• Joomla
• Realm of Espionage
• https://realmofespionage.xyz

• Ubuntu Server
• nginx + PHP + PHP-FPM
• Certbot (Let's Encrypt)
• MariaDB

• https://docs.joomla.org/What_version_of_Joomla!_should_you_use%3F
• https://docs.joomla.org/Special:MyLanguage/J5.x:Setting_Up_Your_Local_Environment
• https://manual.joomla.org/docs/next/get-started/technical-requirements/
• https://docs.joomla.org/J5.x:Optional_Technical_Requirements

sudo apt install composer nodejs npm php-xml php-gd php-mysql php-mbstring php-mcrypt php-curl php-intl php-json php-ldap

• https://github.com/joomla/joomla-cms/commits/6.1-dev/
• https://github.com/joomla/joomla-cms/branches

sudo git clone --branch '6.1-dev' --depth '1' --recurse-submodules 'https://github.com/joomla/joomla-cms.git' '/var/www/main' && sudo chown -R 'www-data':'www-data' '/var/www/main' && sudo chmod -R '0755' '/var/www/main'

• https://docs.joomla.org/Special:MyLanguage/J5.x:Setting_Up_Your_Local_Environment

sudo su 'www-data' -s '/bin/bash'

cd '/tmp' && composer --working-dir='/var/www/main' --no-cache install --no-dev

sudo su 'www-data' -s '/bin/bash'

cd '/tmp' && CYPRESS_CACHE_FOLDER='/var/www/main' '/usr/bin/node' '/usr/share/nodejs/npm/bin/npm-cli.js' --prefix '/var/www/main' ci --cache '/var/www/main' --force --verbose

exit

sudo mariadb

CREATE DATABASE joomla_db;

CREATE USER 'joomla'@'localhost' IDENTIFIED BY 'x';

GRANT ALL PRIVILEGES ON joomla_db.* to 'joomla'@'localhost';

FLUSH PRIVILEGES;EXIT;

sudo -e '/etc/php/8.4/fpm/pool.d/main.conf' && sudo systemctl restart 'php8.4-fpm'

[main]

; User/Group
user = "www-data"
group = "www-data"

; Socket
listen = "/run/php/main.sock"
listen.owner = "www-data"
listen.group = "www-data"
listen.mode = "0662"

; Process Management
pm = "ondemand"
pm.max_children = "4"
pm.process_idle_timeout = "30"

; Logging
php_value[log_errors] = "0"
php_value[error_reporting] = "~E_ALL"

; General
php_value[date.timezone] = "America/New_York"

; End

sudo -e '/etc/nginx/snippets/main.conf'

location '~' '\.(php|phar)(/.*)?$' {

 fastcgi_split_path_info '^(.+\.(?:php|phar))(/.*)$';
 fastcgi_intercept_errors 'on';
 fastcgi_index 'index.php';
 include 'fastcgi_params';
 fastcgi_param 'SCRIPT_FILENAME' '$document_root$fastcgi_script_name';
 fastcgi_param 'PATH_INFO' '$fastcgi_path_info';
 fastcgi_param 'HTTPS' 'on';

 fastcgi_pass 'unix:/run/php/main.sock';

}

# End

• Nginx - Joomla! Documentation

sudo -e '/etc/nginx/sites-available/main.conf'

server {

 listen '443' 'ssl';
 http2 'on';
 server_name 'realmofespionage.xyz';
 root '/var/www/main';
 index 'index.php';

 include '/etc/nginx/snippets/main.conf';
 include '/etc/nginx/snippets/headers.conf';

# access_log '/var/log/nginx/main-access.log';
# error_log '/var/log/nginx/main-error.log';

 location '/api/' {
  try_files '$uri' '$uri/' '/api/index.php?$args';
 }

 location '/' {
  try_files '$uri' '$uri/' '/index.php?$args';
 }

 location '~*' '/(images|cache|media|logs|tmp)/.*\.(php|pl|py|jsp|asp|sh|cgi)$' {
  return '403';
  error_page '403' '/403_error.html';
 }

 location '~*' '\.(ico|pdf|flv)$' {
  expires '1y';
 }

 location '~*' '\.(js|css|png|jpg|jpeg|gif|swf|xml|txt)$' {
  expires '14d';
 }
 
}

# End

sudo ln -s -f '/etc/nginx/sites-available/main.conf' '/etc/nginx/sites-enabled/main.conf' && sudo systemctl reload 'nginx'

• https://realmofespionage.xyz

• Disable Automated Updates
• Don't remove installation folder

• https://github.com/joomla/joomla-cms/issues/43876

sudo rm -fv '/var/www/main/administrator/cache/autoload_psr4.php'

