How to Install Bolt CMS on Void Linux

Bolt CMS is a modern, lightweight, and flexible content management system suitable for individuals, small businesses, and large enterprises. In this tutorial, we will guide you through the process of installing Bolt CMS on Void Linux.

Prerequisites

Ensure you have the following prerequisites in place:

• A running instance of Void Linux
• A terminal with root privileges

Step 1: Install PHP, Nginx and MariaDB

Before installing Bolt CMS, let's first set up the server environment. We will use PHP 7.4, Nginx, and MariaDB to run the CMS platform successfully.

Run the following commands to install the required packages:

xbps-install -S nginx 
xbps-install -S php php-fpm php7.4-mysqli php7.4-curl php7.4-intl php7.4-mbstring php7.4-common php7.4-xml php7.4-gd mariadb mariadb-client

After installing the packages, start and enable the php-fpm and nginx services:

ln -s /etc/sv/nginx /var/service/
ln -s /etc/sv/php-fpm7.4 /var/service/

Step 2: Download and Install Bolt CMS

Now that we have our server environment set up, we can proceed to download and install Bolt CMS.

First, navigate to the Nginx's document root directory /usr/share/nginx/html/ and download Bolt CMS using the following command:

wget https://bolt.cm/distribution/bolt-latest.tar.gz

After the download is complete, extract the Bolt archive file using the following command:

tar -zxvf bolt-latest.tar.gz

Next, rename the extracted directory to bolt:

mv bolt-* bolt

Step 3: Configure Nginx

Now that Bolt CMS is downloaded and extracted, we need to configure Nginx to serve the CMS.

Create a new Nginx server block configuration file /etc/nginx/sites-available/bolt.conf with the following content:

server {
    listen 80;
    server_name example.com;
    root /usr/share/nginx/html/bolt/public;

    index index.php;

    location / {
        try_files $uri $uri/ /index.php?$query_string;
    }

    location ~ \.php$ {
        include fastcgi_params;
        fastcgi_pass unix:/run/php-fpm7.4.sock;
        fastcgi_param SCRIPT_FILENAME $document_root$fastcgi_script_name;
    }
}

Replace server_name with your domain name or IP address.

After creating the configuration file, create a symbolic link to the sites-enabled directory and restart Nginx:

ln -s /etc/nginx/sites-available/bolt.conf /etc/nginx/sites-enabled/
nginx -t
systemctl reload nginx

Step 4: Create MariaDB Database

Before accessing the Bolt installation wizard, we need to create a new database for Bolt CMS to store all its data.

Log in to the MariaDB shell using the following command:

mysql -u root

Create a new database named bolt and a new user named boltuser with the password boltuserpassword. Grant all privileges to the bolt database for the boltuser.

CREATE DATABASE bolt;
GRANT ALL PRIVILEGES ON bolt.* TO boltuser@localhost IDENTIFIED BY 'boltuserpassword';
FLUSH PRIVILEGES;
exit

Step 5: Run Bolt CMS Installation Wizard

With the server environment and database set up, we can now run the Bolt CMS installation wizard.

Navigate to the Bolt CMS installation URL http://example.com/bolt in your web browser. If everything is configured correctly, you should see the Bolt installation wizard.

Follow the installation wizard instructions and provide the necessary information, including database credentials, site name, and administrator account details.

After completing the installation process, Bolt CMS is ready to use. Log in using your administrator credentials to access the Bolt CMS dashboard.

Conclusion

In this tutorial, we learned how to install Bolt CMS on Void Linux. We first set up the server environment by installing PHP, Nginx, and MariaDB. We then downloaded and extracted the Bolt CMS files, configured Nginx, and created a new database. Finally, we ran the Bolt CMS installation wizard and accessed the dashboard. With this guide, you can install Bolt CMS on your Void Linux server and manage content flexibly as desired.