Directus is an open-source headless content management system (CMS) which allows users to manage content through a simple and intuitive interface. In this tutorial, we will show you how to install Directus on your Elementary OS Latest.
Before we begin, make sure that you have the following:
First, we need to update the system packages. Open the terminal and run the following command:
sudo apt update && sudo apt upgrade -y
This will update the system packages to the latest version.
Next, we need to install some required dependencies for Directus. Run the following command to install them:
sudo apt install php8.0 php8.0-cli php8.0-fpm php8.0-curl php8.0-gd php8.0-mbstring php8.0-pgsql php8.0-sqlite3 php8.0-xml php8.0-zip composer unzip
This command will install PHP 8.0 and all required PHP extensions.
Now we can download and install Directus. Navigate to the directory where you want to install Directus, and download the latest version of Directus using the following command:
wget https://github.com/directus/directus/releases/latest/download/directus-v8.8.2.zip
After the download is complete, extract the zip file using the following command:
unzip directus-v8.8.2.zip
Next, navigate to the extracted folder and install the Directus dependencies using Composer:
cd directus-v8.8.2
composer install
This may take some time, depending on your internet connection speed.
After installing the dependencies, we need to configure Directus. Copy the example environment file to a new .env file using the following command:
cp server/config.example.php server/config.php
Next, open the server/config.php file and edit the DATABASE_URL according to your database setup:
DATABASE_URL=pgsql://db_user:db_password@localhost/db_name
Make sure to replace the db_user, db_password, and db_name values with your database credentials.
Finally, we can run Directus using the built-in PHP server. Run the following command:
bin/directus start
This will start the Directus server on port 8055. Open your web browser and go to the following URL to access Directus:
http://localhost:8055/
In this tutorial, we have shown you how to install Directus on your Elementary OS Latest. Directus is a powerful headless CMS that allows you to manage content with ease. Happy coding!
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