Installing silverstripe

Everything is done from the command line. While this scares everyone at first that hasn't worked with a command line system, it's not that bad. It took me a while and several inquiries to understand that it runs without a UI, since I was so comfortable with Windows Server. It's not like that at all, and in its own way, that's a good thing.

Now that the server exists, you'll want to start adding the necessities. This is done on the terminal level. I'm a Mac Coda user, so I'm going to explain how to do that. Other terminal entry is very similar, so this should still explain most of what you need. Geeky note: Amazon does not allow you to ever log in as "root" never say never, actually. It's a security issue, and as such, you'll log in using a key pairing to start. This opens what is normally a hidden folder on a Mac.

Set this to permissions. Open TextEdit, or any text editor. This should not have a file extension, so config. In that file, create four lines:. In the Connecting area, for server, put the host name in. User name should be ec2-user, and the protocol is SFTP.

The port is 22 remember that firewall hole? Do not add a user name or password. Click Save. It will generate the correct code automatically, but it goes like this:. Spelling counts. Grab a beverage, refresh, and once this lines up, you can terminal in with the public and not just the private address.

But not Amazon - this is really, really bare bones. This is easy; just copy this code in exactly:. What did you just do? It took me a while to figure this out. This is acceptable because you have the super-secret key pair. After you give yourself the proper permissions, yum is a linux installer. Most self-references for Apache go to httpd. Drop your IP address into a browser, and you will now see the Apache test page. You have a Linux Apache box.

Two more…. You have a static server at this point. This site requires you to enable JavaScript. Your browsing experience may not be as good as with it turned on. This site requires you to update your browser. Your browsing experience maybe affected by not having the most up to date version. Stable released 05 Oct , release notes. Troubleshooting : Check out the detailed installation instructions or our list of common installation problems and if you get stuck ask a question on the installation troubleshooting forum.

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