Payload CMS is an open-source, Node.js-based content management system that provides a simple and flexible way to manage your website content. In this tutorial, you will learn how to install Payload CMS on Void Linux.
Before starting the installation process, make sure you have the following prerequisites:
Payload CMS depends on several packages that need to be installed before proceeding with its installation. Open your terminal and run the following command to install the required dependencies:
sudo xbps-install -S git sqlite3
The above command will install Git and SQLite3 on your system.
Next, you need to clone Payload CMS repository to your system. Run the following command to clone the repository:
git clone https://github.com/payloadcms/payload.git
After cloning the repository, navigate to the payload directory using the cd command:
cd payload
Next, run the following command to install Payload CMS:
npm install
This command will install all the necessary dependencies required for Payload CMS to run.
By default, Payload CMS uses a SQLite3 database which is already installed on your system. If you want to use a different database, you can configure it in the config directory.
Navigate to the config directory:
cd config
Copy the default.json file to a new file named development.json:
cp default.json development.json
Edit the development.json file and set your database details (e.g., host, port, username, password, etc.).
After installing Payload CMS and configuring the database, you can now run it using the following command:
npm start
Open your web browser and navigate to http://localhost:3000 to access Payload CMS.
In this tutorial, you learned how to install Payload CMS on Void Linux. You also learned how to clone the repository, install dependencies, and configure the database. Now that you have Payload CMS up and running, you can start creating and managing your website content.
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