How to Install Baun CMS on Linux Mint 20

To Install Baun CMS on Linux Mint 20

The Baun CMS is an open-source, lightweight, and extensible flat-file CMS written in PHP. It is ideal for small websites. A flat-file CMS system is characterized by simplicity, portability, security, speed, and version control. This tutorial explains how to set up Baun CMS on Linux Mint 20.

Requirements for Baun CMS:

Apache

MySQL

PHP and its Modules

Installation Procedure:

Now check the version of the Linux mint by using the following command

root@linuxhelp:~# cat /etc/os-release 
NAME="Linux Mint"
VERSION="20 (Ulyana)"
ID=linuxmint
ID_LIKE=ubuntu
PRETTY_NAME="Linux Mint 20"
VERSION_ID="20"

Now download the Baun CMS package by using the following command

root@linuxhelp:~# wget https://github.com/BaunCMS/Baun/archive/1.3.2.zip
--2020-12-01 09:52:06--  https://github.com/BaunCMS/Baun/archive/1.3.2.zip
Resolving github.com (github.com)... 13.234.176.102
Connecting to github.com (github.com)|13.234.176.102|:443... connected.
HTTP request sent, awaiting response... 302 Found
Location: https://codeload.github.com/BaunCMS/Baun/zip/1.3.2 [following]
--2020-12-01 09:52:07--  https://codeload.github.com/BaunCMS/Baun/zip/1.3.2
Resolving codeload.github.com (codeload.github.com)... 13.127.152.42
Connecting to codeload.github.com (codeload.github.com)|13.127.152.42|:443... connected.
HTTP request sent, awaiting response... 200 OK
Length: unspecified [application/zip]
Saving to: ‘1.3.2.zip’

1.3.2.zip                          [ <=>                                                 ]  26.38K   143KB/s    in 0.2s    

2020-12-01 09:52:07 (143 KB/s) - ‘1.3.2.zip’ saved [27014]

Extract the baun command by using command

root@linuxhelp:~# unzip 1.3.2.zip 
Archive:  1.3.2.zip
a9e698e9e16e8a9785b95bdc89eeee0c487d78ee
   creating: Baun-1.3.2/
  inflating: Baun-1.3.2/.gitignore   
  inflating: Baun-1.3.2/CHANGELOG.md  
.
.
.
  inflating: Baun-1.3.2/public/themes/baun/bower_components/skeleton/index.html  
  inflating: Baun-1.3.2/public/themes/baun/layout.html  
  inflating: Baun-1.3.2/public/themes/baun/page.html  
  inflating: Baun-1.3.2/public/themes/baun/post.html  
  inflating: Baun-1.3.2/public/themes/baun/data-style.css

Now list the files

root@linuxhelp:~# ls
1.3.2.zip  Baun-1.3.2

root@linuxhelp:~# mv Baun-1.3.2 /var/www/baun

root@linuxhelp:~# chown -R www-data.www-data /var/www/baun/
root@linuxhelp:~# chmod -R 755 /var/www/baun/

root@linuxhelp:~# vi /etc/apache2/sites-available/baun.conf

root@linuxhelp:~# cd /var/www/baun

root@linuxhelp:/var/www/baun# apt install composer
Reading package lists... Done
Building dependency tree       
Reading state information... Done
The following additional packages will be installed:
.
.
.
Setting up php-composer-semver (1.5.1-1) ...
Setting up git-man (1:2.25.1-1ubuntu3) ...
Setting up php-json-schema (5.2.9-1) ...
Setting up php-composer-spdx-licenses (1.5.3-1) ...
Setting up php-symfony-console (4.3.8+dfsg-1ubuntu1) ...
Setting up php-composer-xdebug-handler (1.4.0-1) ...
Setting up git (1:2.25.1-1ubuntu3) ...
Setting up composer (1.10.1-1) ...
Processing triggers for man-db (2.9.1-1)

root@linuxhelp:/var/www/baun# composer install
Do not run Composer as root/super user! See https://getcomposer.org/root for details
Loading composer repositories with package information
Warning from https://repo.packagist.org: You are using an outdated version of Composer. Composer 2.0 is now available and you should upgrade. See https://getcomposer.org/2
Updating dependencies (including require-dev)
.
.
.
Writing lock file
Generating autoload files
5 packages you are using are looking for funding.
Use the `composer fund` command to find out more!

root@linuxhelp:/var/www/baun# a2dissite 000-default.conf
Site 000-default disabled.
To activate the new configuration, you need to run:
  systemctl reload apache2

root@linuxhelp:/var/www/baun# a2ensite baun.conf
Enabling site baun.
To activate the new configuration, you need to run:
  systemctl reload apache2

root@linuxhelp:/var/www/baun# a2enmod rewrite
Enabling module rewrite.
To activate the new configuration, you need to run:
  systemctl restart apache2

root@linuxhelp:/var/www/baun# systemctl restart apache2