Apostrophe CMS

Learn how to configure Apostrophe CMS for use with Filebase.

What is Apostrophe CMS?

Apostrophe CMS is an open-source CMS product built using NodeJS that features an in-context editing service and a headless full-stack JavaScript environment. Apostrophe CMS supports Windows, macOS X, and Linux operating systems.

Read below to learn how to use Apostrophe CMS with Filebase.

Prerequisites:

• Download and install Apostrophe CMS.

• Sign up for a free Filebase account.

• Have your Filebase Access and Secret Keys. Learn how to view your access keys here.

• Create a Filebase Bucket. Learn how to create a bucket here.

1. Create an Apostrophe CMS project with the following command:

apos create test-project

2. Navigate into the project’s directory:

cd test-project

3. Install the dependencies for your project:

npm install

4. Add an admin user to the admin group and set a password:

node app.js apostrophe-users:add admin admin

5. Start your project with the command:

node app.js

6. To configure your project to store files on Filebase, edit the app.js file to reflect the configuration of the following module:

modules: {
  'apostrophe-attachments': {
    uploadfs: {
      backend: 's3',
      secret: 'FILEBASE_ACCESS_KEY',
      key: 'FILEBASE_SECRET_KEY',
      endpoint: ‘s3.filebase.com’,
      bucket: 'FILEBASE_BUCKET_NAME',
      region: 'us-east-1'
    }
  }
}

Replace the following values to reflect your configuration:

• FILEBASE_ACCESS_KEY: Filebase Access Key

• FILEBASE_SECRET_KEY: Filebase Secret Key

• FILEBASE_BUCKET_NAME: Filebase Bucket Name