In this tutorial, we will go through the steps of installing Strapi, an open-source headless CMS developed using Node.js, on Fedora CoreOS, a lightweight operating system designed for containers. We will cover the installation process step-by-step in markdown format.
Before we get started with installing Strapi on Fedora CoreOS, make sure you have the following prerequisites:
The first step is to update the system software to ensure that we have the latest packages installed. To update the system software, run the following commands:
sudo dnf update -y
sudo reboot
The sudo dnf update -y command will update the packages and the sudo reboot command will reboot the system after the update.
Strapi requires Node.js to run. To install Node.js on Fedora CoreOS, run the following command:
sudo dnf install nodejs -y
The nodejs package will install the latest version of Node.js from the Fedora repository.
Yarn is a package manager used by Strapi to manage its dependencies. To install Yarn, run the following command:
sudo dnf install yarn -y
The yarn package will install the latest version of Yarn from the Fedora repository.
Strapi uses MongoDB as its database. To install MongoDB on Fedora CoreOS, run the following command:
sudo dnf install mongodb-server -y
The mongodb-server package will install the latest version of MongoDB from the Fedora repository.
After installing MongoDB, we need to create a new directory to store the database files. To do this, run the following command:
sudo mkdir -p /data/db
We also need to start MongoDB and enable it to run at system startup. To start and enable MongoDB, run the following commands:
sudo systemctl start mongod
sudo systemctl enable mongod
Now that we have installed all the necessary software, we can finally install Strapi. To install Strapi, run the following command:
sudo yarn global add strapi@latest
The strapi@latest package will install the latest version of Strapi globally on your system. This may take a few minutes to complete.
After installing Strapi, we can now initialize a new Strapi project. To do this, run the following command:
sudo strapi new my-project
The above command will create a new Strapi project in a directory named my-project.
Finally, to start the Strapi server, navigate to the my-project directory and run the following command:
sudo strapi start
This will start the Strapi server and you should be able to access it by visiting http://localhost:1337 in your web browser.
In this tutorial, we have gone through the steps of installing Strapi on Fedora CoreOS. We started by updating the system software, installing Node.js and Yarn, and configuring MongoDB. We then installed Strapi and initialized a new Strapi project. Finally, we started the Strapi server and accessed it in our web browser. With this setup, you can start building your own headless CMS using Strapi on Fedora CoreOS.
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