MediaCMS is an open-source media hosting and streaming platform built with PHP and JavaScript. In this tutorial, we will go through the steps to install MediaCMS on Elementary OS Latest.
Before we begin, ensure that the following prerequisites are met:
Before we install MediaCMS, we need to update the system packages to ensure our software is up-to-date. Open the terminal and run the following command:
sudo apt update && sudo apt upgrade -y
MediaCMS runs on a LAMP (Linux, Apache, MySQL, PHP) stack. We need to install and configure these components before installing MediaCMS.
To install the LAMP stack, run the following command:
sudo apt install apache2 mysql-server php libapache2-mod-php php-mysql php-json php-gd php-zip php-curl php-mbstring -y
When prompted, enter a password for the MySQL root user and confirm it.
Next, we need to configure Apache by enabling the rewrite module and disabling directory listing. Run the following commands to do so:
sudo a2enmod rewrite
sudo sed -i 's/Options Indexes FollowSymLinks/Options FollowSymLinks/' /etc/apache2/apache2.conf
After making these changes, restart the Apache service:
sudo systemctl restart apache2
We need to create a database and user for MediaCMS to use. Run the following commands to log in to the MySQL shell and create the database and user:
sudo mysql -u root -p
Enter the MySQL root password when prompted.
CREATE DATABASE mediacms;
CREATE USER 'mediacms'@'localhost' IDENTIFIED BY 'password';
GRANT ALL PRIVILEGES ON mediacms.* TO 'mediacms'@'localhost' WITH GRANT OPTION;
FLUSH PRIVILEGES;
EXIT;
Replace password with a strong password of your choice.
Now that we have the LAMP stack and database set up, we can proceed to install MediaCMS:
sudo apt install git -y
cd /var/www/html
sudo git clone https://github.com/mediacms-io/mediacms.git
Create a new Apache virtual host configuration file for MediaCMS:
sudo nano /etc/apache2/sites-available/mediacms.conf
Add the following configuration:
<VirtualHost *:80>
ServerName example.com
ServerAlias www.example.com
DocumentRoot /var/www/html/mediacms/public
<Directory /var/www/html/mediacms/public>
Options Indexes FollowSymLinks MultiViews
AllowOverride All
Require all granted
</Directory>
ErrorLog ${APACHE_LOG_DIR}/mediacms_error.log
CustomLog ${APACHE_LOG_DIR}/mediacms_access.log combined
</VirtualHost>
Replace example.com and www.example.com with your domain name.
Save and close the configuration file.
Enable the new virtual host and restart Apache:
sudo a2ensite mediacms.conf
sudo systemctl restart apache2
Open a web browser and navigate to http://example.com/install. Replace example.com with your domain name.
Follow the on-screen instructions to complete the MediaCMS installation. When prompted for the database details, use the following values:
localhostmediacmsmediacms<your_password>Replace <your_password> with the password you set for the mediacms user in Step 3.
Once the installation is complete, you can log in to MediaCMS at http://example.com/admin. Replace example.com with your domain name.
In this tutorial, we have installed and configured MediaCMS on Elementary OS Latest. You can now use MediaCMS to host and stream your media files.
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