NGINX

January 22, 2026 Reading time: ~1 minute

sudo apt update
sudo apt install nginx php-fpm php-cli php-common php-mbstring php-zip php-sqlite3 php-curl php-gd php-json 
php-opcache php-xml unzip -y
sudo systemctl start nginx
sudo systemctl enable nginx
sudo systemctl start php8.4-fpm # Replace 8.4 with the actual installed PHP version
sudo systemctl enable php8.4-fpm
cd /var/www
curl https://www.bludit.com/releases/bludit-latest.zip --output bludit-latest.zip
unzip bludit-latest.zip
sudo chown -R www-data:www-data /var/www
sudo nano /etc/nginx/sites-available/bludit.conf
server {
    listen 80;
    server_name your_domain.com;
    root /var/www/bludit;
    index index.php;

    location ~ \.php$ {
        fastcgi_pass unix:/run/php/php8.4-fpm.sock; # Verify socket path; it may change with PHP versions
        include fastcgi.conf;
        fastcgi_param SCRIPT_FILENAME $document_root$fastcgi_script_name;
    }

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

sudo ln -s /etc/nginx/sites-available/bludit.conf /etc/nginx/sites-enabled/
sudo nginx -t # Test configuration syntax
sudo systemctl restart nginx

Open your web browser and navigate to http://your_domain.com (or your server's IP address). 
The Bludit installation wizard will guide you through creating an admin account and setting up your site. 

Set up your new site

January 22, 2026 Reading time: ~1 minute

Update the settings of your site from the admin panel, you can change the title, description and the social networks from Settings > General.

Follow Bludit

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Get information about news, new releases, new themes or new plugins on our social networks Facebook, Twitter and YouTube or visit our Blog.

About

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Your About page is typically one of the most visited pages on your site, need to be simple with a few key things, such as your name, who are you, how can contact you, a small story, etc.