How to Setup Thirty Bees CMS with Nginx on Ubuntu Linux

This article describes installing the Thirty Bees eCommerce platform on Ubuntu Linux with Nginx.

Thirty Bees is a fork of a popular and widely used open-source eCommerce platform called PrestaShop. However, it added cutting-edge features that might not be available with PrestaShop.

Setting up Thirty Bees with Nginx on Ubuntu Linux provides a robust and reliable eCommerce platform that can handle large-scale online stores. Nginx is a high-performance web server, and its ability to handle multiple simultaneous connections makes it a popular choice for eCommerce sites.

Thirty Bees is a feature-rich eCommerce platform allowing businesses to scale and grow. By setting up Thirty Bees with Nginx on Ubuntu Linux, you can create a fast, reliable, and highly functional eCommerce site that can handle your business needs.

For more about Thirty Bees, please check its homepage.

This post covers installing the latest version of Thirty Bees, which at the time is version 1.0.4

How to install Thirty Bees on Ubuntu Linux with Nginx support

As described above, Thirty Bees is a fork of a popular and widely used open-source eCommerce platform called PrestaShop. It added cutting-edge features that might not be available with PrestaShop.

Below is how to install it on Ubuntu Linux with Nginx support.

Install Nginx

Thirty Bees requires a webserver to function, and the second most popular web server in use today is Nginx. So, go and install Nginx on Ubuntu by running the commands below:

sudo apt update
sudo apt install nginx

After installing Nginx, run the commands below to turn off the directory listing.

Next, run the commands below 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

Install MariaDB Database Server

MariaDB database server is a great place to start when looking at open-source database servers with Thirty Bees. 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 service to start when the server boots.

Run these on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS

sudo systemctl stop mysql.service
sudo systemctl start mysql.service
sudo systemctl enable mysql.service

Run these on Ubuntu 17.10 and 18.04 LTS

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): 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

sudo systemctl restart mariadb.service

Install PHP 7.1-FPM and Related Modules

PHP 7.1-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 7.1-FPM

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

Then update and upgrade to PHP 7.1-FPM

sudo apt update

Next, run the commands below to install PHP 7.1 and related modules.

sudo apt install php7.1-fpm php7.1-common php7.1-mbstring php7.1-xmlrpc php7.1-soap php7.1-bcmath php7.1-gd php7.1-xml php7.1-intl php7.1-mysql php7.1-cli php7.1-mcrypt php7.1-ldap php7.1-zip php7.1-curl

After installing PHP, run the commands below to open the Nginx PHP default file.

sudo nano /etc/php/7.1/nginx/php.ini

Then change to the following lines below in the file and save.

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

Create Thirty Bees Database

Now that you’ve installed all the required packages continue below to start configuring the servers. First, run the commands below to create a blank Thirty Bees database.

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

sudo mysql -u root -p

Then, create a database called thirtybees

CREATE DATABASE thirtybees;

Create a database user called thirtybeesuser with a new password

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

Then, grant the user full access to the database.

GRANT ALL ON thirtybees.* TO 'thirtybeesuser'@'localhost' IDENTIFIED BY 'user_password_here' WITH GRANT OPTION;

Finally, save your changes and exit.

FLUSH PRIVILEGES;
EXIT;

Download Thirty Bees’ Latest Release

Next, visit the Thirty Bees site and download a free version by running the commands below.

After downloading, run the commands below to extract the download file into the Nginx root directory.

cd /tmp && wget https://github.com/thirtybees/thirtybees/releases/download/1.0.4/thirtybees-v1.0.4.zip
sudo mkdir -p /var/www/html/thirtybees
sudo unzip thirtybees-v1.0.4.zip -d /var/www/html/thirtybees/

Then, run the commands below to set the correct permissions for Thirty Bees to function.

sudo chown -R www-data:www-data /var/www/html/thirtybees/
sudo chmod -R 755 /var/www/html/thirtybees/

Configure Nginx

Finally, configure the Apahce2 site configuration file for Thirty Bees. This file will control how users access Thirty Bees’ content. Run the commands below to create a new configuration file called thirty bees.

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

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;
    root /var/www/html/thirtybees;
    index  index.php index.html index.htm;
    server_name  example.com www.example.com;

    client_max_body_size 100M;

    location / {
        try_files $uri $uri/ =404;
       }

    location ~ \.php$ {
    include snippets/fastcgi-php.conf;
    fastcgi_pass           unix:/var/run/php/php7.1-fpm.sock;
    fastcgi_param   SCRIPT_FILENAME $document_root$fastcgi_script_name;
     }

}

Save the file and exit.

Enable the Thirty Bees

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

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

Then open your browser and browse to the server domain name, followed by install. Next, you should see the Thirty Bee setup wizard to complete. Please follow the wizard carefully.

http://example.com/install

Follow the onscreen wizard. Validate that all requirements are met. Next, type in the database info you created above and continue.

If everything is correct, you can connect and install Thirty Bees.

After installing, run the commands below to delete the install folder.

sudo rm -rf /var/www/html/thirtybees/install/

Congratulations! You’ve successfully installed Thirty Bees.

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