SPIP VM by Anarion Technologies
SPIP (Système de Publication pour l’Internet) is a robust and flexible open-source content management system (CMS) primarily designed to facilitate online publishing for a wide range of websites, from small personal blogs to large-scale community portals. Originally developed in 2001 by a group of French developers, SPIP has gained popularity for its ease of use, multilingual capabilities, and strong community support, making it particularly well-suited for non-technical users who want to manage and publish web content without needing extensive programming knowledge.
One of SPIP’s standout features is its intuitive interface, which allows users to manage articles, news, images, and multimedia content efficiently. It also includes a system for managing user roles and permissions, making it ideal for collaborative publishing environments where multiple contributors work on content. Additionally, SPIP supports a powerful templating system, giving developers the freedom to customize the look and feel of websites while keeping the content separate from design.
SPIP is known for its strong emphasis on internationalization, offering support for over 70 languages, and it is frequently used by media organizations, community-driven websites, educational institutions, and NGOs around the world. It is built in PHP and supports a variety of databases, including MySQL and SQLite, ensuring wide compatibility with different hosting environments.
Furthermore, SPIP has a rich ecosystem of plugins and extensions that enhance its functionality, allowing users to add features like forums, e-commerce capabilities, or advanced SEO tools with ease. Its open-source nature ensures that it is continuously evolving with contributions from a global community of developers and users, making it a reliable choice for creating dynamic, multilingual, and content-heavy websites.
To subscribe to this product from Azure Marketplace and initiate an instance using the Azure compute service, follow these steps:
1. Navigate to Azure Marketplace and subscribe to the desired product.
2. Search for “virtual machines” and select “Virtual machines” under Services.
3. Click on “Add” in the Virtual machines page, which will lead you to the Create a virtual machine page.
4. In the Basics tab:
- Ensure the correct subscription is chosen under Project details.
- Opt for creating a new resource group by selecting “Create new resource group” and name it as “myResourceGroup.”
5. Under Instance details:
- Enter “myVM” as the Virtual machine name.
- Choose “East US” as the Region.
- Select “Ubuntu 18.04 LTS” as the Image.
- Leave other settings as default.
6. For Administrator account:
- Pick “SSH public key.”
- Provide your user name and paste your public key, ensuring no leading or trailing white spaces.
7. Under Inbound port rules > Public inbound ports:
- Choose “Allow selected ports.”
- Select “SSH (22)” and “HTTP (80)” from the drop-down.
8. Keep the remaining settings at their defaults and click on “Review + create” at the bottom of the page.
9. The “Create a virtual machine” page will display the details of the VM you’re about to create. Once ready, click on “Create.”
10. The deployment process will take a few minutes. Once it’s finished, proceed to the next section.
To connect to the virtual machine:
1. Access the overview page of your VM and click on “Connect.”
2. On the “Connect to virtual machine” page:
- Keep the default options for connecting via IP address over port 22.
- A connection command for logging in will be displayed. Click the button to copy the command. Here’s an example of what the SSH connection command looks like:
“`
ssh [email protected]
“`
3. Using the same bash shell that you used to generate your SSH key pair, you can either reopen the Cloud Shell by selecting >_ again
or going to https://shell.azure.com/bash.
4. Paste the SSH connection command into the shell to initiate an SSH session.
Usage/Deployment Instructions
Anarion Technologies – SPIP
Note: Search product on Azure marketplace and click on “Get it now”
Click on Continue
Click on Create
Creating a Virtual Machine, enter or select appropriate values for zone, machine type, resource group and so on as per your choice.
After Process of Create Virtual Machine. You have got an Option Go to Resource Group
Click Go to Resource Group
Copy the Public IP Address
Open your browser and go to the server’s URL. In my case it’s “http://IP-Address/ecrire”
Click on INSTALL button.
Choose Language and Click on NEXT button.
Connect Database to SPIP
Database Name: spipdb
Connection Login: spipuser
Password: Admin@123
Click on NEXT button.
Choose your Database as spipdb and Click on NEXT button.
Create Admin for login and Click on NEXT button.
Click on BACK-OFFICE button.
Welcome to the Dashboard of SPIP
ThankYou!!!