How to Install Tokumei on Elementary OS

Tokumei is an open-source, lightweight and privacy-focused blogging platform. In this tutorial, we will explain how to install Tokumei on Elementary OS.

Prerequisites

• A system running Elementary OS with sudo privileges
• Access to a terminal/command line

Step 1: Installing Dependencies

Tokumei requires a web server, a database, and a few other dependencies to function properly.

1. Start by updating your package index using the following command:

sudo apt update

2. Install the required packages using the following command:

sudo apt install git curl mariadb-server mariadb-client php-fpm php-cli php-mysql php-curl nginx certbot python3-certbot-nginx

Step 2: Configuring the Web Server

In this step, we will create a server block for Tokumei in the Nginx configuration directory.

1. Start by creating a new server block using the following command:

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

2. Add the following content to the file:

server {
  listen 80;
  server_name your_domain.com;   # Replace "your_domain.com" with your actual domain name
  return 301 https://$server_name$request_uri;
}

server {
  listen 443 ssl;
  server_name your_domain.com;   # Replace "your_domain.com" with your actual domain name

  # SSL Configuration
  ssl_certificate /etc/letsencrypt/live/your_domain.com/fullchain.pem;
  ssl_certificate_key /etc/letsencrypt/live/your_domain.com/privkey.pem;

  # Tokumei Location Block
  location / {
    root /var/www/tokumei;
    try_files $uri /index.php;
  }

  # PHP Configuration
  location ~ \.php$ {
    include fastcgi_params;
    fastcgi_pass unix:/var/run/php/php7.4-fpm.sock;   # Replace "php7.4-fpm" with your PHP version
    fastcgi_param SCRIPT_FILENAME $document_root$fastcgi_script_name;
    fastcgi_param PATH_INFO $fastcgi_path_info;
  }

  # Security Configuration
  add_header Referrer-Policy "no-referrer";
  add_header X-Content-Type-Options "nosniff";
  add_header X-Frame-Options "SAMEORIGIN";
  add_header X-XSS-Protection "1; mode=block";
}

3. Save the changes and exit the editor.

4. Test the Nginx configuration using the following command:

sudo nginx -t

5. If there are no errors, reload Nginx using the following command:

sudo systemctl reload nginx

Step 3: Creating a Database

In this step, we will create a new database and user for Tokumei to use.

1. Log in to the MariaDB server using the following command:

sudo mariadb

2. Once you are inside the MariaDB shell, create a new database and user using the following commands:

CREATE DATABASE tokumei_db;
GRANT ALL PRIVILEGES ON tokumei_db.* TO 'tokumei_user'@'localhost' IDENTIFIED BY 'password';

3. Replace "password" with a strong and secure password for the user.

4. Exit the MariaDB shell using the following command:

exit

Step 4: Downloading and Installing Tokumei

1. Change to the Nginx root directory using the following command:

cd /var/www/

2. Download the latest version of Tokumei using the following command:

sudo git clone https://github.com/tokumei/tokumei.git

3. Change to the Tokumei directory using the following command:

sudo cd tokumei

4. Copy the sample configuration file and edit it using the following commands:

sudo cp settings/default.php.example settings/default.php
sudo nano settings/default.php 

5. Change the following configuration settings:

define('SQL_DSN', 'mysql:host=localhost;dbname=tokumei_db');
define('SQL_USER', 'tokumei_user');
define('SQL_PASSWORD', 'password');   # Replace "password" with the password you set in step 3

6. Save the changes and exit the editor.

Step 5: Finalizing the Installation

1. Restart the PHP-FPM service using the following command:

sudo systemctl restart php7.4-fpm   # Replace "php7.4-fpm" with your PHP version

2. Set the correct ownership and permissions for the Tokumei directory using the following commands:

sudo chown -R www-data:www-data /var/www/tokumei
sudo chmod -R 755 /var/www/tokumei

3. Obtain and install an SSL certificate for your domain using the following command:

sudo certbot --nginx -d your_domain.com   # Replace "your_domain.com" with your actual domain name

4. Answer the prompts as needed.

5. You should now be able to access Tokumei by visiting your domain name in a web browser.

That's it! Tokumei should now be successfully installed on your Elementary OS system. You can start blogging and customizing your platform to meet your needs.