Install Bludit CMS with a LAMP Stack on Fedora 34

Updated on June 15, 2021
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Introduction

Bludit is a simple, fast, and flexible flat-file content management system (CMS). It's free, and you can use it to create a personal blog/website within minutes. Because it doesn't require a database management system to work, Bludit is portable, and you can migrate it between servers. It has an intuitive interface and supports the Markdown language via plug-ins. You'll install the Bludit CMS with a LAMP Stack on your Fedora 34 server in this guide.

Prerequisites

To proceed with this tutorial, ensure you have the following.

1. Install the Dependencies

Ensure your system is up to date.

$ sudo dnf -y upgrade

Install some helper packages.

$ sudo dnf install -y unzip nano wget

Install the required PHP extensions.

$ sudo dnf install -y php-cli php-fpm php-common php-mbstring php-gd php-xml php-json

Restart your Apache webserver to load the new changes.

$ sudo systemctl restart httpd

2. Download Bludit CMS

Apache serves your Bludit website from this location.

/var/www/

Create a new bludit directory under it.

$ sudo mkdir -p /var/www/bludit

Navigate to the tmp directory.

$ cd /tmp

Download the latest stable version of Bludit. Use the latest download link in place of the v3.13.1 link shown below.

$ wget https://www.bludit.com/releases/bludit-3-13-1.zip

After downloading the package, unzip it to your current working directory.

$ sudo unzip bludit-3-13-1.zip

Copy the Bludit source files to the /var/www/bludit/ directory.

$ sudo rsync -rtv bludit-3-13-1/ /var/www/bludit/

Assign the ownership of the /var/www/bludit to the apache user.

$ sudo chown -R apache:apache /var/www/bludit

Ensure the files have the appropriate permissions.

$ sudo chmod -R 755 /var/www/bludit

3. Disable SELinux

Edit the SELinux configuration file.

$ sudo nano /etc/selinux/config

Locate the line SELINUX=enforcing as shown below.

...
SELINUX=enforcing
...

Change the value of SELINUX from enforcing to disabled to disable SELinux.

...
SELINUX=disabled
...

Save and exit the file.

Reboot your server.

$ sudo reboot

4. Create a Virtual Host File

Create a new virtual host configuration file under /etc/httpd/conf.d.

$ sudo nano /etc/httpd/conf.d/bludit.conf

Enter the information below into the file. Remember to replace example.com and webmaster@example.com with your information.

<VirtualHost *:80>
  ServerAdmin webmaster@example.com
  ServerName example.com
  DocumentRoot /var/www/bludit

  <Directory /var/www/bludit>
    Options Indexes FollowSymLinks
    AllowOverride All
    Order allow,deny
    Allow from all
  </Directory>
</VirtualHost>

Save and close the file.

Restart Apache to load the new configuration.

$ sudo systemctl restart httpd

5. Complete the Bludit Installation

Visit your server's installation URL. Replace example.com with the correct domain name or IP address of your web server.

http://example.com/install.php

Follow the on-screen prompt to choose a language.

Click Next.

Create a password for the admin account.

Click Install.

After you complete the installation procedure, log in to your Bludit website.

Conclusion

You've set up a Bludit website with a LAMP Stack on a Fedora 34 server in this tutorial. You can now customize your site by adding content and activating the necessary plug-ins depending on your needs.