Our previous post showed you how to install and configure Atlantis CMS on Ubuntu with an Apache2 HTTP server. This one shows you how to install and do it with Nginx instead. Atlantis CMS is an open-source, Laravel-based CMS that offers features that may not be available to other PHP-based content management systems, like WordPress, Joomla, Drupal, and others. It helps webmasters and creators simplify the process of building and maintaining a website for businesses or individuals. For more about Atlantis CMS, please check its homepage To get started with installing Atlantis CMS, follow the steps below:

Install Nginx HTTP Server on Ubuntu

Nginx HTTP Server is the most popular web server in use. so install it since Atlantis CMS needs it. To install Nginx HTTP on the Ubuntu server, run the commands below. After installing Nginx, the commands below can be used to stop, start and enable the Nginx service to always start up with the server boots. To test the Nginx setup, open your browser and browse to the server hostname or IP address and you should see the Nginx default test page as shown below. When you see that, then Nginx is working as expected.

Install MariaDB Database Server

Atlantis CMS also needs a database server to store its content. and MariaDB database server is a great place to start when looking at open-source database servers to use with Atlantis CMS. To install MariaDB run the commands below. After installing MariaDB, the commands below can be used to stop, start and enable the MariaDB service always to start up when the server boots. Run these on Ubuntu After that, run the commands below to secure the MariaDB server by creating a root password and disallowing remote root access. When prompted, answer the questions below by following the guide.

Enter current password for root (enter for none): Just 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 To test if MariaDB is installed, type the commands below to logon into the MariaDB server Then type the password you created above to sign on. if successful, you should see MariaDB welcome message

PHP 7.2-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 7.2-FPM Then update and upgrade to PHP 7.2-FPM Next, run the commands below to install PHP 7.2-FPM and related modules. After installing PHP 7.2-FPM, run the commands below to open the PHP default config file for Nginx. Then make the changes on the following lines below in the file and save. The value below is a great setting to apply in your environment. After making the change above, save the file and close it.

Create Atlantis CMS Database

Now that you’ve installed all the packages that are required, continue below to start configuring the servers. First, create an Atlantis CMS database. Run the commands below to log on to MariaDB. When prompted for a password, type the root password you created above. Then create a database called Atlantis Create a database user called atlantisuser with a new password Then grant the user full access to the atlantis database. Finally, save your changes and exit. After installing PHP and related modules, you must restart Nginx to reload PHP configurations. To restart Nginx, run the commands below

Download Atlantis CMS Latest Release

To get Atlantis CMS’s latest release you may want to use the GitHub repository. Install Composer, Curl and other dependencies to get started. After installing curl and Composer above, change into the Nginx root directory and download Atlantis CMS packages from Github. When you run the lines above, you’ll be prompted to enter the database hostname, database, and database user name. please provide that info using the info created above. Next, choose to migrate: After that, run the commands below to set the correct permissions for Atlantis to function.

Configure Nginx

Finally, configure the Apahce2 site configuration file for Atlantis CMS. This file will control how users access Atlantis CMS content. Run the commands below to create a new configuration file called Atlantis.conf 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. Save the file and exit.

Enable the Atlantis CMS

After configuring the VirtualHost above, enable it by running the commands below Then open your browser and browse to the server domain name. You should see the Atlantis CMS setup wizard complete. Please follow the wizard carefully. Now to access the admin portal, go to: Username: admin Password: admin123 Start building your site Conclusion: You have learned how to install Atlantis CMS on Ubuntu with the Nginx HTTP server. If you find any error above, please leave a comment below Thanks, You may also like the post below: