Getting Started

Prerequisites

Before installing DezerX Spartan, you need to install the required dependencies. The commands below are simply an example of how you might install these dependencies. Please consult with your operating system's package manager to determine the correct packages to install.

Installing Dependencies

# Add "add-apt-repository" command
apt -y install software-properties-common curl apt-transport-https ca-certificates gnupg

# Add additional repositories for PHP (Ubuntu 22.04)
LC_ALL=C.UTF-8 add-apt-repository -y ppa:ondrej/php

# Add Redis official APT repository
curl -fsSL https://packages.redis.io/gpg | sudo gpg --dearmor -o /usr/share/keyrings/redis-archive-keyring.gpg
echo "deb [signed-by=/usr/share/keyrings/redis-archive-keyring.gpg] https://packages.redis.io/deb $(lsb_release -cs) main" | sudo tee /etc/apt/sources.list.d/redis.list

# Update repositories list
apt update

# Install Dependencies
apt -y install php8.3 php8.3-{common,cli,gd,mysql,mbstring,bcmath,xml,fpm,curl,zip} mariadb-server nginx redis-server

Dependency Overview

The installation includes:

PHP 8.3 with essential extensions
MariaDB Server for database functionality
Nginx web server
Redis for caching and session management

Installing Composer

Composer is a dependency manager for PHP that allows us to ship everything you'll need code wise to operate the Panel. You'll need composer installed before continuing in this process.

curl -sS https://getcomposer.org/installer | sudo php -- --install-dir=/usr/local/bin --filename=composer

Installation Steps

After installing the prerequisites, proceed with the DezerX Spartan installation:

1. Navigate to Web Directory

cd /var/www/

2. Upload and Extract DezerX Spartan

Upload your DezerX Spartan zip file to the /var/www/ directory, then extract it:

# Unzip the DezerX Spartan file (replace 'dezerx-spartan.zip' with your actual filename)
unzip dezerx-spartan.zip

3. Rename the Directory

# Rename the extracted directory to 'spartan' (adjust source directory name as needed)
mv dezerx-spartan-main spartan

4. Set Proper Permissions

# Navigate to the spartan directory
cd spartan

# Set proper ownership and permissions
chown -R www-data:www-data /var/www/spartan
chmod -R 755 /var/www/spartan