strapi Installation Guide Installation Guide

strapi is a free and open-source headless CMS. Strapi provides open source headless CMS to manage content

Hardware Requirements:

CPU: 2+ cores

RAM: 2GB minimum

Storage: 2GB for data

Network: HTTP/API access

Operating System:

Linux: Any modern distribution (RHEL, Debian, Ubuntu, CentOS, Fedora, Arch, Alpine, openSUSE)

macOS: 10.14+ (Mojave or newer)

Windows: Windows Server 2016+ or Windows 10

FreeBSD: 11.0+

Network Requirements:

Port 1337 (default strapi port)

None

Dependencies:

See official documentation for specific requirements

System Access: root or sudo privileges required

This guide supports installation on:

RHEL 8/9 and derivatives (CentOS Stream, Rocky Linux, AlmaLinux)

Debian 11/12

Ubuntu 20.04/22.04/24.04 LTS

Arch Linux (rolling release)

Alpine Linux 3.18+

openSUSE Leap 15.5+ / Tumbleweed

SUSE Linux Enterprise Server (SLES) 15+

macOS 12+ (Monterey and later)

FreeBSD 13+

Windows 10/11/Server 2019+ (where applicable)

bash

# Install EPEL repository if needed
sudo dnf install -y epel-release

# Install strapi
sudo dnf install -y strapi

# Enable and start service
sudo systemctl enable --now strapi

# Configure firewall
sudo firewall-cmd --permanent --add-port=1337/tcp
sudo firewall-cmd --reload

# Verify installation
strapi --version

bash

# Update package index
sudo apt update

# Install strapi
sudo apt install -y strapi

# Enable and start service
sudo systemctl enable --now strapi

# Configure firewall
sudo ufw allow 1337

# Verify installation
strapi --version

bash

# Install strapi
sudo pacman -S strapi

# Enable and start service
sudo systemctl enable --now strapi

# Verify installation
strapi --version

bash

# Install strapi
apk add --no-cache strapi

# Enable and start service
rc-update add strapi default
rc-service strapi start

# Verify installation
strapi --version

bash

# Install strapi
sudo zypper install -y strapi

# Enable and start service
sudo systemctl enable --now strapi

# Configure firewall
sudo firewall-cmd --permanent --add-port=1337/tcp
sudo firewall-cmd --reload

# Verify installation
strapi --version

bash

# Using Homebrew
brew install strapi

# Start service
brew services start strapi

# Verify installation
strapi --version

bash

# Using pkg
pkg install strapi

# Enable in rc.conf
echo 'strapi_enable="YES"' >> /etc/rc.conf

# Start service
service strapi start

# Verify installation
strapi --version

bash

# Using Chocolatey
choco install strapi

# Or using Scoop
scoop install strapi

# Verify installation
strapi --version

bash

# Create configuration directory
sudo mkdir -p /etc/strapi

# Set up basic configuration
# See official documentation for detailed configuration options

# Test configuration
strapi --version

bash

# Enable service
sudo systemctl enable strapi

# Start service
sudo systemctl start strapi

# Stop service
sudo systemctl stop strapi

# Restart service
sudo systemctl restart strapi

# Check status
sudo systemctl status strapi

# View logs
sudo journalctl -u strapi -f

bash

# Enable service
rc-update add strapi default

# Start service
rc-service strapi start

# Stop service
rc-service strapi stop

# Restart service
rc-service strapi restart

# Check status
rc-service strapi status

bash

# Enable in /etc/rc.conf
echo 'strapi_enable="YES"' >> /etc/rc.conf

# Start service
service strapi start

# Stop service
service strapi stop

# Restart service
service strapi restart

# Check status
service strapi status

bash

# Using Homebrew services
brew services start strapi
brew services stop strapi
brew services restart strapi

# Check status
brew services list | grep strapi

powershell

# Start service
net start strapi

# Stop service
net stop strapi

# Using PowerShell
Start-Service strapi
Stop-Service strapi
Restart-Service strapi

# Check status
Get-Service strapi

See the official documentation for advanced configuration options.

nginx

upstream strapi_backend {
    server 127.0.0.1:1337;
}

server {
    listen 80;
    server_name strapi.example.com;
    return 301 https://$server_name$request_uri;
}

server {
    listen 443 ssl http2;
    server_name strapi.example.com;

    ssl_certificate /etc/ssl/certs/strapi.example.com.crt;
    ssl_certificate_key /etc/ssl/private/strapi.example.com.key;

    location / {
        proxy_pass http://strapi_backend;
        proxy_set_header Host $host;
        proxy_set_header X-Real-IP $remote_addr;
        proxy_set_header X-Forwarded-For $proxy_add_x_forwarded_for;
        proxy_set_header X-Forwarded-Proto $scheme;
    }
}

apache

<VirtualHost *:80>
    ServerName strapi.example.com
    Redirect permanent / https://strapi.example.com/
</VirtualHost>

<VirtualHost *:443>
    ServerName strapi.example.com
    
    SSLEngine on
    SSLCertificateFile /etc/ssl/certs/strapi.example.com.crt
    SSLCertificateKeyFile /etc/ssl/private/strapi.example.com.key
    
    ProxyRequests Off
    ProxyPreserveHost On
    
    ProxyPass / http://127.0.0.1:1337/
    ProxyPassReverse / http://127.0.0.1:1337/
</VirtualHost>

haproxy

frontend strapi_frontend
    bind *:80
    bind *:443 ssl crt /etc/ssl/certs/strapi.pem
    redirect scheme https if !{ ssl_fc }
    default_backend strapi_backend

backend strapi_backend
    balance roundrobin
    server strapi1 127.0.0.1:1337 check

bash

# Set appropriate permissions
sudo chown -R strapi:strapi /etc/strapi
sudo chmod 750 /etc/strapi

# Configure firewall
sudo firewall-cmd --permanent --add-port=1337/tcp
sudo firewall-cmd --reload

# Enable SELinux policies (if applicable)
sudo setsebool -P httpd_can_network_connect on

See official documentation for database configuration requirements.

bash

# Basic system tuning
echo 'net.core.somaxconn = 65535' | sudo tee -a /etc/sysctl.conf
echo 'net.ipv4.tcp_max_syn_backlog = 65535' | sudo tee -a /etc/sysctl.conf
sudo sysctl -p

bash

# Check service status
sudo systemctl status strapi

# View logs
sudo journalctl -u strapi -f

# Monitor resource usage
top -p $(pgrep strapi)

bash

#!/bin/bash
# Basic backup script
BACKUP_DIR="/backup/strapi"
DATE=$(date +%Y%m%d_%H%M%S)

mkdir -p "$BACKUP_DIR"
tar -czf "$BACKUP_DIR/strapi-backup-$DATE.tar.gz" /etc/strapi /var/lib/strapi

echo "Backup completed: $BACKUP_DIR/strapi-backup-$DATE.tar.gz"

bash

# Stop service
sudo systemctl stop strapi

# Restore from backup
tar -xzf /backup/strapi/strapi-backup-*.tar.gz -C /

# Start service
sudo systemctl start strapi

1. Service won't start:

bash

# Check logs
sudo journalctl -u strapi -n 100
sudo tail -f /var/log/strapi/strapi.log

# Check configuration
strapi --version

# Check permissions
ls -la /etc/strapi

2. Connection issues:

bash

# Check if service is listening
sudo ss -tlnp | grep 1337

# Test connectivity
telnet localhost 1337

# Check firewall
sudo firewall-cmd --list-all

3. Performance issues:

bash

# Check resource usage
top -p $(pgrep strapi)

# Check disk I/O
iotop -p $(pgrep strapi)

# Check connections
ss -an | grep 1337

yaml

version: '3.8'
services:
  strapi:
    image: strapi:latest
    ports:
      - "1337:1337"
    volumes:
      - ./config:/etc/strapi
      - ./data:/var/lib/strapi
    restart: unless-stopped

Maintenance

bash

# RHEL/CentOS/Rocky/AlmaLinux
sudo dnf update strapi

# Debian/Ubuntu
sudo apt update && sudo apt upgrade strapi

# Arch Linux
sudo pacman -Syu strapi

# Alpine Linux
apk update && apk upgrade strapi

# openSUSE
sudo zypper update strapi

# FreeBSD
pkg update && pkg upgrade strapi

# Always backup before updates
tar -czf /backup/strapi-pre-update-$(date +%Y%m%d).tar.gz /etc/strapi

# Restart after updates
sudo systemctl restart strapi

Regular Maintenance

bash

# Log rotation
sudo logrotate -f /etc/logrotate.d/strapi

# Clean old logs
find /var/log/strapi -name "*.log" -mtime +30 -delete

# Check disk usage
du -sh /var/lib/strapi

Official Documentation: https://docs.strapi.org/

GitHub Repository: https://github.com/strapi/strapi

Community Forum: https://forum.strapi.org/

Best Practices Guide: https://docs.strapi.org/best-practices

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Note: This guide is part of the HowToMgr collection. Always refer to official documentation for the most up-to-date information.

1. Prerequisites

2. Supported Operating Systems

3. Installation

RHEL/CentOS/Rocky Linux/AlmaLinux

Debian/Ubuntu

Arch Linux

Alpine Linux

openSUSE/SLES

macOS

FreeBSD

Windows

Initial Configuration

Basic Configuration

5. Service Management

systemd (RHEL, Debian, Ubuntu, Arch, openSUSE)

OpenRC (Alpine Linux)

rc.d (FreeBSD)

launchd (macOS)

Windows Service Manager

Advanced Configuration

Reverse Proxy Setup

nginx Configuration

Apache Configuration

HAProxy Configuration

Security Configuration

Basic Security Setup

Database Setup

Performance Optimization

System Tuning

Monitoring

Basic Monitoring

9. Backup and Restore

Backup Script

Restore Procedure

6. Troubleshooting

Common Issues

Integration Examples

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Maintenance

Update Procedures

Regular Maintenance

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