It offers features that may not be available to other PHP-based CMS, like WordPress Joomla, or Drupal. For one, it doesn’t need a database server, call it database-less. All of your content is stored in the content folder in Markdown (.md) files and the entire knowledge base structure and content are generated by Raneto. It comes with features that you need like SEO-friendly design, flexible CSS framework, and more. For more about Raneto, please check its homepage. This brief tutorial shows students and new users how to install Raneto Doc on Ubuntu 16.04, 18.04, and 18.10. To get started with installing Raneto, please continue below:

Install Node.Js

Raneto runs on Node.js, a javascript runtime, and framework. To install Node.js on Ubuntu from its LTS repository, run the commands below to install: After that, Node.js should be installed and ready to use as well.

Install PM2 Process Manager

Another requirement for Raneto is the PM2 process manager. To install the PM2 package on Ubuntu, run the commands below: After that, your system should be ready for Raneto CMS.

Install Raneto

To get Raneto, you’ll want to clone it from GitHub to your home directory. To do that run the commands below After that, change into Raneto folder by running the commands below. Next, install NPM from the folder by running the commands below. After running the commands above, you may get a message to resolve some vulnerabilities. Run the commands below to fix it. When you’re done, run the commands below to install Gulp. a dependency to run Raneto. Once Gulp has finished running, run the commands below to start up npm which is a server that Raneto runs on. After starting the service, you should see the message below: You will now be able to access your new Raneto installation by navigating to http://localhost:3000. Open your browser and browse to the server hostname or IP address followed by port # 3000 You should see a homepage with a bunch of other tutorials on how to make new pages, add categories, adjust sorting, add a custom homepage and edit the template, and more. You may also like the post below: