Installing Known on Ubuntu Server

In this tutorial, we will guide you through the process of installing Known on Ubuntu Server. Known is a free and open-source content management system that is fast, flexible, and easy to use. It is ideal for creating social networks, blogs, and other online communities.

Prerequisites

Before you start, you need to have the following:

• An Ubuntu server with root access.
• Apache web server installed and running.
• PHP and MySQL installed on your server.

Step 1 - Download Known

To download Known, go to the official website at https://withknown.com/ and click on the Download button. This will download a ZIP file containing the latest version of Known.

Alternatively, you can download it directly from GitHub. Simply run the following command:

$ git clone https://github.com/idno/known.git /var/www/html/known

Step 2 - Configure Apache

Next, you need to configure Apache to serve Known from your server. To do this, create a new virtual host file:

$ nano /etc/apache2/sites-available/known.conf

Add the following configuration to the file:

<VirtualHost *:80>
    ServerName yourdomain.com
    DocumentRoot /var/www/html/known
    <Directory /var/www/html/known>
        AllowOverride All
        require all granted
    </Directory>
    ErrorLog /var/log/apache2/known_error.log
    CustomLog /var/log/apache2/known_access.log combined
</VirtualHost>

Replace yourdomain.com with your domain name or IP address.

Then, enable the virtual host by running:

$ a2ensite known.conf

And restart Apache:

$ systemctl restart apache2

Step 3 - Configure Known

Before you can use Known, you need to configure it. Rename the config.ini.sample file to config.ini:

$ mv /var/www/html/known/config.ini.sample /var/www/html/known/config.ini

Edit the configuration file:

$ nano /var/www/html/known/config.ini

Replace the following values with your own:

name = "Your Site Name"
hostname = "yourdomain.com"
webhost = "http://yourdomain.com"
dbtype = "mysql"
dbhost = "localhost"
dbname = "known"
dbuser = "knownuser"
dbpass = "password"

Save and close the file.

Step 4 - Create the Database

Create a new MySQL database for Known:

$ mysql -u root -p
mysql> CREATE DATABASE known;
mysql> GRANT ALL PRIVILEGES ON known.* TO knownuser@localhost IDENTIFIED BY 'password';
mysql> FLUSH PRIVILEGES;
mysql> exit;

Replace knownuser and password with your own values.

Step 5 - Install Known

Now that you have configured Known, you can install it by visiting your domain name or IP address in a web browser. The installer will guide you through the remaining steps.

Conclusion

You have successfully installed Known on Ubuntu Server. You can now create your own social network or blog using this fast, flexible, and easy-to-use content management system.

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