BookStack is a free, open-source documentation platform for creating and organizing content. It provides a simple and intuitive interface for managing knowledge and information. In this tutorial, we will guide you through the process of installing BookStack on MXLinux Latest.
Make sure your system is up to date by running the following command:
sudo apt update && sudo apt upgrade
Install the required packages for BookStack to function correctly:
sudo apt install apache2 mariadb-server libapache2-mod-php7.4 php7.4-mysql php7.4-gd php7.4-json php7.4-curl php7.4-mbstring
Create a new MySQL database for BookStack by running the following command:
sudo mysql -u root -p
Enter your root password when prompted. Then, create a new database, user and grant all privileges to the user on the database:
CREATE DATABASE bookstack;
CREATE USER 'bookstackuser'@'localhost' IDENTIFIED BY 'password';
GRANT ALL PRIVILEGES ON bookstack.* TO 'bookstackuser'@'localhost';
FLUSH PRIVILEGES;
exit;
Download the latest version of BookStack by running the following command:
wget https://github.com/BookStackApp/BookStack/archive/refs/tags/v21.05.3.tar.gz
Extract the downloaded archive file:
tar xzf v21.05.3.tar.gz
Copy the extracted files to your web server root directory:
sudo mv BookStack-21.05.3 /var/www/html/bookstack
Change ownership of the BookStack directory to Apache:
sudo chown -R www-data:www-data /var/www/html/bookstack/
Create a new VirtualHost configuration file for BookStack:
sudo nano /etc/apache2/sites-available/bookstack.conf
Add the following contents to the file:
<VirtualHost *:80>
ServerName your_domain_name_or_IP_address
DocumentRoot /var/www/html/bookstack/public
<Directory /var/www/html/bookstack>
AllowOverride All
</Directory>
ErrorLog ${APACHE_LOG_DIR}/bookstack_error.log
CustomLog ${APACHE_LOG_DIR}/bookstack_access.log combined
</VirtualHost>
Save and close the file by pressing CTRL+X, Y and ENTER.
Enable the new VirtualHost by running the following command:
sudo a2ensite bookstack.conf
Restart Apache to apply the changes:
sudo systemctl restart apache2
Open your web browser and navigate to http://your_domain_name_or_IP_address. You should see the BookStack installation page. Follow the on-screen instructions to complete the installation.
During the installation, you need to provide your database information and create an admin account for BookStack.
After the installation is complete, you will be redirected to the BookStack login page. Login using the admin account you created earlier.
In this tutorial, you learned how to install BookStack on MXLinux Latest. You also learned how to configure Apache and create a new VirtualHost for BookStack. Now you can start using BookStack to create and organize your content.
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