How to install DreamFactory on Fedora CoreOS Latest

DreamFactory is an open-source rest API automation platform that can be used to create, publish, and manage APIs for various endpoints. In this tutorial, we will be walking you through the process of installing DreamFactory on Fedora CoreOS Latest.

Prerequisites

A working instance of Fedora CoreOS Latest running on your system.
A user account with sudo privileges.

Step 1: Download the DreamFactory package

Open your terminal and run the following command to download the DreamFactory package.

wget https://github.com/dreamfactorysoftware/dreamfactory/releases/download/v2.15.0/dreamfactory-2.15.0.zip

Step 2: Unzip the DreamFactory package

Once the download is complete, unzip the downloaded package into the desired location of your system.

unzip dreamfactory-2.15.0.zip -d /opt/

Step 3: Install DreamFactory dependencies

You need to install the following dependencies using the dnf package manager in Fedora CoreOS.

sudo dnf install nginx mariadb mariadb-server php php-fpm php-gd php-mbstring php-mysqlnd php-zip

Step 4: Configure MariaDB

Create a new database for DreamFactory and a new user for the database.

sudo mysql -u root -p

Create a new database.

CREATE DATABASE dreamfactorydb;

Create a new user.

CREATE USER 'dfuser'@'localhost' IDENTIFIED BY 'dfpasswd';

Grant privileges to the user on the database.

GRANT ALL PRIVILEGES ON dreamfactorydb.* TO 'dfuser'@'localhost';

Flush privileges and exit MariaDB.

FLUSH PRIVILEGES;
exit

Step 5: Configure Nginx

Create a new Nginx server block file for DreamFactory.

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

Add the following content to the file.

server {
    listen 80;
    server_name your_domain_here;
    root /opt/dreamfactory;
    index index.php;

    # The location directive for static files
    location / {
        try_files $uri $uri/ /index.php?$query_string;
    }

    # The location directive for PHP requests
    location ~ \.php$ {
        try_files $uri =404;
        fastcgi_split_path_info ^(.+\.php)(/.+)$;
        fastcgi_pass unix:/var/run/php-fpm/php-fpm.sock;
        fastcgi_index index.php;
        fastcgi_param SCRIPT_FILENAME $document_root$fastcgi_script_name;
        include fastcgi_params;
    }
}

Make sure to update the "server_name" value with your domain or IP address.

Save and exit the file.

Step 6: Configure DreamFactory

Copy the ".env.example" file to ".env".

cp /opt/dreamfactory/.env.example /opt/dreamfactory/.env

Edit the ".env" file and make the following changes.

DB_HOST=localhost
DB_DATABASE=dreamfactorydb
DB_USERNAME=dfuser
DB_PASSWORD=dfpasswd

Save and exit the file.

Step 7: Start services

Start MariaDB and enable it to start at boot time.

sudo systemctl start mariadb
sudo systemctl enable mariadb

Start Nginx and enable it to start at boot time.

sudo systemctl start nginx
sudo systemctl enable nginx

Start PHP-FPM and enable it to start at boot time.

sudo systemctl start php-fpm
sudo systemctl enable php-fpm

Step 8: Run DreamFactory installation script

Run the following command to install DreamFactory.

sudo /opt/dreamfactory/df-installer.sh

Follow the prompts to complete the installation.

Once the installation is complete, access the DreamFactory interface by visiting http://your_domain_here/ in your web browser.

That's it! You have successfully installed DreamFactory on Fedora CoreOS Latest. You can now create and manage APIs using DreamFactory.