How to Install Nullboard on MXLinux Latest

Nullboard is an open-source, minimalist, and self-hosted announcement page that is easy to set up and use. In this tutorial, we will guide you through the process of installing Nullboard on MXLinux Latest.

Prerequisites

A server or computer running MXLinux Latest
A web browser
An SSH client (Optional)

Step 1: Install Required Packages

The first step is to make sure that your system has all the packages required to run Nullboard.

Open the terminal on your system and run the following command to install Nginx, PHP, and other required packages:

sudo apt-get update && sudo apt-get install nginx php-fpm php-gd php-curl php-mbstring unzip -y

Step 2: Download Nullboard

Once the required packages are installed, we can now proceed to download Nullboard from its official repository on GitHub.

Navigate to your home directory and use the git command to clone the Nullboard repository.

cd ~
git clone https://github.com/apankrat/nullboard

Step 3: Configure Nginx

In this step, we will configure Nginx to serve Nullboard over HTTP.

Create a new configuration file for Nullboard in the /etc/nginx/sites-available directory:

sudo nano /etc/nginx/sites-available/nullboard.conf

Add the following Nginx configuration to the file:

server {
    listen 80;
    server_name your_domain.com;
    root /var/www/nullboard;

    location / {
        index index.php index.html;
        if (!-e $request_filename) {
            rewrite ^/(.*)$ /index.php last;
        }
    }

    location ~ .php$ {
        include fastcgi_params;
        fastcgi_pass unix:/var/run/php/php7.0-fpm.sock;
        fastcgi_index index.php;
        fastcgi_param SCRIPT_FILENAME $document_root$fastcgi_script_name;
    }
}

Replace your_domain.com with your actual domain name.

Create a symbolic link to enable the configuration file:

sudo ln -s /etc/nginx/sites-available/nullboard.conf /etc/nginx/sites-enabled/

Restart the Nginx service to apply the changes:

sudo service nginx restart

Step 4: Setup Nullboard

In this step, we will setup Nullboard by configuring its options file.

Copy the options.sample.php file to options.php:

cd ~/nullboard/htdocs
cp options.sample.php options.php

Open the options.php file with your preferred text editor and make changes to the default settings according to your preference:

sudo nano options.php

Here are some options that you can change:

Option	Description
`$base_url`	Set the full URL to access Nullboard.
`$default_login`	Set the default login credentials.
`$homepage_markdown`	Add content to the homepage.
`$boards`	Set the boards (tabs) that appear on the Nullboard homepage.
`$boards['board_name']`	Set the content for each board.

Save and close the options.php file.

Step 5: Test Nullboard

In this step, we will test if Nullboard is accessible and working properly.

Open a web browser and navigate to http://your_domain.com. You should see Nullboard's homepage.

Click on each board to see if they're working correctly.

Congratulations! You have successfully installed Nullboard on MXLinux Latest.

Conclusion

In this tutorial, we have shown you how to install Nullboard on MXLinux Latest. Nullboard is a great tool to use to organize announcements and information on your server. Now that you have installed it, feel free to customize it to your needs.