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How to Install Anahita on Fedora CoreOS

Anahita is a powerful social networking platform that you can use to create your own social network. In this tutorial, we'll show you how to install Anahita on the latest version of Fedora CoreOS.

Requirements

To follow this tutorial, you will need the following:

• A computer with Fedora CoreOS installed
• Basic knowledge of Linux command-line interface (CLI)

Step 1: Download Anahita

First, you need to download the latest version of Anahita from the official website by following the link - https://www.getanahita.com/

Step 2: Install Apache, PHP, and MariaDB

Anahita requires Apache, PHP, and MariaDB to run. To install all the required components, open Terminal and run the following commands:

$ sudo dnf install httpd mariadb mariadb-server php php-mysqlnd php-gd php-zip php-mbstring

Step 3: Configure MariaDB

After installing MariaDB, you need to configure it. Type the following commands to start and enable the MariaDB service:

$ sudo systemctl start mariadb
$ sudo systemctl enable mariadb

Once the MariaDB service is enabled, log in to the MariaDB shell by typing:

$ sudo mysql -u root

Create a new database and user for Anahita:

> CREATE DATABASE anahita;
> CREATE USER 'anahitauser'@'localhost' IDENTIFIED BY 'anahitapassword';
> GRANT ALL PRIVILEGES ON anahita.* TO 'anahitauser'@'localhost';
> FLUSH PRIVILEGES;
> EXIT;

Step 4: Install Anahita

Now that all the prerequisites are installed, you can install Anahita. Extract the downloaded Anahita archive and copy the extracted files to the Apache document root directory under /var/www/html/:

$ tar -xzvf anahita-x.x.x.tar.gz
$ sudo cp -rf anahita-x.x.x/* /var/www/html/

Step 5: Configure Apache

To configure Apache, you need to create a new virtual host configuration file for Anahita. Create a new file called anahita.conf in the /etc/httpd/conf.d/ directory:

$ sudo nano /etc/httpd/conf.d/anahita.conf

Paste the following content into the file:

<VirtualHost *:80>
   ServerAdmin admin@example.com
   DocumentRoot /var/www/html/
   ServerName example.com
   ServerAlias www.example.com
   <Directory /var/www/html/>
      Options FollowSymLinks
      AllowOverride All
   </Directory>
   ErrorLog /var/log/httpd/anahita_error.log
   CustomLog /var/log/httpd/anahita_access.log combined
</VirtualHost>

Save the file and exit.

Step 6: Start Apache

Now you can start the Apache service:

$ sudo systemctl start httpd
$ sudo systemctl enable httpd

Step 7: Access Anahita

By now, you have successfully installed Anahita on your Fedora CoreOS system. Open your preferred web browser and navigate to http://example.com to access the Anahita setup wizard.

Follow the on-screen instructions to set up Anahita. When prompted for a database name, use the following:

• Database Name: anahita
• Database Username: anahitauser
• Database Password: anahitapassword

Once the setup is complete, you can log in to the Anahita administrator dashboard by navigating to http://example.com/administrator.

Conclusion

Congratulations! You have successfully installed Anahita on your Fedora CoreOS system. Now you can start building your own social network using Anahita.

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