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How to Setup Atlantic CMS with Nginx on Ubuntu Linux

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This tutorial instructs students and new users how to install Atlantis CMS on Ubuntu 18.04 and 16.04 with an Nginx HTTP server. Atlantis CMS is an open-source, Laravel-based content management system. Instructions are detailed on how to install Nginx HTTP, MariaDB database server, and PHP 7.2-FPM, creating an Atlantis database and configuring Nginx.

This brief tutorial shows students and new users how to install Atlantis CMS on Ubuntu 18.04 | 16.04 with the Nginx HTTP server.

Our previous post showed you how to install and configure Atlantis CMS on Ubuntu with an Apache2 HTTP server. This one shows you how to install and do it with Nginx instead.

Atlantis CMS is an open-source, Laravel-based CMS that offers features that may not be available to other PHP-based content management systems, like WordPress, Joomla, Drupal, and others.

It helps web admins and creators simplify the process of building and maintaining a website for businesses or individuals.

For more about Atlantis CMS, please check its homepage

To get started with installing Atlantis CMS, follow the steps below:

Install Nginx HTTP Server on Ubuntu

Nginx HTTP Server is the most popular web server in use. Install it since Atlantis CMS needs it.

To install Nginx HTTP on the Ubuntu server, run the commands below.

sudo apt update
sudo apt install nginx

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.

sudo systemctl stop nginx.service
sudo systemctl start nginx.service
sudo systemctl enable nginx.service

To test the Nginx setup, open your browser and browse to the server hostname or IP address. You should see the Nginx default test page, as shown below. When you see that, then Nginx is working as expected.

http://localhost

Install MariaDB Database Server

Atlantis CMS also needs a database server to store its content. The MariaDB database server is a great place to start when looking at open-source database servers with Atlantis CMS.

To install MariaDB, run the commands below.

sudo apt-get install mariadb-server mariadb-client

After installing MariaDB, the commands below can stop, start and enable the MariaDB service to start up when the server boots.

Run these on Ubuntu

sudo systemctl stop mariadb.service
sudo systemctl start mariadb.service
sudo systemctl enable mariadb.service

After that, run the commands below to secure the MariaDB server by creating a root password and disallowing remote root access.

sudo mysql_secure_installation

When prompted, answer the questions below by following the guide.

  • Enter current password for root (enter for none): Just press the Enter
  • Set root password? [Y/n]: Y
  • New password: Enter password
  • Re-enter new password: Repeat password
  • Remove anonymous users? [Y/n]: Y
  • Disallow root login remotely? [Y/n]: Y
  • Remove test database and access to it? [Y/n]:  Y
  • Reload privilege tables now? [Y/n]:  Y

Restart MariaDB server

To test if MariaDB is installed, type the commands below to log on to the MariaDB server.

sudo mysql -u root -p

Then, type the password you created above to sign on. If successful, you should see a MariaDB welcome message.

Install PHP 7.2-FPM and Related Modules

PHP 7.2-FPM may not be available in Ubuntu default repositories. To install it, you will have to get it from third-party repositories.

Run the commands below to add the below third party repository to upgrade to PHP 7.2-FPM

sudo apt-get install software-properties-common
sudo add-apt-repository ppa:ondrej/php

Then update and upgrade to PHP 7.2-FPM

sudo apt update

Next, run the commands below to install PHP 7.2-FPM and related modules.

sudo apt install php7.2-fpm php7.2-common php7.2-gmp php7.2-curl php7.2-intl php7.2-mbstring php7.2-xmlrpc php7.2-mysql php7.2-gd php7.2-xml php7.2-cli php7.2-zip

After installing PHP 7.2-FPM, run the commands below to open Nginx’s PHP default config file.

sudo nano /etc/php/7.2/fpm/php.ini

Then, save the changes on the following lines below in the file. The value below is an ideal setting to apply in your environment.

file_uploads = On
allow_url_fopen = On
short_open_tag = On
cgi.fix_pathinfo = 0
memory_limit = 256M
upload_max_filesize = 100M
max_execution_time = 360
max_input_vars = 1500
date.timezone = America/Chicago

After making the change above, please save the file and close it.

