How to Install Umbraco on Void Linux

Umbraco is a popular open-source content management system built on the .NET framework. In this tutorial, we'll walk you through the steps to install Umbraco on Void Linux.

Prerequisites

Before installing Umbraco on Void Linux, you'll need the following:

• A Void Linux server with root access
• .NET Core SDK installed
• A web server installed (we'll be using Nginx in this example)
• A domain name pointed to your server's IP address

Step 1: Setup Nginx

First, we'll need to setup a web server to host our Umbraco website. In this example, we'll be using Nginx.

1. Start by installing Nginx:

   sudo xbps-install nginx
   

2. Once Nginx is installed, we need to configure it to host our Umbraco website. Create a new Nginx server block file:

   sudo nano /etc/nginx/sites-available/umbraco
   

   And paste the following configuration:

   server {
       listen 80;
       server_name your-domain.com;
       root /var/www/umbraco;
   
       location / {
           proxy_pass http://localhost:5000;
           proxy_http_version 1.1;
           proxy_set_header Upgrade $http_upgrade;
           proxy_set_header Connection keep-alive;
           proxy_set_header Host $host;
           proxy_cache_bypass $http_upgrade;
       }
   }
   

   Replace your-domain.com with your actual domain name.

3. Create the root directory for your Umbraco website:

   sudo mkdir /var/www/umbraco
   

4. Activate the server block:

   sudo ln -s /etc/nginx/sites-available/umbraco /etc/nginx/sites-enabled/
   

5. Test the Nginx configuration:

   sudo nginx -t
   

   If the command returns Syntax OK, restart Nginx:

   sudo systemctl restart nginx
   

Step 2: Install Umbraco

1. Start by downloading Umbraco from the official website:

   wget https://our.umbraco.com/versions/latest/download
   

   This will download a .zip file containing Umbraco.

2. Unzip the file:

   unzip download
   

3. Move the files to the root directory of your Umbraco website:

   sudo mv Umbraco*/* /var/www/umbraco/
   

4. Change the ownership of the Umbraco files to www-data:

   sudo chown -R www-data:www-data /var/www/umbraco/
   

Step 3: Setup Umbraco

1. Open a terminal in the root directory of your Umbraco website:

   cd /var/www/umbraco
   

2. Start the Umbraco setup wizard:

   sudo dotnet umbraco run
   

   This will launch the Umbraco setup wizard in your terminal.

3. Follow the setup wizard to configure your Umbraco website.

   During the setup process, you'll be prompted to create an admin account and database.

   Note down the database settings, as we'll need them in the next step.

4. Stop the Umbraco application:

   sudo dotnet umbraco stop
   

5. Change the ownership of the appsettings.json file to www-data:

   sudo chown www-data:www-data appsettings.json
   

Step 4: Configure Umbraco

1. Open the appsettings.json file in your preferred text editor:

   sudo nano appsettings.json
   

2. Update the ConnectionStrings section to match your database settings from the previous step:

   "ConnectionStrings": {
       "umbracoDbDSN": "Server=localhost;Database=umbraco;User Id=umbraco;Password=password;"
   }
   

   Change the server, database, user, and password values to match your settings.

3. Save the file and exit.

Step 5: Start Umbraco

1. Start the Umbraco application:

   sudo dotnet umbraco start
   

   This will start the Umbraco application and make it accessible through Nginx.

2. Open your web browser and navigate to your domain. You should see the Umbraco default home page.

   From here, you can start customizing your Umbraco website!

Conclusion

In this tutorial, we've walked you through the steps to install Umbraco on Void Linux using Nginx as the web server. Now that your Umbraco website is up and running, you can start building your content and customizing your site to suit your unique needs. Happy coding!

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