Bolt CMS is a lightweight and open-source Content Management System that allows individuals and organizations to build websites, blogs, and online platforms. This guide will walk you through the steps of installing Bolt CMS on Debian latest.
Before installing Bolt CMS on Debian, you need to have the following:
To install Apache on Debian, run the following commands in your terminal:
sudo apt update
sudo apt install apache2
Once the installation is complete, start and enable Apache to run at system boot:
sudo systemctl start apache2
sudo systemctl enable apache2
You can test the Apache server by visiting your server's IP address in your web browser.
http://your-server-ip
If you see the Apache default page, your installation was successful.
Bolt CMS requires PHP 7.2 or higher installed on your Debian server. Use the following command to install PHP and its required extensions:
sudo apt install php libapache2-mod-php php-mysql php-curl php-mbstring php-xml php-json php-gd
After installing the PHP modules, restart Apache.
sudo systemctl restart apache2
Now, install MySQL or MariaDB on your Debian server, using the following command:
sudo apt install mariadb-server
Once the installation is complete, start and enable MariaDB to run at system boot:
sudo systemctl start mariadb
sudo systemctl enable mariadb
The default configuration of MariaDB is insecure, and you need to secure it by running the following command:
sudo mysql_secure_installation
Create a new database, a user, and grant permissions to the user:
sudo mysql -u root -p
MariaDB [(none)]> CREATE DATABASE boltdb CHARACTER SET utf8mb4 COLLATE utf8mb4_unicode_ci;
MariaDB [(none)]> CREATE USER 'boltuser'@'localhost' IDENTIFIED BY 'password';
MariaDB [(none)]> GRANT ALL PRIVILEGES ON boltdb.* TO 'boltuser'@'localhost';
MariaDB [(none)]> FLUSH PRIVILEGES;
MariaDB [(none)]> EXIT;
Replace password with a secure password for your user.
Download the latest release of Bolt CMS:
cd /var/www/html
sudo wget https://boltcms.io/redirects/latest -O bolt-latest.tar.gz
Extract the downloaded file and rename it to your preferred name. In this example, we use the name bolt:
sudo tar xvf bolt-latest.tar.gz
sudo mv bolt* bolt
Set the correct ownership and permissions:
sudo chown -R www-data:www-data /var/www/html/bolt
sudo chmod -R 755 /var/www/html/bolt
Copy the default configuration file:
sudo cp /var/www/html/bolt/app/config/config.yml.dist /var/www/html/bolt/app/config/config.yml
Edit the configuration file and enter the details of the database you created earlier:
sudo nano /var/www/html/bolt/app/config/config.yml
database:
driver: pdo_mysql
host: localhost
port: 3306
username: boltuser
password: password
dbname: boltdb
charset: utf8mb4
Save and close the configuration file.
Now, you can access Bolt CMS by visiting your server's IP address in your web browser.
http://your-server-ip/bolt
You will see the Bolt CMS installation page. Provide the required information and follow the instructions on the screen to complete the installation.
After installation, you can log in to the Bolt CMS backend by visiting:
http://your-server-ip/bolt/login
By following these steps, you have successfully installed Bolt CMS on Debian latest version. You are now ready to create a new website or blog using Bolt CMS.
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