Typemill is a modern flat-file CMS that does not require a database. It is easy to install and can be hosted on any PHP-enabled server. In this tutorial, we will show you how to install Typemill on your Elementary OS latest machine.
To follow this tutorial, you need:
The first thing you need to do is download Typemill. You can download the latest version from the official website using the following command:
wget https://typemill.net/download/install-typemill.zip
Once the download is complete, extract the Typemill zip file using the following command:
unzip install-typemill.zip
After extracting the Typemill zip file, you will find another folder with the name "typemill". Navigate to that folder using the following command:
cd typemill
Now, you can install Typemill using Composer by running the following command:
composer install
This command will download and install all the required dependencies for Typemill.
Before we can access Typemill from our web browser, we need to configure Apache2 webserver. Open the Apache configuration file using your preferred text editor:
sudo nano /etc/apache2/sites-available/typemill.conf
Add the following code in the configuration file:
<VirtualHost *:80>
ServerName localhost
ServerAlias my.typemill
DocumentRoot /var/www/html/typemill/public
<Directory /var/www/html/typemill/public>
AllowOverride All
Order Allow,Deny
Allow from All
</Directory>
ErrorLog ${APACHE_LOG_DIR}/typemill-error.log
CustomLog ${APACHE_LOG_DIR}/typemill-access.log combined
</VirtualHost>
Save and close the configuration file. Then enable the site and restart Apache service using the following commands:
sudo a2ensite typemill.conf
sudo systemctl restart apache2
By default, mod_rewrite is disabled in Apache. We need to enable it to run Typemill. Run the following command to enable mod_rewrite:
sudo a2enmod rewrite
Now, we need to set the correct permissions for the Typemill folder:
sudo chown -R www-data:www-data /var/www/html/typemill
sudo chmod -R 755 /var/www/html/typemill
Finally, open your web browser and navigate to your Typemill site, which is at http://my.typemill in our example. Typemill will automatically start the installation process. Follow the steps to complete the installation.
After the installation, you will be redirected to the Typemill dashboard. From there, you can create pages, add content, and customize your site.
That's it! You have successfully installed Typemill on your Elementary OS latest machine. You can now start building your website using Typemill.
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