OpenCms 13 on Debian 11

Version 10: https://documentation.opencms.org/opencms-documentation/server-installation/tested-software-versions/#jdk

Version 13: https://github.com/alkacon/opencms-core/blob/master/INSTALL.md

Prepare Server (AWS)

sudo -s
vi /etc/cloud/cloud.cfg
change preserve_hostname: false to true
hostnamectl set-hostname opencms1.dev2dev.net 

Prepare Server (All)

apt update
apt upgrade

reboot to solidify hostname changes

Install Prereqs for Java 11 and Tomcat 9

apt install openjdk-11-jdk-headless 

Install node, SASS and npm for Bootstrap 4 support of Demo Mercury Template (optional)

To just copy he Mercury Template as-is without being able to customize i, just grab it from github.

git clone https://github.com/alkacon/mercury-template

SCRATCH THAT, MUCH EASIER WAY I STUMBLED ACROSS:

Quicklaunch > Modules > Import Module (icon of up arrow into a dark gray cloud).

Select "import from server"

Click on "Module to Import" pull down options.

Whole slew of goodies there!

Select alkacon.mercury.template-13.0.0.zip

Target site is defaulted and grayed out to Root folder /

Click OK button.

Watch progress log:

As long as all went "ok" in green (no red), should eventually see:

"... finished updating search index "Solr Online"
... the project has been published
... the module has been imported"

 click Close.

MORE INVOLVED PROCESS, NEEDED IF DOING CUSTOMIZATION DEVELOPMENT

If you will want to be able to customize it the template/theme however, you will need to setup dev dependencies:

https://www.rosehosting.com/blog/how-to-install-node-js-and-npm-on-debian-11/

This could be install via apt, node, or nvm, for here we're going with the simple apt approach.

apt update

apt upgrade (if needed)

apt install nodejs npm

node -v 
v12.22.12


npm -v
7.5.2

You will want version 12.x branch of Node for the OpenCMS 13 Demo Mecury Template based on Bootstrap 4 (as of September 4th, 2022).

Generally use the --global (or -g) flag to install modules since this is a single-user production server (remove development files after compilations are complete (or upload from dev system as appropriate for your environment and resources availabe).

npm install -g grunt-cli

Create package.json to install desired dependency packages:

mkdir prep-opencms

cd prep-opencms

vi package.json

:set paste   (to prevent vi/vim auto-indenting unless vi environment already preconfigured)

paste the following into the file, save, and exit:

Explanation:

The Grunt plugins specified above are the following:

• grunt-contrib-compass – use to compile Sass to CSS using Compass.
• grunt-contrib-concat – use to concatenate files.
• grunt-contrib-cssmin – use to minify CSS.
• grunt-contrib-imagemin – use to minify images.
• grunt-contrib-jshint – use to detect errors and potential problems in code.
• grunt-contrib-nodeunit – use to run Nodeunit unit tests.
• grunt-contrib-sass – use to compile Sass to CSS.
• grunt-contrib-uglify – use to minify files.
• grunt-contrib-watch – use to run tasks whenever watched files change.

npm install grunt --save-dev

npm audit fix

• npm install grunt-contrib-compass --save-dev
• npm install grunt-contrib-concat --save-dev
• npm install grunt-contrib-cssmin --save-dev
• npm install grunt-contrib-imagemin --save-dev
• npm install grunt-contrib-jshint --save-dev
• npm install grunt-contrib-nodeunit --save-dev
• npm install grunt-contrib-sass --save-dev
• npm install grunt-contrib-uglify --save-dev
• npm install grunt-contrib-watch --save-dev

npm audit fix

vi Gruntfile.js

npm install -g bootstrap-sass

git clone https://github.com/alkacon/mercury-template

Install Tomcat9

apt install tomcat9

Install MariaDB

apt install mariadb-server

sudo /usr/bin/mysql_secure_installation

SAY "Y" to using socket!

Harden mariadb.

Set the mariadb root password.

Y remove anonymous users

Y disallow root login remotely

Y remove test database and access to it

Y reload privilege tables now.

Before running OpenCms you must update the database setting max_allowed_packet to max_allowed_packet=32M

https://mariadb.com/kb/en/server-system-variables/#max_allowed_packet

Default Value:

• 16777216 (16M) >= MariaDB 10.2.4
• 4194304 (4M) >= MariaDB 10.1.7
• 1073741824 (1GB) (client-side)
• Range: 1024 to 1073741824

Max packet length to send to or receive from the server

You find this setting in the database configuration file, usually my.cnf on Unix systems

vi /etc/mysql/mariadb.conf.d/50-server.cnf

Set as as large as the largest BLOB in the database. A suitable value for OpenCms is 256M.

Query Cache Settings
MySQL's / MariaDB's query cache can significantly improve the page load times of an OpenCms installation. For older versions of MySQL / MariaDB, the query cache was switched on by default, in newer versions it is switched off. Thus, it is worth checking the query cache settings for your OpenCms database.

Relevant Query Cache Settings
query_cache_type
Set to 1 to enable the query cache.

query_cache_limit
Maximum size in bytes to one query result stored in the query cache. 131072 is a suitable value for an OpenCms installation.

query_cache_size
Size in bytes available to the query cache. 67108864 is a suitable value for an OpenCms installation.

