How to Install Omeka S on Ubuntu Server Latest

Omeka S is an open-source web publishing platform that allows cultural heritage institutions to share their collections online. In this tutorial, we will guide you through the process of installing Omeka S on Ubuntu Server Latest.

Prerequisites

Before we get started, you will need the following:

• A Ubuntu Server Latest installation
• Sudo access

Make sure that your Ubuntu Server is up-to-date by running the following command:

sudo apt update && sudo apt upgrade

Installing LAMP Stack

Omeka S requires a LAMP (Linux, Apache, MySQL, PHP) stack to run. If you don't have one installed, you can follow our tutorial on how to install LAMP stack on Ubuntu Server.

Installing Omeka S

Follow these steps to install Omeka S on Ubuntu Server:

1. Download Omeka S from the official website using the following command:

   wget https://github.com/omeka/omeka-s/releases/download/v3.1.0/omeka-s-3.1.0.zip
   

   This will download Omeka S version 3.1.0 to your server.

2. Extract the downloaded file using the following command:

   unzip omeka-s-3.1.0.zip
   

3. Move the extracted Omeka S directory to your web server's document root directory (usually /var/www/html/):

   sudo mv omeka-s-3.1.0 /var/www/html/omeka-s
   

4. Give ownership of the Omeka S directory to your web server user (usually www-data):

   sudo chown -R www-data:www-data /var/www/html/omeka-s
   

5. Navigate to the Omeka S directory:

   cd /var/www/html/omeka-s
   

6. Install the required PHP modules:

   sudo apt install php-curl php-gd php-intl php-json php-mbstring php-xml php-zip -y
   

7. Create a new MySQL database and user for Omeka S:

   sudo mysql -u root -p
   mysql> CREATE DATABASE omeka_s;
   mysql> GRANT ALL PRIVILEGES ON omeka_s.* TO 'omeka_s_user'@'localhost' IDENTIFIED BY 'your_password';
   mysql> FLUSH PRIVILEGES;
   mysql> exit;
   

   Replace your_password with a strong password for your database user.

8. Rename the config/local.env.ini.dist file to config/local.env.ini:

   mv config/local.env.ini.dist config/local.env.ini
   

9. Edit the config/local.env.ini file and add your database credentials:

   [database]
   host     = "localhost"
   dbname   = "omeka_s"
   username = "omeka_s_user"
   password = "your_password"
   

   Replace your_password with the password you set for your database user in step 7.

10. Create a new virtual host for Omeka S:

    sudo nano /etc/apache2/sites-available/omeka-s.conf
    

    Paste the following configuration into the file:

    <VirtualHost *:80>
        ServerName your_domain.com
    
        ServerAdmin webmaster@localhost
        DocumentRoot /var/www/html/omeka-s
    
        ErrorLog ${APACHE_LOG_DIR}/error.log
        CustomLog ${APACHE_LOG_DIR}/access.log combined
    
        <Directory /var/www/html/omeka-s>
                AllowOverride All
                Order allow,deny
                Allow from all
                Require all granted
        </Directory>
    
        <Directory /var/www/html/omeka-s/application/views/scripts>
                Deny from all
        </Directory>
    </VirtualHost>
    

    Replace your_domain.com with your own domain name.

11. Enable the virtual host:

    sudo a2ensite omeka-s.conf
    

12. Restart Apache:

    sudo systemctl restart apache2
    

13. Open your web browser and visit http://your_domain.com. You will see the Omeka S installation page. Follow the instructions to complete the installation.

Congratulations! You have successfully installed Omeka S on Ubuntu Server Latest. You can now start adding content to your Omeka S installation and share your collections online.

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