How to Install Typemill on Alpine Linux Latest

Typemill is a simple and beautiful flat-file CMS that allows you to create websites without the need for a database server. In this tutorial, we will guide you through the process of installing Typemill on Alpine Linux Latest.

Prerequisites

• A VPS or local machine running Alpine Linux Latest.
• A non-root user with sudo privileges.
• Basic knowledge of the Linux command line.

Step 1: Update the System

Before proceeding with the installation of Typemill, update your system to ensure that you have the latest security patches and software updates. You can run the following command to update the system:

sudo apk update && sudo apk upgrade

Step 2: Install PHP and Required Dependencies

Typemill is built with PHP, which means we need to install PHP and other required dependencies on our system. Run the following command to install PHP and other required dependencies:

sudo apk add php php-json php-ctype php-zip php-dom php-gd php-mbstring php-zlib php-tokenizer php-curl php-fileinfo php-simplexml php-session php-opcache curl

Step 3: Install Composer

Composer is a popular dependency manager for PHP that allows you to easily install and manage packages and libraries required by PHP applications. You can install Composer by running the following command:

sudo curl -sS https://getcomposer.org/installer | php -- --install-dir=/usr/bin --filename=composer

Step 4: Download Typemill

Now, we need to download Typemill to our system. You can download Typemill by running the following command:

sudo wget https://typemill.net/code/download/latest

Step 5: Install Typemill

After downloading Typemill, we need to install it by running the following command:

sudo composer install

This will install all the necessary dependencies required by Typemill.

Step 6: Configure Nginx

Typemill is a web application, which means we need a web server to run it. We will use Nginx as our web server. Run the following command to install Nginx:

sudo apk add nginx

After installing Nginx, we need to create a new server block for Typemill. Run the following command to create a new server block:

sudo nano /etc/nginx/conf.d/typemill.conf

Add the following configuration to the server block:

server {
        listen 80 default_server;
        listen [::]:80 default_server;

        root /path/to/typemill;
        index index.php;

        server_name _;

        location / {
                try_files $uri $uri/ /index.php?$query_string;
        }

        location ~ \.php$ {
                fastcgi_split_path_info ^(.+\.php)(/.+)$;
                fastcgi_pass unix:/run/php/php7.4-fpm.sock;
                fastcgi_index index.php;
                include fastcgi_params;
                fastcgi_param SCRIPT_FILENAME $document_root$fastcgi_script_name;
                fastcgi_param PATH_INFO $fastcgi_path_info;
        }
}

Replace /path/to/typemill with the path to your Typemill installation.

Save and close the file by pressing CTRL + X, then Y, then ENTER.

Restart Nginx by running the following command:

sudo service nginx restart

Step 7: Access Typemill

Now that we have installed and configured Typemill, we can access it by opening a web browser and entering the URL http://your-server-ip or http://your-domain-name.

You should see the Typemill installation page, which means everything is working correctly.

Conclusion

In this tutorial, we have shown you how to install Typemill on Alpine Linux Latest. We have installed all the necessary dependencies, configured Nginx, and accessed Typemill in a web browser. You are now ready to start building your website with Typemill.