gridsome Installation Guide Installation Guide

gridsome is a free and open-source Vue.js framework. Gridsome provides Vue.js framework for building static websites

Hardware Requirements:

CPU: 2+ cores

RAM: 2GB minimum

Storage: 2GB for builds

Network: Build tool

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 N/A (default gridsome port)

Dev server on 8080

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 gridsome
sudo dnf install -y gridsome

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

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

# Verify installation
gridsome --version

bash

# Update package index
sudo apt update

# Install gridsome
sudo apt install -y gridsome

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

# Configure firewall
sudo ufw allow N/A

# Verify installation
gridsome --version

bash

# Install gridsome
sudo pacman -S gridsome

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

# Verify installation
gridsome --version

bash

# Install gridsome
apk add --no-cache gridsome

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

# Verify installation
gridsome --version

bash

# Install gridsome
sudo zypper install -y gridsome

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

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

# Verify installation
gridsome --version

bash

# Using Homebrew
brew install gridsome

# Start service
brew services start gridsome

# Verify installation
gridsome --version

bash

# Using pkg
pkg install gridsome

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

# Start service
service gridsome start

# Verify installation
gridsome --version

bash

# Using Chocolatey
choco install gridsome

# Or using Scoop
scoop install gridsome

# Verify installation
gridsome --version

bash

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

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

# Test configuration
gridsome --version

bash

# Enable service
sudo systemctl enable gridsome

# Start service
sudo systemctl start gridsome

# Stop service
sudo systemctl stop gridsome

# Restart service
sudo systemctl restart gridsome

# Check status
sudo systemctl status gridsome

# View logs
sudo journalctl -u gridsome -f

bash

# Enable service
rc-update add gridsome default

# Start service
rc-service gridsome start

# Stop service
rc-service gridsome stop

# Restart service
rc-service gridsome restart

# Check status
rc-service gridsome status

bash

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

# Start service
service gridsome start

# Stop service
service gridsome stop

# Restart service
service gridsome restart

# Check status
service gridsome status

bash

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

# Check status
brew services list | grep gridsome

powershell

# Start service
net start gridsome

# Stop service
net stop gridsome

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

# Check status
Get-Service gridsome

See the official documentation for advanced configuration options.

nginx

upstream gridsome_backend {
    server 127.0.0.1:N/A;
}

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

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

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

    location / {
        proxy_pass http://gridsome_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 gridsome.example.com
    Redirect permanent / https://gridsome.example.com/
</VirtualHost>

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

haproxy

frontend gridsome_frontend
    bind *:80
    bind *:443 ssl crt /etc/ssl/certs/gridsome.pem
    redirect scheme https if !{ ssl_fc }
    default_backend gridsome_backend

backend gridsome_backend
    balance roundrobin
    server gridsome1 127.0.0.1:N/A check

bash

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

# Configure firewall
sudo firewall-cmd --permanent --add-port=N/A/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 gridsome

# View logs
sudo journalctl -u gridsome -f

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

bash

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

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

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

bash

# Stop service
sudo systemctl stop gridsome

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

# Start service
sudo systemctl start gridsome

1. Service won't start:

bash

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

# Check configuration
gridsome --version

# Check permissions
ls -la /etc/gridsome

2. Connection issues:

bash

# Check if service is listening
sudo ss -tlnp | grep N/A

# Test connectivity
telnet localhost N/A

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

3. Performance issues:

bash

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

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

# Check connections
ss -an | grep N/A

yaml

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

Maintenance

bash

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

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

# Arch Linux
sudo pacman -Syu gridsome

# Alpine Linux
apk update && apk upgrade gridsome

# openSUSE
sudo zypper update gridsome

# FreeBSD
pkg update && pkg upgrade gridsome

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

# Restart after updates
sudo systemctl restart gridsome

Regular Maintenance

bash

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

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

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

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

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

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

Best Practices Guide: https://docs.gridsome.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

Docker Compose Example

Maintenance

Update Procedures

Regular Maintenance

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