Postleaf is a lightweight, simple, open-source, content management system (CMS) based on Node.Js for the modern publisher who wants to leverage modern technologies. With its minimal admin panel, you’ll be creating content in no time. Postleaf also comes with a beautifully designed backend, supports inline editing, and semantic markups, provides simple backup, and more. When looking for a flat-file open-source CMS to power your content and websites, you might want to consider Postleaf. It has features and speed that other platforms can’t provide or match. For more about Postleaf, please check its homepage. To get started with installing Postleaf, please continue below:
Install Dependencies
To get your system ready for Postleaf, you will have to install some dependencies. Run the commands below to do that. After installing all required dependencies, continue below to install Postleaf.
Install Node.Js
Postleaf runs on Node, specifically Node.Js 7 or 8. To install Node.js on Ubuntu from its LTS repository, run the commands below to install: After that, Node.js should be installed and ready to use.
Download Postleaf Content
To get Postleaf, you’ll want to clone it from GitHub to the web server’s root directory. To do that run the commands below After downloading Postleaf content, create a new .env file. This file contains important settings that Postleaf needs to run. We’ll use the .env.example file to create our new environment file. Next, open the .env file we just created by running the commands below: The file should look similar to the one below: Edit the highlighted lines and save. If you have a domain, change the value of APP_URL to reference your domain name. Next, change AUTH_SECRET to a random string. You can use a password generator if you like. Just make sure it’s reasonably long and random. You can also configure your mail server settings if you have one. After that, save the file and exit.
Install and Configure Nginx Proxy
To use a web proxy you will need a web server and the Nginx HTTP server is probably the second most popular open-source web server available today… To install the Nginx server, run the commands below: After installing Nginx, the commands below can be used to stop, start and enable the Nginx service to always start up with the server boots… Now that Nginx is installed…. to test whether the web server is working, open your browser and browse to the URL below… If you see the page above, then Nginx is successfully installed… Finally, configure the Nginx site configuration file for Postleaf. This file will control how users access Postleaf content. Run the commands below to create a new configuration file called postleaf Then copy and paste the content below into the file and save it. Replace the highlighted line with your domain name and directory root location. Save the file and exit. Enable the site by running the commands below: After running the commands above, run these to complete the setup After that, wait for the server to get started. It will automatically install all dependencies and will start running. Next, run the commands below to change Postleaf directory permission to enable Nginx to operate correctly. At this point, Postleaf should be installed and ready. Open your browser and browse to the host domain name and begin building your site! You should see the Postleaf home page. Congratulations! You have successfully installed Postleaf CMS on Ubuntu 16.04 | 18.04 You may also like the post below:
