• Joomla ¹⁾
• Realm of Espionage
• https://realmofespionage.xyz

• Windows 11 (24H2)
• nginx + PHP + PHP-CGI
• Certbot (Let's Encrypt)

• https://manual.joomla.org/docs/next/get-started/technical-requirements/

• https://www.git-scm.com/download/win
• Last tested: Git-2.48.1-64-bit.exe

• Git from the command line and also from 3rd-party software

• https://mariadb.org/download/
• Last tested: mariadb-11.7.2-winx64.msi

• No Development components or Third party tools
• Use UTF8 as default server's character set
• [x] Enable Networking

• https://nodejs.org/en/download
• Last tested: node-v22.14.0-x64.msi

• Node.js runtime, npm package manager, Add to PATH (corepack manager and Online documentation not required)
• Tools for Native Modules not required (leave “Automatically install the tools” unchecked)
• TODO: nodejs

• https://github.com/joomla/joomla-cms/commits/5.2-dev/

"%ProgramFiles%\Git\bin\git.exe" clone --branch "5.2-dev" --depth "1" --recurse-submodules "https://github.com/joomla/joomla-cms.git" "%SystemDrive%\www\main"

"explorer.exe" "%SystemDrive%\www\main"

"%ProgramFiles%\MariaDB 11.7\bin\mariadb.exe" -u "root" -p

CREATE DATABASE joomla_db;

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

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

FLUSH PRIVILEGES;

EXIT

"notepad.exe" "%SystemDrive%\www\php\main.ini"

[PHP]
; Modules
extension_dir = ".\ext"
extension = "gd"
extension = "intl"
extension = "ldap"
extension = "mysqli"
extension = "openssl"
extension = "sodium"
zend_extension = "opcache"

; Settings
post_max_size = "5M"
upload_max_filesize = "5M"
error_reporting = "E_ERROR"
display_errors = "Off"

[Date]
date.timezone = "America/New_York"

; End

"php.exe" -c "%SystemDrive%\www\php\main.ini" -m

• https://github.com/composer/composer/releases
• Latest composer.phar in www\ext folder

MKDIR "%SystemDrive%\www\ext"

"%SystemDrive%\www\ext\composer.phar"

CD "%SystemDrive%\www\main" && "php.exe" -c "%SystemDrive%\www\php\main.ini" "%SystemDrive%\www\ext\composer.phar" install --no-dev

CD "%SystemDrive%\www\main" && "%ProgramFiles%\nodejs\node.exe" "%ProgramFiles%\nodejs\node_modules\npm\bin\npm-cli.js" --prefix "%SystemDrive%\www\main" "ci" --verbose

• fastcgi_params include hard-coded to nginx version path

"notepad.exe" "%SystemDrive%\www\nginx\default.d\main.conf"

# PHP-CGI
location ~ \.(php)(/.*)?$ {
    fastcgi_split_path_info ^(.+\.(?:php))(/.*)$;
    fastcgi_intercept_errors "on";
    fastcgi_index "index.php";
    include "C:/nginx-1.27.4/conf/fastcgi_params";
    fastcgi_param "SCRIPT_FILENAME" $document_root$fastcgi_script_name;
    fastcgi_param "PATH_INFO" $fastcgi_path_info;
    fastcgi_param "HTTPS" "on";
    fastcgi_pass "127.0.0.1:9001";
}

# End

"notepad.exe" "%SystemDrive%\www\nginx\vhosts.d\main.conf"

server {
    listen "443" "ssl";
    http2 "on";
    server_name "realmofespionage.xyz";
    root "C:/www/main";
    index "index.php";

    include C:/www/nginx/default.d/main.conf;
    include C:/www/nginx/default.d/headers.conf;

    client_max_body_size "5M";

#    add_header Content-Security-Policy "default-src "self"; script-src "self" "unsafe-inline" "unsafe-eval"; style-src "self" "unsafe-inline"" always;

#    access_log  logs/main-access.log;
#    error_log  logs/main-error.log;

# Install dir post-install block
#
#    location "/install" {
#        location ~* \.(php)$ {
#            deny "all";
#        }
#    }

    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

"%SystemDrive%\www\scripts\nginx\Reload.bat"

MKDIR "%SystemDrive%\www\scripts\main"

"explorer.exe" "%SystemDrive%\www\scripts\main"

"notepad.exe" "%SystemDrive%\www\scripts\main\PHP-CGI.bat"

SET "PHP_FCGI_MAX_REQUESTS=0"
SET "PHP_FCGI_CHILDREN=1"

START "Main PHP-CGI" "php-cgi.exe" -b "127.0.0.1:9001" -c "%SystemDrive%\www\php\main.ini" -q

:: End

"%SystemDrive%\www\scripts\main\PHP-CGI.bat"