Please refer to the MySQL / MariaDB documentation for a detailed description of all available query cache settings.

Example:

vi /etc/mysql/mariadb.conf.d/50-server.cnf

query_cache_type = 1
query_cache_limit = 131072
query_cache_size = 67108864

systemctl restart mariadb

Install Mariadb Java connector (JDBC-like)

apt install libmariadb-java

Install OpenCMS 13.0

wget http://www.opencms.org/downloads/opencms/opencms-13.0.zip
apt install unzip
unzip opencms-13.0.zip 

Copy the opencms.war file from the distribution to {CATALINA_HOME}/webapps/ (replace {CATALINA_HOME} with the path of your Tomcat installation).

cp opencms.war /var/lib/tomcat9/webapps/ 

Restart Tomcat. Tomcat should now deploy OpenCms as a web application.

systemctl restart tomcat9

OpenCms requires that its *.war file is unpacked, otherwise OpenCms will not be deployed correctly. Make sure Tomcat does unpack the war file and creates the {CATALINA_HOME}/webapps/opencms/ directory, with the OpenCms files in this directory. The default configuration for your Servlet container may be to not unpack the deployed *.war file. If this is the case, you must unpack the opencms.war file manually.

cd /var/lib/tomcat9/webapps

ls -l

root@opencms1:/var/lib/tomcat9/webapps# ls -l
total 232060
drwxr-xr-x 3 root root 4096 Aug 22 07:07 ROOT
drwxr-x--- 5 tomcat tomcat 4096 Aug 22 07:15 opencms
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 237618424 Aug 22 07:15 opencms.war
root@opencms1:/var/lib/tomcat9/webapps# ls -l opencms
total 12
drwxr-x--- 2 tomcat tomcat 4096 Aug 22 07:15 META-INF
drwxr-x--- 12 tomcat tomcat 4096 Aug 22 07:15 WEB-INF
drwxr-x--- 3 tomcat tomcat 4096 Aug 22 07:15 resources

Good.

Configure OpenCMS through Web Interface

Start the setup wizard by pointing your browser to http://localhost:8080/opencms/setup/

http://opencms1.dev2dev.net:8080/opencms/setup  (make sure port 8080 is open, but only accessible to your IP, for example your Comcast IP, so no one else can setup the server before you).

Accept license terms checkbox, then click Continue button.

Verify the Components Test shows all pieces passing (in green for passing):

If all passed, click Continue.

Verify/select correct Database Product from pulldown option.

Enter the mariadb root admin password created early and put in the Setup Connection password field.

 Select what bundles to initially install.

If a development setup, feel free to select both OpenCMS Workplace and (optional) AlkaCon OpenCMS Demo Template.

If this is your first time trying to setup and use OpenCMS, unless you are already very strong with JSP tempalte creation, I recommend you install the demo template if you want any kind of a working site any time soon. Or the 3-day training workshop: https://www.alkacon.com/en/opencms-training/basic/

Or you can the OpenCMS Mercury Template from here https://github.com/alkacon/mercury-template

If setting up production environment, probably only want to select OpenCMS Workplace.

Verify Server Settings:

If correct, press Continue button.

Watch installation progress, watch for any errors or warnings.

When it is finished setting up, the Continue button will become available to click.

Congratulations the OpenCMS Setup is complete:

Click the Continue button to leave the setup wizard and proceed to the Login for the first time popup:

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Initially the default username and password login is:

Admin

admin

As soon as logged in, change the Admin password, and create additional accounts with more limited permissions.

Alkacon OpenCms Add-On Module Package (OAMP)?

Multiple Websites in OpenCMS Using Multi Site Management by Creating a New Project Site

Create a new website:

Create a new project:

Launch the Launchpad:

Select Projects from the Quicklaunch dashboard:

Add a new Project with "Add Project":

Fill in details:

References:

http://www.opencms.org/en/demo/features/version6/multisite.html

Setup Reverse Proxy nginx

apt install nginx

Creating Page with Explorer > Form Editor:

Launchpad > Websites

Select the site (far left column with mouse), clicking on the "house" icon > Explorer (NOT Page Editor yet oddly).

Select index.html icon left column > Advanced > Open form editor

Voila! Now I can fricking See where I can put content. Going strait to page editor from the website wasn't getting me anywhere, all the features/content were grayed out at this stage.

References

https://documentation.opencms.org/central/  main documentation

https://webmail.opencms.org/pipermail/opencms-dev/ - mailing list archives

https://documentation.opencms.org/opencms-documentation/server-installation/installing-opencms/index.html

Creating new web page / website basic JSP template to have anything work for a site: 

https://documentation.opencms.org/opencms-documentation/creating-a-website/index.html

https://documentation.opencms.org/opencms-documentation/creating-a-website/creating-a-template-jsp/

https://documentation.opencms.org/opencms-documentation/background/the-module-system/

Install demo site data: 

https://designmodo.com/bootstrap-4-npm-grunt-sass/

http://exprimiendoopencms.com/export/sites/sagasuite/.galleries/test-galeria-descarga/OpenCms-9.0.0-Documentation_v2.0.pdf Ancient version 9

Multisite

https://sitemap.opencms.org/en/demo/features/version6/multisite.html ancient version 6

http://incmnsz.mx/opencms/alkacon-documentation/howto_multisite/multisite.html (ancient version 7)