OpenRat Content Management System

About

OpenRat is a cloud-ready statifying CMS, also known as a static site generator.

OpenRat generates static files, which are served by a dedicated live web server like Apache, Nginx etc.

Unlike other static site generators OpenRat CMS contains a complete Web UI with user management and a domain specific language.

Why OpenRat?

Yes, there are a lot of good CMS in the world, and a lot of them are available for free. Why should you use OpenRat CMS?

OpenRat combines the world of static site generators with a complete web UI. Editors do not have to use a version control system, they only use their browser.

Install

Requirements

You need a server with PHP >= 5.6 and a relational database.

MariaDB and MySQL are recommended, while PostgresQL and SQLite are supported too.

Docker

Docker-Compose

The easiest way is to start the content-management-system inside a docker machine with an MySql database. Copy the following lines to a file named docker-compose.yml.

version: '3.3'

services:
  db:
    image: mysql:5.7
    volumes:
      - db_data:/var/lib/mysql
    restart: always
    environment:
      MYSQL_ROOT_PASSWORD: uoia97723sdsd9782
      MYSQL_DATABASE: cms
      MYSQL_USER: cms
      MYSQL_PASSWORD: dsfg77er35fsd08435
  cms:
    depends_on:
    - db
    image: openrat/openrat-cms:latest
    ports:
    - "8000:8080" # CMS
    - "8001:8081" # public
    - "8002:8082" # public with host routing
    restart: always
    environment:
      DB_TYPE: mysql
      DB_HOST: db
      DB_USER: cms
      DB_PASS: dsfg77er35fsd08435
      DB_NAME: cms
      CMS_MOTD:
      CMS_NAME: Content-Management
      CMS_OPERATOR: Your Company
  volumes:
    db_data: {}

Start the environment with docker-compose up -d.

Now the CMS is available on localhost:8000. The published website is available on localhost:8001

Start the single CMS docker container

Download and run the docker image from Dockerhub, you need an already running database.

docker run -d -p 8080:8080 -e DB_HOST=$host -e DB_NAME=$name -e DB_USER=$user -e DB_PASS=$pass openrat/openrat-cms

Be sure to replace the variables.

Environment variables for Docker

The following environment variables could be set in the docker container:

Name	Description	Default
DB_TYPE	database type	mysql
DB_HOST	database hostname	localhost
DB_NAME	database schema	cms
DB_USER	database user	cms
DB_PASS	database password	<empty>
CMS_MOTD	Message of the day	Welcome to dockerized CMS
CMS_NAME	Software name	OpenRat CMS (Docker)
CMS_OPERATOR	Name of your company	Docker-Host
CMS_TIMEZONE	Timezone	UTC
CMS_LANGUAGE	Language	Browser

Local installation

The old style local installation is possible with the following steps.

Download and untar it

Download the latest release from Github and install it on your server.

Clone GIT repository

Or clone the GIT repository with the command

git clone http://git.code.weiherhei.de/openrat-cms.git

or from Github

git clone https://github.com/dankert/openrat-cms.git

Add database configuration

Edit the file config/config.yml and enter your database access data, like:

database:
  db:
    enabled : true
    dsn     : "mysql:host=localhost; dbname=name_of_db; charset=utf8"
    user    : "user"
    password: "password"