How to Install Directus on MXLinux Latest

Directus is an open-source content management system (CMS) that allows you to manage your data programmatically rather than through a user interface. In this tutorial, we will show you how to install Directus on MXLinux Latest.

Prerequisites

Before you begin, you will need:

• A VPS or dedicated server running MXLinux Latest
• An SSH client such as PuTTY
• Basic knowledge of the Linux command line

Step 1: Update your system

Before installing any software on your system, it is always a good idea to update your system to ensure that all necessary packages are up to date.

sudo apt update && sudo apt -y upgrade

Step 2: Install Required Packages

Directus requires several packages to be installed in order to function properly. Install them by running the following command:

sudo apt install apache2 libapache2-mod-php7.3 php7.3-gd php7.3-mysql php7.3-curl php7.3-json php7.3-mbstring php7.3-xml unzip

Step 3: Download Directus

Now that the packages are installed, we can download Directus. You can download the latest version of Directus from the official website. We will use wget to download the software directly to our server.

wget https://github.com/directus/directus/releases/download/v8.8.0/directus-v8.8.0.zip

Step 4: Install Directus

We will now unzip Directus in our Apache web server’s root directory /var/www/html/. Use the following command:

sudo unzip directus-v8.8.0.zip -d /var/www/html/

Once you have unzipped the files, change the ownership of the Directus directory to Apache user:

sudo chown -R www-data:www-data /var/www/html/directus
sudo chmod -R 755 /var/www/html/directus

Step 5: Configure Apache

Now we need to configure Apache. Create a new virtual host file named directus.conf in the Apache sites-available directory.

sudo nano /etc/apache2/sites-available/directus.conf

Add the following code into the directus.conf file.

<VirtualHost *:80>
   ServerAdmin [email protected]
   DocumentRoot /var/www/html/directus/public
   ServerName example.com

   <Directory /var/www/html/directus/>
      Options Indexes FollowSymLinks MultiViews
      AllowOverride All
      Order allow,deny
      allow from all
   </Directory>

   ErrorLog ${APACHE_LOG_DIR}/error.log
   CustomLog ${APACHE_LOG_DIR}/access.log combined
</VirtualHost> 

Save and close the file.

Step 6: Enable the Directus virtual host and Apache Rewrite module

Use the following command to enable the new virtual host:

sudo a2ensite directus.conf

Enable the Apache rewrite module:

sudo a2enmod rewrite

Restart Apache to apply the changes:

sudo systemctl restart apache2

Step 7: Access the Directus Admin Panel

Open your web browser and navigate to your server’s IP address or domain name. You should see the Directus setup page. Follow the instructions to complete the setup process.

Conclusion

You have successfully installed Directus on MXLinux. You can now use Directus to manage your data programmatically.