How to install Squidex on MXLinux Latest

Squidex is an open-source Headless CMS and Content Management Platform that allows you to easily create, manage, and publish content to multiple platforms. In this tutorial, we are going to show you how to install Squidex on MXLinux Latest.

Prerequisites

• A clean MXLinux Latest installation.
• A sudo user account.

Step 1: Update your system

Before we begin, make sure your system is up-to-date by running the following command:

sudo apt update && sudo apt upgrade

Step 2: Install .NET Core SDK

Squidex requires .NET Core SDK installed on your system. To install .NET Core SDK, run the following commands:

wget -q https://packages.microsoft.com/config/ubuntu/20.04/packages-microsoft-prod.deb -O packages-microsoft-prod.deb
sudo dpkg -i packages-microsoft-prod.deb
sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get install -y apt-transport-https
sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get install -y dotnet-sdk-5.0

Step 3: Install Database

Squidex requires a database to store its data. In this tutorial, we are going to use MongoDB as our database.

To install MongoDB, run the following commands:

wget -qO - https://www.mongodb.org/static/pgp/server-4.4.asc | sudo apt-key add -
echo "deb [ arch=amd64,arm64 ] https://repo.mongodb.org/apt/ubuntu focal/mongodb-org/4.4 multiverse" | sudo tee /etc/apt/sources.list.d/mongodb-org-4.4.list
sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get install -y mongodb-org

Once MongoDB is installed, start the MongoDB service by running the following command:

sudo systemctl start mongod

Step 4: Download and install Squidex

To download and install Squidex, run the following commands:

wget https://github.com/Squidex/squidex/releases/download/v5.6.0/squidex-5.6.0.tar.gz
tar -xvf squidex-5.6.0.tar.gz
cd squidex-5.6.0
dotnet publish -c Release

Step 5: Configure Squidex

To configure Squidex, create a appsettings.json file in the squidex-5.6.0 directory and add the following configuration:

{
  "App": {
    "BaseUrl": "http://localhost:5000",
    "AdminEmail": "[email protected]",
    "AdminPassword": "admin1234",
    "AdminApp": "squidex",
    "UrlRewriteFormat": "Slug",
    "TypeDefault": "default"
  },
  "Urls": {
    "PublicUrl": "http://localhost:5000",
    "ManagementUrl": "http://localhost:5000/app-management",
    "IdentityUrl": "http://localhost:5000/identity-server"
  },
  "MongoDb": {
    "ConnectionString": "mongodb://localhost:27017",
    "Database": "squidex"
  },
  "Caching": {
    "Redis": {
      "Configuration": "localhost"
    }
  }
}

Make sure to customize the configuration according to your needs.

Step 6: Start Squidex

To start Squidex, run the following command:

dotnet server/Squidex.dll

You should see the following output:

Now listening on: http://[::]:5000
Application started. Press Ctrl+C to shut down.

That's it! You have successfully installed Squidex on MXLinux Latest. You can now start creating your content using Squidex.

Conclusion

In this tutorial, we have shown you how to install Squidex on MXLinux Latest. While this guide is specifically for MXLinux Latest, you can use these same steps to install Squidex on other Debian-based distributions as well.