How to install Bolt CMS on Elementary OS

Bolt CMS is a lightweight and powerful content management system that allows you to easily create and manage your website. In this tutorial, we will guide you through the steps to install Bolt CMS on Elementary OS.

Prerequisites

Before we dive into the installation process, there are a few prerequisites that need to be met:

• Elementary OS must be installed on your system
• You must have access to a terminal

Installation

1. Open a terminal: To open a terminal, press “Ctrl + Alt + T”.

2. Install the LAMP stack: Before installing Bolt CMS, you need to install LAMP stack which stands for Linux, Apache, MySQL, and PHP. You can install the entire LAMP stack by running the following command in the terminal:

sudo apt-get install lamp-server^

3. Install Composer: Composer is a dependency manager for PHP. Bolt CMS uses Composer to install and manage its dependencies. To install Composer, run the following commands in your terminal:

cd ~/Downloads
curl -sS https://getcomposer.org/installer -o composer-setup.php
sudo php composer-setup.php --install-dir=/usr/local/bin --filename=composer

4. Download and install Bolt CMS: Once you have LAMP stack and Composer installed, you can download and install Bolt CMS. To download and install Bolt CMS, run the following commands in your terminal:

cd /var/www/html
sudo composer create-project bolt/composer-install bolt
sudo chown -R www-data:www-data bolt/

5. Configure your Bolt CMS installation: After the installation is complete, you need to configure your Bolt CMS installation. To do this, you need to run the following commands in your terminal:

cd /var/www/html/bolt
./bin/console bolt:setup

Follow the prompts to complete the setup process.

6. Access Bolt CMS: Once the setup process is complete, you can access Bolt CMS by opening your web browser and typing the following URL into the address bar:

http://localhost/bolt

Congratulations! You have successfully installed Bolt CMS on Elementary OS.

Conclusion

In this tutorial, we have shown you how to install Bolt CMS on Elementary OS. With Bolt CMS, you can easily create and manage your website. If you have any questions or comments, feel free to leave them below. Thank you for reading!

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