• Templates → Site Template Styles
• Set purity_III - Default to Default

• Last tested: 2024/02/01 on Joomla 5.1.0-dev, T3 Framework 3.2.0, and Purity III 2.1.0

wget -O '/tmp/cc-by-sa-40.png' 'https://licensebuttons.net/l/by-sa/4.0/80x15.png' && sudo mv '/tmp/cc-by-sa-40.png' '/var/www/main/images/cc-by-sa-40.png' && sudo chown 'nginx':'nginx' '/var/www/main/images/cc-by-sa-40.png' && sudo restorecon -F -I -R '/var/www/main/images/cc-by-sa-40.png' && sync

• Place text within the <section class=“t3-copyright”> section underneath the Bootstrap by Twitter and Font Awesome mentions
• Remove Bootstrap by Twitter and Font Awesome mentions

sudo -e '/var/www/main/templates/purity_iii/tpls/blocks/footer.php' && sudo chown 'nginx':'nginx' '/var/www/main/templates/purity_iii/tpls/blocks/footer.php'

          <small>
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          </small>

• Toggle Editor for raw-HTML paste

<p><br>Welcome! Realm of Espionage is <a href="https://wiki.realmofespionage.xyz/user:espionage724" target="_blank" rel="noopener">my</a> creative space online, and the umbrella name I provide my services under. RoE is entirely self-hosted, in-house, with free and open-source software, and fully-documented in my unique notes style on <a href="https://wiki.realmofespionage.xyz/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">RoE | Wiki</a>, my encyclopedia of technical notes and no-nonsense automation.</p>
<p> </p>
<p>This domain serves as a landing page and provides links to the services I offer, some of my online profiles, and projects showcase. To view them, use the navigation bar (desktop) or the ≡ hamburger icon (mobile) at the top of the screen.</p>
<!-- End -->

<p> </p>
<p>(website is under construction and there aren't any links in the nav bar yet; my <a href="https://wiki.realmofespionage.xyz/">wiki</a> is far-more interesting! <a href="https://wiki.realmofespionage.xyz/user:espionage724">webmaster info</a>, <a href="https://wiki.realmofespionage.xyz/servers:linux:nginx:joomla" target="_blank" rel="noopener">dev notes</a>)</p>
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This site is being built behind-the-scenes, check back later!
<br />
In the meantime, check out my wiki: <a href="https://wiki.realmofespionage.xyz/">RoE | Wiki</a>

• Main menu headers are: System Links → URL → # to allow tapping as-expected on mobile
• Icon sizes are 24×24
• Menu entries should be named normally before saving for a proper alias, and then add a space on the title afterwards to make it look better with the icon

Realm of Espionage is my creative space, and the umbrella name I provide my services under. RoE is self-hosted, with free and open-source software, and fully-documented in my unique notes style on "RoE | Wiki", my encyclopedia of technical notes and no-nonsense automation

Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International

• System → Global Configuration → Articles

• Show Title: Hide
• Show Category: Hide
• Show Author: Hide
• Show Publish Date: Hide
• Show Navigation: Hide
• Show Hits: Hide

• Menus → Main Menu → Home → Link Type → Display in Menu: No
• Menus → Main Menu → Home → Page Display → Show Page Heading: Hide

sudo -e '/etc/systemd/system/main-up.service'

[Service]
User=www-data
Group=www-data
Type=oneshot

WorkingDirectory=/var/www/main
Environment="CYPRESS_CACHE_FOLDER='/var/www/main'"

ExecStart='/usr/bin/git' -C '/var/www/main' reset --hard 'origin/6.1-dev'
ExecStart='/usr/bin/git' -C '/var/www/main' pull origin '6.1-dev' --rebase

ExecStart='/usr/bin/composer' --working-dir='/var/www/main' --no-cache install --no-dev
ExecStart='/usr/bin/node' '/usr/share/nodejs/npm/bin/npm-cli.js' --prefix '/var/www/main' ci --cache '/var/www/main' --force --logs-max='0'

ExecStartPost='/usr/bin/sync'

# End

• Daily 03:00:00 AM

sudo -e '/etc/systemd/system/main-up.timer' && sudo systemctl daemon-reload && sudo systemctl enable 'main-up.timer' --now && sudo systemctl start 'main-up' && sudo systemctl status 'main-up' -l

[Unit]
Description=Joomla Git Updater
After=network-online.target
Wants=network-online.target

[Timer]
OnCalendar=*-*-* 03:00:00
Persistent=true

[Install]
WantedBy=timers.target

# End

mkdir -p ~/'backups' && sudo -e '/etc/systemd/system/main-fb.service' && sudo sed -i 's/CHANGEME/'$USER'/g' '/etc/systemd/system/main-fb.service'

[Service]
Type=oneshot

WorkingDirectory=/var/www/main

ExecStart='/usr/bin/bash' -c '"/usr/bin/tar" -czf "/home/CHANGEME/backups/joomla-files-auto-"$$(date +%%Y-%%m-%%d)".tar.gz" -C "/var/www" "main"'

ExecStartPost='/usr/bin/sync'

# End

• Monthly (4th) 03:15:00 AM

sudo -e '/etc/systemd/system/main-fb.timer' && sudo systemctl daemon-reload && sudo systemctl enable 'main-fb.timer' --now

