Nesta is easily extended using the Sinatra web framework. There’s no database to configure – everything is stored in text files. Using NestaCMS to edit your content on the web should be easy and fun. No need for learning templating and HTML. NestaCMS hides most of that stuff and focuses on what matters most.…. For more about NestaCMS, check its homepage. This brief tutorial is going to show students and new users how to install NestaCMS on Ubuntu 16.04 | 18.04 and 18.10 systems. These are the packages we’re going to set up.

Ruby version 2.5.3

Install Ruby

To install Ruby and Rails on Ubuntu, you’ll need to install some dependencies. To make that happen, install Node.js and Yarn repositories. This will make installing the dependencies easier. First, install these curl and git packages. Then run the commands below to add Node.js and Yarn repositories and keys to your system. Then install some core packages to get your environment going. When you’re done. continue below: After adding the repositories and installing the necessary packages above, install Ruby with your local profile settings using rbenv. you’ll then use rbenv to install ruby-build. After setting up your local profile. run the commands below to install Ruby version 2.5.3. If a newer version is available, replace the version number with that. visit this site to find out Ruby’s latest versions. To verify that Ruby is installed, run the commands below: You should see similar lines below: Another package management you’ll want to install is bundler. to do that, run the commands below Now run the command below after installing the bundler.

Install Node.js

Now that the Ruby environment is set up, run the commands below to install Node.js. Run the commands below to install the Node.js repository, then install the Node.js package. Now that Node.js is installed, run the commands below to install NestaCMS.

Step 3: Install NestaCMS

Now that your environment is ready, run the commands below to install NestaCMS and build your first site.  Next, run the commands below Next, change it into the NestaCMS folder and install it there. Then run the commands to install Nesta demo content and configure the server. After a while, necessary packages should be installed and configured, ready to use. Now open your browser and browse to the hostname followed by port # 8080 You should see the NestaCMS home page. Congratulation! You have successfully installed the NestaCMS platform on Ubuntu 16.04 | 18.04 | 18.10 You may also like the post below: