How to Install Typemill on OpenBSD

Typemill is a flat-file CMS built for authors and publishers. It is designed to provide simplicity and ease of use in managing website content. In this tutorial, we will guide you through the installation process of Typemill on OpenBSD.

Prerequisites

Before we install Typemill, make sure your OpenBSD system meets the following requirements:

1. Root access
2. Web server (e.g., Apache or Nginx)
3. PHP version 7.2 or newer
4. Composer installed

Step 1: Clone Typemill Repository

First, we need to clone Typemill repository from its official website.

git clone https://github.com/typemill/typemill.git

Step 2: Install Dependencies

Typemill has some dependencies that need to be installed, including Twig, Monolog, and Symfony Console. To install these dependencies, run the following command in the Typemill directory:

composer install

Step 3: Configure Web Server

Next, we need to configure our web server to point to the Typemill directory. For example, if you're using Apache, you can create a new virtual host with the following content:

<VirtualHost *:80>
    ServerName your-website.com
    DocumentRoot /var/www/typemill/public
    
    <Directory /var/www/typemill/public>
        AllowOverride All
        Require all granted
    </Directory>

    ErrorLog /var/log/httpd/typemill_error.log
    CustomLog /var/log/httpd/typemill_access.log combined
</VirtualHost>

Make sure to replace your-website.com with your actual domain name.

Step 4: Set Permissions

We need to give proper permissions to the Typemill directory and its subdirectories so that our web server can access them:

chown -R www:www /var/www/typemill

Step 5: Configure .env File

Typemill uses a .env file to store various configuration settings. Copy the .env.example file to .env and update the database settings:

DB_CONNECTION=mysql
DB_HOST=127.0.0.1
DB_PORT=3306
DB_DATABASE=typemill
DB_USERNAME=username
DB_PASSWORD=password

Replace username and password with your database credentials.

Step 6: Create Database

Create a new database in MySQL or MariaDB server with the same name provided in the .env file:

mysql -u root -p

CREATE DATABASE typemill;

Step 7: Install Typemill

Finally, we can install Typemill with the following command:

php artisan typemill:install

This command will create necessary database tables and create an admin user account.

Step 8: Access Typemill

Open your web browser and navigate to http://your-website.com to access the Typemill dashboard. You can now create new pages and publish your content.

Congratulations! You have successfully installed Typemill on OpenBSD.

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