How to Install Vanilla Forums on Fedora CoreOS Latest

Overview

Vanilla Forums is a free and open-source forum software that enables you to create a community or discussion forum for your website. This tutorial will guide you on how to install Vanilla Forums on Fedora CoreOS latest.

Prerequisites

• A running instance of Fedora CoreOS latest
• A root user account

Step 1: Install Docker

Vanilla Forums application requires Docker to be installed on the system. Run the following command as Root to install Docker:

$ sudo dnf install docker-ce --nobest -y

Make sure to start Docker after installation:

$ sudo systemctl start docker

Step 2: Install Docker Compose

Docker Compose is a tool for defining and running multi-container Docker applications. You can install Docker Compose on Fedora CoreOS by running the following command:

$ sudo dnf install docker-compose -y

Step 3: Create Docker Compose file

Create a Docker Compose file using your favorite editor:

$ sudo vi docker-compose.yml

Add the following code to your file:

version: '3'
services:
  app:
    image: vanillaforums/vanilla
    container_name: vanilla
    ports:
      - "80:80"
    links:
      - db:db
    restart: always
  db:
    image: mysql:5.6
    container_name: mysql
    command: mysqld --max_allowed_packet=128M
    restart: always
    environment:
      MYSQL_ROOT_PASSWORD: [password]
      MYSQL_DATABASE: vanilla
    volumes:
      - ./mysql_data:/var/lib/mysql

Make sure to replace [password] with your desired root password.

This file will pull the latest Vanilla Forums image from Docker Hub and create two containers: the application container and the database container for MySQL.

Step 4: Start Vanilla Forums

Start Vanilla Forums by running the following command in the directory where the Docker Compose file is present:

$ sudo docker-compose up -d

Now, your Vanilla Forums installation should be running at http://localhost/.

Step 5: Configure Vanilla Forums

1. Once you have the Vanilla Forums up and running, go to http://localhost.
2. Click on the "Install Vanilla" button.
3. Enter your site name, database information, admin information, and other settings.
4. Click on the "Install Vanilla" button again.

That's it! You should now have Vanilla Forums installed on your Fedora CoreOS latest instance.

Conclusion

In this tutorial, you have learned how to install Vanilla Forums on Fedora CoreOS latest using Docker and Docker Compose. You can now customize Vanilla Forums to suit your needs and create a forum community for your website.

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