Bolt CMS is an open-source content management system that is easy to use and highly customizable. In this tutorial, we will walk through the steps to install Bolt CMS on Ubuntu Server latest.
Before we begin, make sure your Ubuntu server is up to date with the latest updates installed. You will also need to have sudo privileges or be logged in as a user with sudo privileges.
First, we need to install the required packages on the server. Run the following command to install the packages:
sudo apt-get install apache2 php7.4 php7.4-common php7.4-curl php7.4-gd php7.4-mbstring php7.4-mysql php7.4-xml libapache2-mod-php7.4 git
This command will install Apache web server, PHP, and other necessary packages required to run Bolt CMS.
After installing the required packages, we need to configure Apache to serve the Bolt CMS application. Run the following command to create a new configuration file for the Bolt CMS:
sudo nano /etc/apache2/sites-available/bolt.conf
Paste the following code in the file:
<VirtualHost *:80>
ServerName your-domain-name.com
DocumentRoot /var/www/bolt
<Directory /var/www/bolt/>
Options FollowSymLinks
AllowOverride All
Require all granted
</Directory>
ErrorLog ${APACHE_LOG_DIR}/error.log
CustomLog ${APACHE_LOG_DIR}/access.log combined
</VirtualHost>
Replace your-domain-name.com with your domain name. Save and close the file.
Next, disable the default Apache site and enable the Bolt CMS site:
sudo a2dissite 000-default
sudo a2ensite bolt
sudo systemctl restart apache2
Now, we can download and install Bolt CMS on our server. Run the following command to clone the Bolt CMS repository:
sudo git clone https://github.com/bolt/bolt.git /var/www/bolt
This command will clone the Bolt CMS repository in the /var/www/bolt directory.
Next, navigate to the bolt directory:
cd /var/www/bolt
Run the following command to install the Bolt CMS dependencies:
sudo composer install --no-dev
This command will install all the required dependencies for Bolt CMS.
Bolt CMS requires a MySQL database to store its data. Run the following command to install the MySQL server:
sudo apt-get install mysql-server
During the installation process, you will be prompted to set the MySQL root user password.
After installing the MySQL server, we need to create a new MySQL user and database for Bolt CMS:
sudo mysql -u root -p
Enter the MySQL root password when prompted. Then, run the following command to create a new database:
CREATE DATABASE bolt;
Next, create a new user:
CREATE USER 'boltuser'@'localhost' IDENTIFIED BY 'your-password';
Replace your-password with a strong password for the boltuser.
Grant all privileges to the bolt database to the boltuser:
GRANT ALL PRIVILEGES ON bolt.* to 'boltuser'@'localhost';
Flush the privileges and exit MySQL:
FLUSH PRIVILEGES;
exit;
Now, we need to configure Bolt CMS to use the database we created in the previous step. Navigate to the /var/www/bolt/app/config directory:
cd /var/www/bolt/app/config
Copy the config.yml.dist file to config.yml:
sudo cp config.yml.dist config.yml
Open the config.yml file and edit the following lines:
database:
driver: mysqli
dbname: bolt
user: boltuser
password: your-password
Replace your-password with the password you set for the boltuser in MySQL.
Save and close the config.yml file.
We can now run the Bolt CMS installer by navigating to its web URL. Open your web browser and enter http://your-ip-address or http://your-domain-name.com in the address bar.
The Bolt CMS installer will appear. Follow the on-screen instructions to complete the installation process.
After the installation is complete, you can log in to the Bolt CMS admin panel at http://your-ip-address/bolt/login or http://your-domain-name.com/bolt/login.
Congratulations! You have successfully installed Bolt CMS on your Ubuntu server. You can now start creating your website using Bolt CMS.
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