WriteFreely is a minimalist blogging platform that allows you to create and publish your own written content. In this tutorial, we will guide you through the process of installing WriteFreely on MXLinux Latest.
Before we begin, make sure that you have:
The first step in installing WriteFreely on MXLinux Latest is to update the system packages. Run the following command to update the system packages:
sudo apt-get update
Next, we will install the dependencies required by WriteFreely. Run the following command to install these dependencies:
sudo apt-get install -y nginx mariadb-server mariadb-client git curl libssl-dev
WriteFreely is built using the Go programming language, so you will need to install Go on your MXLinux Latest server.
Run the following command to download the latest version of Go:
curl https://dl.google.com/go/go1.17.2.linux-amd64.tar.gz -o go.tar.gz
Extract the downloaded archive using the following command:
sudo tar -C /usr/local -zxvf go.tar.gz
Finally, set the Go environment variables by running the following command:
echo "export PATH=$PATH:/usr/local/go/bin" >> ~/.bashrc
Now we will clone the WriteFreely repository from GitHub using the following command:
git clone https://github.com/writefreely/writefreely.git
Move to the WriteFreely directory using the following command:
cd writefreely
Compile WriteFreely by running the following command:
make
Once the compilation is done, install WriteFreely by running the following command:
sudo make install
Now we will configure the MySQL database server by running the following command:
sudo mysql_secure_installation
You will be prompted to enter a root password for MySQL, enter a strong password, and then answer the remaining questions with 'Y' when prompted.
Start MySQL by running the following command:
sudo systemctl start mariadb
Now we need to create a new MySQL user and database for WriteFreely. Connect to MySQL by running the following command:
sudo mysql -u root -p
Create a new database by running the following command:
create database writefreely_db;
Create a new user and grant privileges to the newly created database by running the following command:
create user 'writefreely_user' identified by 'password';
grant all privileges on writefreely_db.* to 'writefreely_user'@'localhost';
flush privileges;
exit;
Replace 'password' with a strong password of your choice.
Create a new Nginx configuration file for WriteFreely by running the following command:
sudo nano /etc/nginx/conf.d/writefreely.conf
Paste the following configuration in the file:
server {
listen 80;
server_name your-domain.com;
root /var/www/writefreely/;
access_log /var/log/nginx/writefreely.log;
location / {
index index.html;
try_files $uri $uri/ /index.html;
}
location /api/v0/ {
proxy_pass http://127.0.0.1:8080/;
}
location /auth/ {
proxy_pass http://127.0.0.1:8080/auth/;
}
}
Replace 'your-domain.com' with your domain name.
Save and close the file.
Restart Nginx by running the following command:
sudo systemctl restart nginx
Start WriteFreely by running the following command:
writefreely --https --domain=your-domain.com --port=8080 --database-driver=mysql --database-name=writefreely_db --database-user=writefreely_user --database-pass=password
Replace 'your-domain.com' with your domain name, and 'password' with the password you set for the MySQL user.
Open your web browser and visit your domain name. You should now be able to access your WriteFreely instance.
Congratulations! You have successfully installed WriteFreely on MXLinux Latest.
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