Create Atlantis CMS Database

Now that you’ve installed all the required packages continue below to start configuring the servers. First, create an Atlantis CMS database.

Run the commands below to log on to MariaDB. When prompted for a password, type the root password you created above.

sudo mysql -u root -p

Then, create a database called Atlantis

CREATE DATABASE atlantis;

Create a database user called atlantisuser with a new password

CREATE USER 'atlantisuser'@'localhost' IDENTIFIED BY 'new_password_here';

Then, grant the user full access to the Atlantis database.

GRANT ALL ON atlantis.* TO 'atlantisuser'@'localhost' WITH GRANT OPTION;

Finally, save your changes and exit.

FLUSH PRIVILEGES;
EXIT;

After installing PHP and related modules, you must restart Nginx to reload PHP configurations.

To restart Nginx, run the commands below

sudo systemctl restart nginx.service

Download Atlantis CMS Latest Release

You may want to use the GitHub repository to get Atlantis CMS’s latest release. Install Composer, Curl, and other dependencies to get started.

sudo apt install curl git
curl -sS https://getcomposer.org/installer | sudo php -- --install-dir=/usr/local/bin --filename=composer

After installing curl and Composer above, change into the Nginx root directory and download Atlantis CMS packages from Github.

cd /var/www
sudo composer create-project atlantis-labs/atlantis3 --prefer-dist atlantis
cd /var/www/atlantis
************Please run***************
sudo php artisan atlantis:set:db
sudo php artisan atlantis:install

You’ll be prompted to enter the hostname, database, and user name when you run the lines above. Please provide that info using the info created above.

Do you want to set database credential? (yes/no) [no]:
> y
Host:
> localhost
Database name:
> atlantis
Username:
> atlantisuser
Password:
>

Next, choose to migrate:

 Do you want to run migrations? (yes/no) [no]:
 > yes
Migrations complete.
 Do you want to run seeds? (yes/no) [no]:
 > yes
Seeds complete.
Installation complete.

After that, run the commands below to set the correct permissions for Atlantis to function.

sudo chown -R www-data:www-data /var/www/atlantis/
sudo chmod -R 755 /var/www/atlantis/

Configure Nginx

Finally, configure the Apahce2 site configuration file for Atlantis CMS. This file will control how users access Atlantis CMS content. Run the commands below to create a new configuration file called Atlantis.conf.

sudo nano /etc/nginx/sites-available/atlantis

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.

server {
    listen 80;
    listen [::]:80;

    server_name  example.com www.example.com;
    root   /var/www/atlantis;
    index  index.php;
    
    access_log /var/log/nginx/example.com.access.log;
    error_log /var/log/nginx/example.com.error.log;

    client_max_body_size 100M;
  
    autoindex off;

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

    location ~ \.php$ {
         include snippets/fastcgi-php.conf;
         fastcgi_pass unix:/var/run/php/php7.2-fpm.sock;
         include fastcgi_params;
         fastcgi_intercept_errors on;
    }
}

Save the file and exit.

Enable the Atlantis CMS

After configuring the VirtualHost above, please enable it by running the commands below.

sudo ln -s /etc/nginx/sites-available/atlantis /etc/nginx/sites-enabled/
sudo systemctl restart nginx.service

Then open your browser and browse to the server domain name. You should see the Atlantis CMS setup wizard complete. Please follow the wizard carefully.

http://example.com/

Now, to access the admin portal, go to:

http://example.com/admin

Username: admin
Password: admin123

Start building your site

Conclusion:

You have learned how to install Atlantis CMS on Ubuntu with the Nginx HTTP server. If you find any error above, please leave a comment below.

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Richard, the owner and lead writer at Geek Rewind, is a tech enthusiast passionate about simplifying complex IT topics. His years of hands-on experience in system administration and enterprise IT operations have honed his ability to provide practical insights and solutions. Richard aims to make technology more accessible and actionable. He’s deeply committed to the Geek Rewind community, always ready to answer questions and engage in discussions. He enjoys watching football, cheering for the Minnesota Vikings, and spending time with his family when he’s not writing or managing Geek Rewind.
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