• https://github.com/joomla/joomla-cms/commits/5.2-dev/

"notepad.exe" "%SystemDrive%\www\scripts\main\Update.bat"

@echo off

"%ProgramFiles%\Git\bin\git.exe" -C "%SystemDrive%\www\main" reset --hard
"%ProgramFiles%\Git\bin\git.exe" -C "%SystemDrive%\www\main" pull origin "5.2-dev" --rebase

"%ProgramFiles%\Git\bin\git.exe" -C "%SystemDrive%\www\main" gc --aggressive --prune="all"
"%ProgramFiles%\Git\bin\git.exe" -C "%SystemDrive%\www\main" fsck --full --strict

"php.exe" -c "%SystemDrive%\www\php\main.ini" "%SystemDrive%\www\ext\composer.phar" install --no-dev --working-dir="%SystemDrive%\www\main"

"%ProgramFiles%\nodejs\node.exe" "%ProgramFiles%\nodejs\node_modules\npm\bin\npm-cli.js" --prefix "%SystemDrive%\www\main" "ci"

:: End

"%SystemDrive%\www\scripts\main\Update.bat"

"%SystemDrive%\www\scripts\main\Update.bat"

Main Update

"explorer.exe" "%AppData%\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\Programs\StartUp"

"%SystemDrive%\www\scripts\main\PHP-CGI.bat"

Main PHP-CGI

• https://realmofespionage.xyz

• 2025/01/17: WIP
• Linux config

• Downloads
• Last tested: t3-system-plugin_3.2.2.zip and purity-iii-template_2.1.1.zip

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

• General → Show T3 Logo: Off

• Theme → Logo Type: Text
• Theme → Site Name: Realm of Espionage

• Navigation → Megamenu Configuration → Animation: Fading
• Navigation → Megamenu Configuration → Duration: 300

• Add-ons → Off-canvas Sidebar → Enable: Off

• Assignment → Toggle Selection

• 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>
            <img src="https://realmofespionage.xyz/images/cc-by-sa-40.png" width="80" height="15" /> All content and data available on Realm of Espionage is available under the <a href="https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0" target="_blank">Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International</a> license.
          </small>

• This shrinks the footer height, and places it back at the bottom of the screen instead of floating half-way up the page when little content exists (source 1, source 2)
• Also replaces ThemeMagic for Brand Primary Color, Footer Background, and Footer Text Color

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

sudo -e '/var/www/main/templates/purity_iii/css/custom.css' && sudo chown 'nginx':'nginx' '/var/www/main/templates/purity_iii/css/custom.css'

html,

body {
  height: 100%;
}

a {
  color: #3D8BFF;
}

a:hover {
  color: #196BE4;
}

.t3-mainnav {
  background-color: #3D8BFF;
}

.logo a {
  background: none;
}

.logo a:hover {
  background: #196BE4;
}

.t3-wrapper {
  position: relative;
  min-height: 100%;
}

.t3-footer {
  position: absolute;
  bottom: 0;
  left: 0;
  right: 0;
  background-color: #484848;
  color: #FFFFFF;
}

.t3-copyright {
  padding-top: 20px;
  padding-bottom: 0px;
}

• The line-breaks are intentional and are there to make how it displays look nicer
• Add links to RoE | Wiki and CC BY-SA 4.0 license

 
 

Welcome! Realm of Espionage is a personal project composed of various services. All services on RoE are free and open-source, self-hosted, and configured with strict security in-mind. My most prominent project currently is RoE | Wiki, a DokuWiki instance that holds my notes on all sorts of operating system, client, and server deployments, free for anyone to view and redistribute under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license.

 

This domain serves as a landing page and provides links to my most-used profiles and projects. To view them, use the navigation bar (desktop) or the ≡ hamburger icon (mobile) at the top of the screen.

 

• 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 a personal project composed of various self-hosted services. All services are hosted in-house under secure conditions, and notes are provided for all services under the CC-BY-SA 4.0 license.

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 Print: Hide
• Show Email: Hide
• Show Hits: Hide

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

CD "%UserProfile%\Downloads"

"%ProgramFiles%\MariaDB 11.7\bin\mariadb-dump.exe" -u "root" -p --opt -r "joomla.sql" "joomla_db"

• Initial set-up

"%ProgramFiles%\MariaDB 11.7\bin\mariadb.exe" -u "root" -p "joomla_db" < "%UserProfile%\Downloads\joomla.sql"

"%ProgramFiles%\MariaDB 11.7\bin\mariadb.exe" -u "root" -p --execute="GRANT ALL PRIVILEGES ON joomla_db.* to 'joomla'@'localhost';"

"%ProgramFiles%\MariaDB 11.7\bin\mariadb.exe" -u "root" -p --execute="DROP DATABASE joomla_db"

"%ProgramFiles%\MariaDB 11.7\bin\mariadb.exe" -u "root" -p --execute="CREATE DATABASE joomla_db"