AsmBB is an open-source, lightweight and fast message board software written in Assembly language. In this tutorial, we will walk you through the steps of installing AsmBB on Linux Mint.
Before we begin, make sure your system meets the following requirements:
AsmBB requires the following packages to be installed on your system:
You can install all these packages using the following command:
sudo apt install nginx php-fpm mariadb-server
Next, you need to create a new database and user for AsmBB. Start by logging in to the MariaDB server command line:
sudo mysql -u root
Once you are logged in, create a new database and user by running the following commands:
CREATE DATABASE asmdb;
CREATE USER 'asmuser'@'localhost' IDENTIFIED BY 'asmpass';
GRANT ALL PRIVILEGES ON asmdb.* TO 'asmuser'@'localhost';
This will create a new database asmdb, a user asmuser with password asmpass, and grant all privileges to the user on the new database.
Now, download the latest version of AsmBB from the official website:
wget https://board.asm32.info/static/asmBB-1.9.10.tgz
Extract the downloaded archive:
tar -xvf asmBB-1.9.10.tgz
Copy the extracted files to the web root directory (/var/www/html), and change the ownership of the files to the web server user (www-data):
sudo cp -r asmBB-1.9.10/* /var/www/html/
sudo chown -R www-data:www-data /var/www/html/
Create a new configuration file for your AsmBB installation:
sudo nano /etc/nginx/sites-available/asmbb.conf
Paste the following configuration into the new file:
server {
listen 80;
server_name yourdomain.com;
root /var/www/html;
index index.php index.html;
location / {
try_files $uri $uri/ /index.php?$args;
}
location ~ \.php$ {
include snippets/fastcgi-php.conf;
fastcgi_pass unix:/var/run/php/php7.4-fpm.sock;
fastcgi_param SCRIPT_FILENAME $document_root$fastcgi_script_name;
include fastcgi_params;
}
}
Replace yourdomain.com with your domain name or IP address. Save and close the file.
Enable the new configuration and restart the Nginx server:
sudo ln -s /etc/nginx/sites-available/asmbb.conf /etc/nginx/sites-enabled/
sudo systemctl restart nginx
Now that everything is set up, go to your web browser and navigate to your domain or IP address. You should see the AsmBB installation page.
Follow the on-screen instructions to complete the installation process. Make sure to enter the database details and admin user credentials correctly.
After the installation is complete, delete the install.php file to prevent unauthorized access:
sudo rm -rf /var/www/html/install.php
Congratulations! You have successfully installed AsmBB on your Linux Mint server.
In this tutorial, we have shown you how to install and configure AsmBB on a Linux Mint system. AsmBB is a fast and lightweight message board software written in Assembly language, and it is a great choice for small to medium-sized online communities.
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