit;
   

   Replace password with the password you would like to use for the farmuser account.

6. Download and install Composer:

   php -r "copy('https://getcomposer.org/installer', 'composer-setup.php');"
   php composer-setup.php
   php -r "unlink('composer-setup.php');"
   sudo mv composer.phar /usr/local/bin/composer
   

7. Download and install farmOS:

   cd /var/www/
   sudo git clone https://git.drupalcode.org/project/farm.git
   cd farm
   composer install
   

8. Copy the sites/default/default.settings.php file to sites/default/settings.php:

   sudo cp sites/default/default.settings.php sites/default/settings.php
   

9. Edit the database connection settings in sites/default/settings.php:

   $databases['default']['default'] = array (
     'database' => 'farmdb',
     'username' => 'farmuser',
     'password' => 'password',
     'prefix' => '',
     'host' => 'localhost',
     'port' => '3306',
     'namespace' => 'Drupal\\Core\\Database\\Driver\\mysql',
     'driver' => 'mysql',
   );
   

   Replace password with the password you set for the farmuser account.

10. Set the correct permissions on the farmOS files:

    sudo chmod 755 sites/default settings.php
    sudo chmod -R 777 sites/default/files
    

11. Add a new virtual host configuration file for Apache:

    sudo nano /etc/apache2/sites-available/farm.conf
    

    Paste the following configuration settings into the file:

    <VirtualHost *:80>
        ServerName localhost
        DocumentRoot /var/www/farm/web
        <Directory /var/www/farm/web>
            Options Indexes FollowSymLinks
            AllowOverride All
            Require all granted
        </Directory>
    </VirtualHost>
    

12. Enable the virtual host configuration file:

    sudo a2ensite farm.conf
    

13. Restart the Apache web server:

    sudo systemctl restart apache2
    

14. Open your web browser and navigate to http://localhost to access the farmOS interface.

Congratulations! You have successfully installed farmOS on Clear Linux Latest. You can now start configuring farmOS for your needs.

If you want to self-host in an easy, hands free way, need an external IP address, or simply want your data in your own hands, give IPv6.rs a try!

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