How to Install Bolt CMS on Fedora Server Latest

Bolt CMS is a free, open-source and easy to use content management system to create and manage websites. In this tutorial, we will learn how to install Bolt CMS on the Fedora Server latest version.

Prerequisites

• A Fedora Server latest version
• Sudo user access

Step 1: Update the System

Log in to your Fedora Server system and update the system packages to the latest version:

sudo dnf upgrade

Step 2: Install required package dependencies

Bolt CMS requires a LAMP stack (Linux, Apache, MySQL, PHP) for its installation and operation, so you must install these packages on your Fedora server system.

• Install the Apache web server

  sudo dnf install httpd
  

• Install MariaDB database server

  sudo dnf install mariadb-server
  

• Install PHP and required PHP extensions

  sudo dnf install php php-mysqlnd php-gd php-mbstring php-xml
  

Step 3: Create a Database for Bolt CMS

Now, create a new database and user for Bolt CMS in the MariaDB database server.

• Login to MariaDB database server

  sudo mysql
  

• Create a new database

  CREATE DATABASE bolt_db;
  

• Create a new user and grant privileges to the new database

  CREATE USER 'boltuser'@'localhost' IDENTIFIED BY 'password';
  GRANT ALL PRIVILEGES ON bolt_db.* TO 'boltuser'@'localhost';
  FLUSH PRIVILEGES;
  

• Exit from the MariaDB database server

  exit;
  

Step 4: Download and Install Bolt CMS

• Download the latest version of Bolt CMS from its official website using wget command

  wget https://boltcms.io/download/file?version=latest
  

• Extract the downloaded file using the tar command

  sudo tar -xvzf bolt-*.tar.gz -C /var/www/html/
  

• Rename the Bolt CMS directory

  sudo mv /var/www/html/bolt-* /var/www/html/bolt
  

• Set the appropriate file ownership and permissions

  sudo chown -R apache:apache /var/www/html/bolt/
  sudo chmod -R 775 /var/www/html/bolt/
  

Step 5: Configure Bolt CMS

• Edit the Apache configuration file for Bolt CMS virtual host

  sudo nano /etc/httpd/conf.d/bolt.conf
  

• Add the following configuration directives in the file.

  <VirtualHost *:80>
      ServerName your_server_domain.com
      ServerAdmin your@email.com
  
      DocumentRoot /var/www/html/bolt/public
  
      <Directory /var/www/html/bolt/public/>
          Options FollowSymLinks
          AllowOverride All
      </Directory>
  
      ErrorLog /var/log/httpd/bolt_error.log
      CustomLog /var/log/httpd/bolt_access.log combined
  
  </VirtualHost>
  

• Save and close the file

• Restart the Apache service to reflect the changes

  sudo systemctl restart httpd.service
  

Step 6: Access Bolt CMS

Open the web browser and type your server IP or domain name on the address bar. You will see the Bolt CMS installation page.

• Choose your preferred language

• Enter your database details (database name, username, password) that we created in step 3.

• Click on the Check database connection and create database tables button.

• Enter the admin user details (name, email, password)

• Click on the Create user account button

Congratulations, you have successfully installed Bolt CMS on your Fedora Server. Now, you can log in to the Bolt CMS dashboard and customize your website.

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