How to Install Squidex on Fedora CoreOS Latest

Squidex is an open-source CMS (Content Management System) built on .NET Core and MongoDB. It allows you to manage your content effortlessly as it takes care of the administration and delivery of your content. This tutorial will guide you through the installation process of Squidex on Fedora CoreOS latest.

Prerequisites

Before starting, make sure you have the following:

  • A running instance of Fedora CoreOS latest
  • A user account with administrative privileges

Step 1: Install MongoDB

Squidex requires MogoDB to store data. To install MongoDB on Fedora CoreOS, follow the steps below:

  1. Open the terminal and run sudo dnf install mongodb-server.

  2. Enable the MongoDB service:

$ sudo systemctl enable mongod.service
$ sudo systemctl start mongod.service
  1. Verify the MongoDB service status by running sudo systemctl status mongod.service.

Step 2: Install .NET Core SDK

Squidex is built using the .NET Core framework, so we need to install the .NET Core SDK on Fedora CoreOS latest. To do this, follow the steps below:

  1. Open the terminal and run the following command:

sudo rpm -Uvh https://packages.microsoft.com/config/rhel/8/packages-microsoft-prod.rpm

This will add the Microsoft package repository to your system.

  1. Install the .NET Core SDK:

sudo dnf install dotnet-sdk-5.0

  1. Verify the .NET Core installation by running dotnet --version.

Step 3: Install Squidex

Now that we have installed MongoDB and the .NET Core SDK, it's time to install Squidex. Follow the steps below:

  1. Open the terminal and create a new directory for Squidex:

mkdir squidex

  1. Change into the squidex directory:

cd squidex

  1. Download the latest version of Squidex:

curl -OL https://github.com/Squidex/squidex/releases/latest/download/squidex.zip

  1. Extract the downloaded file:

unzip squidex.zip -d squidex

  1. Change into the squidex directory:

cd squidex

  1. Configure Squidex with your MongoDB database connection details:

cp appsettings.json appsettings.Production.json

nano appsettings.Production.json

Add the following lines to the file:

"mongoDb:clientUrl": "mongodb://localhost:27017",
"mongoDb:databaseName": "Squidex",
"mongoDb:useMongoDbLock": true,
"eventPublishers:all:handleEvents": false
  1. Run the following commands to compile and start Squidex:
export ASPNETCORE_ENVIRONMENT=Production
dotnet build Squidex.dll
dotnet run Squidex.dll
  1. Access the Squidex dashboard by opening a web browser and navigating to http://localhost:5000.

Congratulations! You have successfully installed Squidex on Fedora CoreOS latest. You can now use Squidex to manage your content.