Installing Expressa on Debian Latest

Expressa is a content management system that runs on top of Node.js and MongoDB. In this tutorial, we explain the necessary steps required to install Expressa on a Debian Latest operating system.

Prerequisites

Before you begin, you need to have the following installed on your Debian machine:

• Node.js
• Npm (Node.js package manager)
• MongoDB

Installation

Follow the steps below to install Expressa on Debian latest:

1. Clone the Expressa repository using Git:

git clone https://github.com/thomas4019/expressa.git

2. Change into the cloned directory:

cd expressa

3. Install the required dependencies using npm:

npm install

4. Create the SSL certificate for Expressa using OpenSSL:

mkdir -p ./config/certs
openssl req -newkey rsa:2048 -new -nodes -x509 -days 3650 -keyout ./config/certs/key.pem -out ./config/certs/cert.pem

5. Start the MongoDB server:

sudo systemctl start mongod

You may need to enable the MongoDB service if it's not already enabled. You can enable it with the command:

sudo systemctl enable mongod

6. Start the Expressa server:

npm start

By default, Expressa listens on port 3000. You can change this by configuring the config/default.json file.

Conclusion

In this tutorial, we have demonstrated how to install Expressa on a Debian Latest machine. You can now start creating content in your Expressa CMS. Happy coding!

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