In this tutorial, we will be guiding you through the installation of CouchCMS on NixOS Latest. CouchCMS is a free and open-source content management system that allows you to create and manage websites easily. NixOS is a Linux-based operating system that is designed to offer a reliable and secure platform for developers and users.
To install CouchCMS on NixOS Latest, follow the steps below:
Before installing CouchCMS, it is essential to update the system to ensure that all the packages are up-to-date. To update the system, execute the following command in the terminal:
sudo nixos-rebuild switch
This command will update the system and ensure that all the necessary dependencies are available.
To install CouchCMS, we will use the Nix package manager. To do that, execute the following command in the terminal:
sudo nix-env -iA nixos.couchcms
This command will download and install CouchCMS on your system.
After installing CouchCMS, we need to configure it. To configure CouchCMS, we need to modify the configuration.php file. You can find this file at the following location:
/var/www/couchcms/config/configuration.php
To modify this file, use a text editor of your choice. For example, execute the following command to open the configuration.php file with the Nano text editor:
sudo nano /var/www/couchcms/config/configuration.php
After opening the file, modify the following lines:
define( 'K_SITE_URL', 'http://localhost' );
define( 'K_DB_TYPE', 'mysql' );
define( 'K_DB_HOST', 'localhost' );
define( 'K_DB_NAME', 'database_name' );
define( 'K_DB_USER', 'database_user' );
define( 'K_DB_PASSWORD', 'database_password' );
In the K_SITE_URL line, replace http://localhost with the URL of your website. In the K_DB_NAME, K_DB_USER, and K_DB_PASSWORD lines, replace database_name, database_user, and database_password with the name of your database, database user, and database password, respectively.
Once you have configured CouchCMS, you can start it by executing the following command:
sudo systemctl start couchcms
This command will start the CouchCMS service, and your website will be accessible at the URL you specified in the K_SITE_URL line.
You can also enable the CouchCMS service to start automatically at boot time by executing the following command:
sudo systemctl enable couchcms
Congratulations! You have successfully installed CouchCMS on NixOS Latest. You can now create and manage your website easily using CouchCMS.
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