As a professional engaged in the content operation of AnQiCMS, I deeply understand the importance of an efficient and flexible content management system for enterprises and content operation teams.AnQiCMS with its high performance and concise architecture brought by the Go language development, shows significant advantages in dealing with multi-site management requirements.Today, I will elaborate in detail on how AnQiCMS supports multi-site management and how to achieve this efficient deployment in a Docker environment.

AnQiCMS's powerful multi-site management capability

AnQiCMS from the very beginning has positioned multi-site management as one of its core functions, aiming to provide a complete solution for enterprises with multiple brands, sub-sites, or content branches. This means that operation personnel do not need to deploy a separate CMS system for each website, and canAnQiCMS application instance in a setCentral management of all site content, settings, and users, which undoubtedly simplifies the operation process and improves work efficiency.

The multi-site management feature of AnQiCMS allows users to create and independently manage multiple websites, each of which can have its own unique content model, category system, template theme, and even independent data storage.This unified management capability reduces repetitive labor, making data sharing across sites and resource integration more convenient, while also better supporting enterprises in activities such as content marketing, SEO optimization, and multilingual promotion.

To add a new site to the AnQiCMS backend, the operation process is very intuitive.Firstly, in the logged-in AnQiCMS management interface, you will find the 'Multi-site Management' feature option.Click to enter and the system will guide you to fill in the basic information of the new site.This includes setting a clear name for the new site and specifying an independent 'site root directory'./app/Start, and to ensure that each site's data is stored independently, it is recommended to use such/app/dev_anqicms.comThis replaces the dots in the domain name with underscores to avoid repetition with other site directory names.

Next, you need to provide the "website address" of the new site, that is, the domain name through which users will access this website.Before filling in this item, please make sure that the domain has been correctly resolved to your server IP.At the same time, you also need to create a set of independent administrator accounts and passwords for the new site to facilitate subsequent content management.dev_anqicms_com.If you are deploying AnQiCMS in a Docker environment and have all the database management permissions, you can usually choose to 'Reuse the default database account information', which further simplifies the database configuration process.Finally, you can also choose a suitable template for the new site to determine its front-end display style.Complete these steps and click Confirm, and the new site will be successfully created and run independently under the AnQiCMS management system.

Implementing Multi-site High-Efficiency Deployment in Docker Environment

Deploying AnQiCMS in a Docker environment can fully utilize the advantages of containerization technology, such as convenience, environment isolation, and efficient resource utilization. This complements the lightweight and high-performance characteristics of AnQiCMS itself.For users who need to manage multiple websites, the Docker environment provides great convenience and scalability for the multi-site deployment of AnQiCMS.

The process of deploying AnQiCMS to the Docker environment is relatively standard. You can use the Docker image provided by AnQiCMS official (for exampleanqicms/anqicms:latestCreate an AnQiCMS container instance through simple commands or visual management tools (such as 1Panel, the Docker manager of Baota panel, or aaPanel).When creating a container, a key step is to configure port mapping, which maps the default port (usually 8001) where AnQiCMS runs internally to an available port on the host machine.For example, you can map the host's 8001 port to the container's 8001 port.Multiple independent AnQiCMS application instances（Instead of an AnQiCMS application instance managing multiple sites），each container needs to be mapped to a different port on the host machine, such as 8001, 8002, etc.

Implement multi-site access of AnQiCMS in Docker environment, the core lies inReverse proxy configuration.AnQiCMS an instance of a core application can support multiple websites, therefore, regardless of how many websites you need to manage through the same AnQiCMS container, the reverse proxy of these websites will all point to the internal IP and port of the AnQiCMS container.

For example, using 1Panel or Baota Panel, the steps to configure reverse proxy are as follows: You need to create a "website" entry for each independent domain in the panel and select the "reverse proxy" type.

  • In the "Primary Domain" field, enter the independent domain name you have prepared for each site, for examplesite1.com/site2.com.
  • In the 'Proxy Address' or 'Target URL' field, all these domains should point to the internal address and port of the Docker container running AnQiCMS, for examplehttp://127.0.0.1:8001（If the container is bound to the host's 127.0.0.1 address and port 8001）。

This configuration strategy means that when a user accessessite1.comWhen, the reverse proxy will forward the request to the port 8001 of the AnQiCMS container; when the user accessessite2.comWhen, the request is also forwarded to the 8001 port of the same AnQiCMS container. The AnQiCMS application will determine the routing based on the request headers.HostInformation (i.e., the accessed domain) identifies which site's request this is and returns the corresponding site's page content. In addition, to ensure the correct loading of the website's front-end resources, you may also need to specify the running directory as AnQiCMS in the reverse proxy configuration./publicDirectory, and configure the corresponding pseudo-static rules (such as Nginx's)try_filesInstructions), so that AnQiCMS can correctly handle the URL routing of different sites.Through this method, an AnQiCMS Docker container can efficiently and stably carry and manage multiple independent websites.

Conclusion

The combination of AnQiCMS's multi-site management feature with Docker container deployment provides a highly flexible, scalable, and easy-to-maintain solution for enterprises and content operation teams.It not only significantly improves operational efficiency and reduces costs through intensive management, but also ensures the convenience of deployment and system stability through the advantages of Docker.Whether it is to meet the ever-increasing business needs or to quickly launch multiple content platforms, AnQiCMS can provide strong technical support to help you achieve success in content marketing and global strategy.

Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)

Question: Do I need to deploy an independent Docker container for each AnQiCMS site?

答：通常情况下不需要。The built-in multi-site management feature of AnQiCMS allows you to create and manage multiple independent websites within a single AnQiCMS application instance (i.e., a Docker container).You just need to configure the new site in the AnQiCMS background, and set multiple reverse proxies on your server, pointing different domains to the port of the same Docker container running AnQiCMS.This means that a container can efficiently serve multiple websites, saving resources.

问：How to ensure that the databases of different sites are independent?

答：In AnQiCMS backend, when adding a new site, the system will require you to specify a unique database name for the new site.Even if you choose to reuse the default database account information (common in Docker deployment), AnQiCMS will create and manage a dedicated database for each site according to the independent database name you provide.This ensures that data between different sites does not interfere with each other, achieving independence at the data level.

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