BoltWire is a flexible and easy-to-use content management system (CMS) that allows you to create and manage your website efficiently. In this guide, we will walk you through the steps to install BoltWire CMS with Nginx on Ubuntu 20.04 LTS.

Step 1: Update Your System

First, ensure that your system is updated. Open your terminal and run the following command:

sudo apt update && sudo apt upgrade -y

Step 2: Install Required Packages

Next, install the necessary packages for Nginx and PHP:

sudo apt install nginx php-fpm php-mysql -y

Step 3: Download BoltWire

Now, download the latest version of BoltWire CMS:

wget https://www.boltwire.com/download/boltwire-latest.zip

Unzip the downloaded file:

unzip boltwire-latest.zip -d /var/www/

Step 4: Configure Nginx

Create a new Nginx configuration file for BoltWire:

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

Add the following configuration:

server {
        listen 80;
        server_name your_domain_or_IP;

        root /var/www/boltwire;
        index index.php index.html index.htm;

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

        location ~ \.php$ {
            include snippets/fastcgi-php.conf;
            fastcgi_pass unix:/var/run/php/php7.4-fpm.sock;
            fastcgi_param SCRIPT_FILENAME $document_root$fastcgi_script_name;
            include fastcgi_params;
        }

        location ~ /\.ht {
            deny all;
        }
    }

Enable the configuration and restart Nginx:

sudo ln -s /etc/nginx/sites-available/boltwire /etc/nginx/sites-enabled/

sudo systemctl restart nginx

Step 5: Set Permissions

Ensure that the Nginx user has the proper permissions to the BoltWire directory:

sudo chown -R www-data:www-data /var/www/boltwire

Step 6: Complete Installation

Open your web browser and navigate to http://your_domain_or_IP. You should see the BoltWire installation page. Follow the on-screen instructions to complete the setup.

Conclusion

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