Concrete5 CMS is a free and open-source content management system that allows users to easily build and manage websites. In this tutorial, we will guide you on how to install Concrete5 CMS on the latest version of Fedora CoreOS.
Before we begin, make sure you have the following:
To update the system, open the terminal window and run the following commands:
sudo dnf update -y
Concrete5 requires an Apache web server to run. To install Apache, run the following command:
sudo dnf install httpd -y
To start the Apache web server, run the following command:
sudo systemctl start httpd
To enable the Apache service, run the following command:
sudo systemctl enable httpd
Concrete5 requires a database to store its data. We will use the MariaDB database server, which is a drop-in replacement for MySQL. To install MariaDB, run the following command:
sudo dnf install mariadb-server -y
To start the MariaDB service, run the following command:
sudo systemctl start mariadb
To enable the MariaDB service, run the following command:
sudo systemctl enable mariadb
We will now create a database for Concrete5. Log in to the MariaDB server with the following command:
sudo mysql -u root
Enter your MySQL root password when prompted. Once logged in, create a new database and user with the following commands:
CREATE DATABASE concrete5;
CREATE USER 'concrete5user'@'localhost' IDENTIFIED BY 'yourpassword';
GRANT ALL PRIVILEGES ON concrete5.* TO 'concrete5user'@'localhost' WITH GRANT OPTION;
FLUSH PRIVILEGES;
Replace yourpassword with a strong password of your choice.
Exit the MySQL prompt by running:
exit
Download the latest version of Concrete5 from the official website. You can use the following command to download it:
wget https://www.concretecms.com/download_file/-/view/85246/
Extract the downloaded file to the Apache web server root directory with the following command:
sudo unzip concrete5*
sudo mv concrete5* /var/www/html/
Change the ownership of the concrete5 directory to the Apache web server user with the following command:
sudo chown -R apache:apache /var/www/html/concrete5.*/
Change to the concrete5 directory and rename the htaccess file with the following commands:
cd /var/www/html/concrete5*/
sudo cp htaccess .htaccess
Open the config/site.php file with the following command:
sudo nano /var/www/html/concrete5*/config/site.php
Edit the database settings to reflect the database, database user, and password you created earlier:
define('DB_SERVER', 'localhost');
define('DB_DATABASE', 'concrete5');
define('DB_USERNAME', 'concrete5user');
define('DB_PASSWORD', 'yourpassword');
Open a web browser and navigate to http://localhost/concrete5*/index.php/installer/ to start the installation wizard. Follow the on-screen instructions to complete the installation. Once finished, you can access your Concrete5 CMS by navigating to http://localhost/concrete5*/.
Congratulations, you have successfully installed Concrete5 CMS on your Fedora CoreOS Latest operating system.
If you want to self-host in an easy, hands free way, need an external IP address, or simply want your data in your own hands, give IPv6.rs a try!
Alternatively, for the best virtual desktop, try Shells!
