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How to install Monstra cms V3.0.4 on Ubuntu-18.0

To install Monstra cms V3.0.4 on Ubuntu-18.04
Monstra is an open source, modern and lightweight CMS application that is easy to install, upgrade within a few steps. It contains various apis for plugins, themes, and core development. It also supports several administrators, editors, and users. It is SEO friendly and supports multiple levels of security for the content.

Pre-requirements
Install LAMP (Apache, php7.0, mariadb-server)
In MariaDB (create database, user and give privileges to the user)

FOR PHP INSTALLATION


add-apt-repository ppa:ondrej/php 
apt-get update 
apt-get install php7.0 libapache2-mod-php7.0 php7.0-common php7.0-sqlite php7.0-curl php7.0-intl php7.0-mbstring php7.0-xmlrpc php7.0-mysql php7.0-gd php7.0-xml php7.0-cli php7.0-zip

Installation

Download the Monstra cms package using wget command


root@linuxhelp1:~# wget https://bitbucket.org/Awilum/monstra/downloads/monstra-3.0.4.zip \--2018-06-11 14:09:27--  https://bitbucket.org/Awilum/monstra/downloads/monstra-3.0.4.zip
Resolving bitbucket.org (bitbucket.org)... 104.192.143.1, 104.192.143.3, 104.192.143.2, ...
Connecting to bitbucket.org (bitbucket.org)|104.192.143.1|:443... connected.
HTTP request sent, awaiting response... 302 Found
Location: https://bbuseruploads.s3.amazonaws.com/e03e0799-2463-4adf-b74c-cc4d125433fb/downloads/b8dcab09-db20-4298-80dc-ab2555060c2e/monstra-3.0.4.zip?Signature=zp4FXIaYBRKcHIbenxmMw%2Fs3dv8%3D& Expires=1528708197& AWSAccessKeyId=AKIAIQWXW6WLXMB5QZAQ& versionId=PhHcsGKuJ9ONyz6jzFIxzb8NYJ1WCuGv& response-content-disposition=attachment%3B%20filename%3D%22monstra-3.0.4.zip%22 \[following\]
--2018-06-11 14:09:28--  https://bbuseruploads.s3.amazonaws.com/e03e0799-2463-4adf-b74c-cc4d125433fb/downloads/b8dcab09-db20-4298-80dc-ab2555060c2e/monstra-3.0.4.zip?Signature=zp4FXIaYBRKcHIbenxmMw%2Fs3dv8%3D& Expires=1528708197& AWSAccessKeyId=AKIAIQWXW6WLXMB5QZAQ& versionId=PhHcsGKuJ9ONyz6jzFIxzb8NYJ1WCuGv& response-content-disposition=attachment%3B%20filename%3D%22monstra-3.0.4.zip%22
Resolving bbuseruploads.s3.amazonaws.com (bbuseruploads.s3.amazonaws.com)... 52.216.17.80
Connecting to bbuseruploads.s3.amazonaws.com (bbuseruploads.s3.amazonaws.com)|52.216.17.80|:443... connected.
HTTP request sent, awaiting response... 200 OK
Length: 1739269 (1.7M) \[application/zip\]
Saving to: &lsquo monstra-3.0.4.zip&rsquo 

monstra-3.0.4.zip      100%\[============================> \]   1.66M   524KB/s    in 3.2s    

2018-06-11 14:09:33 (524 KB/s) - &lsquo monstra-3.0.4.zip&rsquo  saved \[1739269/1739269\]

After downloading extract downloaded package and rename the extracted directory


root@linuxhelp1:~# ls
monstra-3.0.4  monstra-3.0.4.zip
root@linuxhelp1:~# mv monstra-3.0.4 monstra

Change the ownership and permission for the monstra directory


root@linuxhelp1:~# chown -R www-data:www-data monstra
root@linuxhelp1:~# chmod -R 775 monstra

Move the monstra directory into the /var/www/html directory


root@linuxhelp1:~# mv monstra /var/www/html/

Configure virtual hosts for monstra cms. Create an empty file named monstra.conf


root@linuxhelp1:~# cd /etc/apache2/sites-available/
root@linuxhelp1:/etc/apache2/sites-available# vim mostra.conf
< virtualhost \*:80> 
servername  www.linuxhelp1.com
Documentroot  /var/www/html/monstra
< Directory /var/www/html/monstra> 
AllowOverride all
order allow,deny
allow from all
< /Directory> 
< /virtualhost>  
ErrorLog /var/log/apache2/error\_log
CustomLog /var/log/apache2/access\_log common

Enable the monstra.conf file


root@linuxhelp1:/etc/apache2/sites-available# a2ensite mostra.conf 
Enabling site mostra.
To activate the new configuration, you need to run:
systemctl reload apache2

Make an entry to the host file as follows


sroot@linuxhelp1:/etc/apache2/sites-available# vim /etc/host < give your ip>        < give your domain name>

Restart apache web server


root@linuxhelp1:/etc/apache2/sites-available# systemctl restart apache2

Now you can proceed the further installation and configuration from the browser by navigating to the following URL: http://< ipaddress or domain name

Select language and verify the requirements

Configure the site information and admin user account setup

welcome page of monstra cms.


< ads2>

Log in using the admin credentials

Admin page of monstra cms

With this, the method to install Monstra cms V3.0.4 on Ubuntu-18.04 comes to an end.

Tag : Ubuntu
FAQ
Q
How to move the directory?
A
Run tghe following command:
# mv monstra-3.0.4 monstra
Q
Can download the Download the Monstra cms package?
A
Execute the following command:
# wget https://bitbucket.org/Awilum/monstra/downloads/monstra-3.0.4.zip
Q
What are the Pre-requirements in Monstra cms?
A
Install LAMP (Apache, php7.0, mariadb-server)
In MariaDB (create database, user and give privileges to the user)
Q
how to enable the rewrite module?
A
Execute the following command:
# a2enmod rewrite
Q
is there alternative of monstra cms?
A
The alternatives are,
WordPress
Drupal
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