How to Install MediaCMS on NetBSD

In this tutorial, we will guide you on how to install MediaCMS on NetBSD. MediaCMS is an open-source content management system designed specifically for media-rich websites. It provides a user-friendly dashboard for creating, publishing, and managing media content, including but not limited to video, audio, and images. NetBSD, on the other hand, is a free and open-source Unix-like operating system that offers security and portability features.

Prerequisites

Before we proceed, you need to ensure that the following requirements are met:

• A VPS or dedicated server running NetBSD
• Root access to the server
• Basic knowledge of NetBSD command-line interface

Step 1: Install Dependencies

The first step is to ensure that all required dependencies are installed. Here is the command to do so:

pkgin update
pkgin install gcc gmake php72-fpm php72-mysql php72-json php72-zlib php72-gd php72-curl mysql-server

Step 2: Install MediaCMS

Next, we need to obtain MediaCMS from their official website at https://mediacms.io/download. You can download the latest version of MediaCMS in the .zip format. Here is how to download it:

cd /tmp
fetch https://mediacms.io/download/latest
unzip latest.zip -d /var/www/
mv /var/www/latest /var/www/mediacms
chmod -R 755 /var/www/mediacms
chown -R www:www /var/www/mediacms

The above command will download the .zip file, extract it in the /var/www/ directory, move the extracted folder to /var/www/mediacms, and set appropriate file permissions.

Step 3: Configure MySQL Database

MediaCMS requires a database to operate. We will use MySQL for this tutorial. Here is how to create the database:

mysql -u root -p

mysql> CREATE DATABASE mediadb;
mysql> GRANT ALL ON mediadb.* TO 'mediacms'@'localhost' IDENTIFIED BY 'password';
mysql> EXIT;

Step 4: Configure PHP-FPM

We need to configure PHP-FPM to work with MediaCMS. Here is the command to do so:

echo "cgi.fix_pathinfo=0" >> /etc/php-7.2/php.ini
service php-fpm restart

Step 5: Configure Nginx

The final step is to configure Nginx to serve the MediaCMS content. Here is a sample Nginx configuration file:

server {
    listen 80;
    server_name yourdomain.com;
    root /var/www/mediacms/public;

    index index.php index.html;

    location / {
        try_files $uri $uri/ /index.php?$args;
    }

    location ~ \.php$ {
        fastcgi_pass unix:/var/run/php-fpm.sock;
        fastcgi_index index.php;
        fastcgi_param SCRIPT_FILENAME $document_root$fastcgi_script_name;
        include fastcgi_params;
    }
}

Place the above configuration in the /usr/pkg/etc/nginx/sites-available/mediacms.conf file. Ensure to replace the server_name with your domain name. Next, you need to create a symbolic link from the sites-available directory to the sites-enabled directory:

ln -s /usr/pkg/etc/nginx/sites-available/mediacms.conf /usr/pkg/etc/nginx/sites-enabled/

Lastly, restart the Nginx service:

service nginx restart

Conclusion

Congratulations! You have successfully installed MediaCMS on NetBSD. Now, open your web browser and navigate to your site's domain name to access the MediaCMS dashboard. If you encounter any issues, feel free to refer to the official MediaCMS documentation, or seek assistance from their community forums.

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