Install NodeJS and NPM Packages sudo apt-get -y remove nodejs curl -sL https://deb.nodesource.com/setup_8.x -o nodesource_setup.sh sudo bash nodesource_setup.sh sudo apt-get -y install nodejs npm install npm@latest -g apt install -y node-gyp Install Adonis CLI npm i -g @adonisjs/cli Open Port 3333 sudo ufw allow 3333 sudo ufw reload Modify .env file for database details DB_CONNECTION=mysql DB_HOST=127.0.0.1 DB_PORT=3306 DB_USER=root DB_PASSWORD= DB_DATABASE=adonis Adonis Migrations Create Tables in Database adonis migration:run Run Server adonis serve --dev Put all publically available resources in public directory For example Images you need to create images folder in public and can access any file by simply using /images all template files are under resources folder https://edge.adonisjs.com/ https://edge.adonisjs.com/docs/getting-started