MediaCMS is an open-source content management system designed to manage and present media files, including images, videos, and audio. In this tutorial, you will learn how to install MediaCMS on the latest version of Fedora CoreOS.
First, connect to your Fedora CoreOS instance using SSH or any console application. Ensure that your system is up-to-date by running the following command:
$ sudo dnf update -y
To install MediaCMS, you need to have some packages installed. Install the required packages by running the following command:
$ sudo dnf install -y git httpd mariadb-server mariadb php php-cli php-common php-fpm php-gd php-mbstring php-mysqlnd php-xml php-xmlrpc
To download and install MediaCMS, you need to clone the MediaCMS repository from Github to your Fedora CoreOS machine. Run the following command to clone the repository:
$ git clone https://github.com/mediacms-io/mediacms.git /var/www/mediacms
After cloning the repository, change ownership of the repository folder to the apache user.
$ sudo chown -R apache /var/www/mediacms
MediaCMS requires a database to store its data. In this step, we will configure and secure the MariaDB installation.
First, start the MariaDB service by running the following command:
$ sudo systemctl start mariadb
Then, run the mysql_secure_installation script to secure the database installation:
$ sudo mysql_secure_installation
Answer the questions in the script and set a new root password for MariaDB. Create a new database and user for MediaCMS by logging into the MariaDB shell with the following command:
$ mysql -u root -p
CREATE DATABASE mediadb;
CREATE USER 'mediadbuser'@'localhost' IDENTIFIED BY 'your_password_here';
GRANT ALL PRIVILEGES ON mediadb.* TO 'mediadbuser'@'localhost';
FLUSH PRIVILEGES;
exit;
Next, you need to configure Apache to serve MediaCMS. Create a new virtual host file for MediaCMS by running the following command:
$ sudo nano /etc/httpd/conf.d/mediacms.conf
Paste the following configuration to the file:
<VirtualHost *:80>
ServerAdmin webmaster@localhost
DocumentRoot /var/www/mediacms
<Directory /var/www/mediacms>
Options Indexes FollowSymLinks
AllowOverride All
Require all granted
</Directory>
ErrorLog ${APACHE_LOG_DIR}/mediacms_error.log
CustomLog ${APACHE_LOG_DIR}/mediacms_access.log combined
</VirtualHost>
Save and close the file. Then, restart the Apache service with the following command:
$ sudo systemctl restart httpd
Open the browser and type your server's IP address or domain name in the address bar. You should see the MediaCMS installation page.
Follow the installation wizard to complete the installation. Enter the database name, username, and password you created in the previous steps. After that, you can customize the admin username, email, and password for MediaCMS.
Once you have filled in the required information, click on the "Install" button. The installation process will take a few moments. When it's complete, you should see a message that says "Installation complete!"
To verify that MediaCMS has been installed successfully on your Fedora CoreOS machine, type your server's IP address in the address bar of your web browser. You should see the MediaCMS login page.
Enter the admin username and password you created during the installation. You should now be logged into the MediaCMS dashboard, where you can manage and upload media files.
Congratulations, you have successfully installed MediaCMS on Fedora CoreOS. You can now start using it to manage your media files.
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