[Unit]
Description=Joomla Files Backup

[Timer]
OnCalendar=*-*-04 03:15:00
Persistent=true

[Install]
WantedBy=timers.target

# End

sudo systemctl start 'main-fb' && sudo systemctl status 'main-fb' -l

sudo mkdir -p '/var/lib/mysql/auth' && sudo -e '/var/lib/mysql/auth/joomla' && sudo chown 'mysql':'mysql' '/var/lib/mysql/auth/joomla' && sudo chmod '0600' '/var/lib/mysql/auth/joomla'

[mariadb-dump]
user=joomla
password=x

# End

mkdir -p ~/'backups' && sudo mkdir -p '/var/lib/mysql/tmp' && sudo -e '/etc/systemd/system/main-db.service' && sudo sed -i 's/'CHANGEME'/'$USER'/g' '/etc/systemd/system/main-db.service'

[Service]
Group=mysql
Type=oneshot

WorkingDirectory=/var/lib/mysql

ExecStart='/usr/bin/bash' -c '"/usr/bin/mariadb-dump" --defaults-extra-file="/var/lib/mysql/auth/joomla" --single-transaction --quick "joomla_db" -r "/home/CHANGEME/backups/joomla-database-auto-"$$(date +%%Y-%%m-%%d)".sql"'

ExecStartPost='/usr/bin/sync'

# End

• Monthly (4th) 03:10:00 AM

sudo -e '/etc/systemd/system/main-db.timer' && sudo systemctl daemon-reload && sudo systemctl enable 'main-db.timer' --now && sudo systemctl start 'main-db' && sudo systemctl status 'main-db' -l

[Unit]
Description=Joomla Database Backup
After=mariadb.service

[Timer]
OnCalendar=*-*-04 03:10:00
Persistent=true

[Install]
WantedBy=timers.target

# End

sudo -e '/etc/systemd/system/main-m.service'

[Service]
User=www-data
Group=www-data
Type=oneshot

WorkingDirectory=/var/www/main

ExecStart='/usr/bin/git' -C '/var/www/main' gc --aggressive --prune='all'
ExecStart='/usr/bin/git' -C '/var/www/main' fsck --full --strict

ExecStartPost='/usr/bin/sync'

# End

• Monthly (4th) 03:30:00 AM

sudo -e '/etc/systemd/system/main-m.timer' && sudo systemctl daemon-reload && sudo systemctl enable 'main-m.timer' --now

[Unit]
Description=Joomla Maintenance
After=network-online.target
Wants=network-online.target

[Timer]
OnCalendar=*-*-04 03:30:00
Persistent=true

[Install]
WantedBy=timers.target

# End

sudo systemctl start 'main-m' && sudo systemctl status 'main-m' -l

sudo tar -czf ~/'joomla-files-manual-'$(date +%Y-%m-%d)'.tar.gz' -C '/var/www' 'main'

sudo mariadb-dump --single-transaction --quick 'joomla_db' -r ~/'joomla-database-manual-'$(date +%Y-%m-%d)'.sql'

scp espionage724@192.168.1.152:~/'joomla-files-'*'.tar.gz' ~/'Downloads'

scp espionage724@192.168.1.152:~/'joomla-database-'*'.sql' ~/'Downloads'

scp ~/'Downloads/joomla-files-'*'.tar.gz' espionage724@192.168.1.152:~

scp ~/'Downloads/joomla'*'.sql' espionage724@192.168.1.152:~

sudo systemctl stop 'nginx'

ls ~/'joomla-files-'*'.tar.gz' && sudo rm -Rf '/var/www/main'

sudo tar -xzf ~/'joomla-files-'*'.tar.gz' -C '/var/www' 'main' && sudo chown -R 'www-data':'www-data' '/var/www/main' && sudo chmod -R '0755' '/var/www/main'

• Set email for user.email

sudo su 'www-data' -s '/bin/bash'

rm -Rf '/var/www/main/.git'

git -C '/var/www/main' init --initial-branch='6.1-dev'

git -C '/var/www/main' add '.'

git -C '/var/www/main' config 'user.email' 'espionage724@x'

git -C '/var/www/main' commit --message='x'

git -C '/var/www/main' remote add 'origin' 'https://github.com/joomla/joomla-cms.git'

git -C '/var/www/main' pull --depth '1' --recurse-submodules 'origin' '6.1-dev' --rebase

git -C '/var/www/main' reset --hard 'origin/6.1-dev'

git -C '/var/www/main' gc --aggressive --prune='all'

git -C '/var/www/main' fsck --full --strict

exit

• Initial set-up

sudo mariadb --execute='DROP DATABASE joomla_db;'

sudo mariadb --execute='CREATE DATABASE joomla_db;'

sudo mariadb 'joomla_db' < ~/'joomla'*'.sql'

sudo systemctl start 'nginx'

rm -fv ~/'joomla-files-'*'.tar.gz' ~/'joomla'*'.sql'