How to Install WinterCMS on NixOS Latest

WinterCMS is an open-source content management system that is built on Laravel, a popular PHP framework. In this tutorial, you will learn how to install WinterCMS on NixOS Latest.

Prerequisites

To install WinterCMS on NixOS Latest, you need the following:

• A running instance of NixOS Latest
• Sudo or root access to the NixOS instance
• Basic knowledge of the command line interface

Step 1: Update the System

Before installing any software packages, it is essential to update the system packages. To update the system, run the following command:

sudo nixos-rebuild switch

This command will upgrade the system packages to the latest versions.

Step 2: Install Required Packages

To run WinterCMS, we need to install some required packages such as PHP, MariaDB, NGINX, and Git. To install these packages, run the following command:

sudo nix-env -iA nixos.php nixos.mariadb nixos.nginx nixos.git

Step 3: Install Composer

Composer is a dependency manager for PHP. We need to install Composer to manage the dependencies of WinterCMS. To install Composer, run the following command:

sudo mkdir /opt
sudo chown $USER /opt
cd /opt
php -r "copy('https://getcomposer.org/installer', 'composer-setup.php');"
php composer-setup.php --install-dir=/opt --filename=composer
php -r "unlink('composer-setup.php');"

This command will download and install Composer in the /opt directory.

Step 4: Clone WinterCMS

Now, we need to clone the WinterCMS repository from GitHub. To clone the repository, run the following command:

cd /var/www
sudo git clone https://github.com/wintercms/winter.git

This command will download the WinterCMS source code in the /var/www/winter directory.

Step 5: Install WinterCMS Dependencies

To install the WinterCMS dependencies, go to the /var/www/winter directory and run the following command:

cd /var/www/winter
sudo /opt/composer install

This command will download and install all the required dependencies of WinterCMS.

Step 6: Configure NGINX

Now, we need to configure NGINX to serve the WinterCMS application. To do this, create a new NGINX configuration file in the /etc/nginx/sites-available directory.

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

Add the following configuration to the file:

server {
    listen 80;
    server_name wintercms.local;

    root /var/www/winter;
    index index.php;

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

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

Save and exit the file.

Next, create a symbolic link of this file to the /etc/nginx/sites-enabled directory.

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

Finally, restart the NGINX service to apply the changes:

sudo systemctl restart nginx

Step 7: Configure MariaDB

We need to create a new database for WinterCMS in MariaDB. To do this, run the following command:

sudo mysql -u root

This command will open the MariaDB shell. Now, run the following SQL commands:

CREATE DATABASE wintercms;
GRANT ALL PRIVILEGES ON wintercms.* TO 'wintercmsuser'@'localhost' IDENTIFIED BY 'password';
FLUSH PRIVILEGES;
exit;

These commands will create a new database called wintercms, create a new user called wintercmsuser with the password 'password', and grant all privileges to the user on the database.

Step 8: Configure WinterCMS

Now we need to configure WinterCMS to use the MariaDB database that we created.

To do this, copy the .env.example file to .env:

cd /var/www/winter
sudo cp .env.example .env

Next, open the .env file and edit the following lines:

APP_URL=http://wintercms.local
DB_DATABASE=wintercms
DB_USERNAME=wintercmsuser
DB_PASSWORD=password

Save and exit the file.

Step 9: Run WinterCMS Installer

Now, run the following command to install the WinterCMS application:

sudo php artisan winter:install

This command will create the necessary database tables, create an admin user, and install the application.

Step 10: Access the WinterCMS Site

Finally, open your web browser and visit the following URL:

http://wintercms.local

You should now see the WinterCMS homepage. Congratulations, you have successfully installed WinterCMS on NixOS Latest.