How to Install Mediagoblin on Alpine Linux Latest

Mediagoblin is a free and open-source media hosting platform that allows users to share photos, videos, and audio files. It is written in Python and uses a database to store uploaded media files. In this tutorial, we will show you how to install Mediagoblin on Alpine Linux Latest.

Prerequisites

Before we begin, you need to make sure that you have the following:

1. A server running Alpine Linux Latest.
2. A user account with root or sudo privileges.
3. A web server and a database server installed (e.g. Nginx and MariaDB).

Step 1: Update Your System

The first step is to update your system's software packages. You can do this by running the following command:

$ sudo apk update && apk upgrade

Step 2: Install Required Packages

Once your system is up to date, you need to install the required packages to run Mediagoblin. Run the following command to install the required packages:

$ sudo apk add python3 python3-dev py3-pip py3-gobject3 py3-gst py3-bcrypt \
               libffi-dev libjpeg-turbo-dev libwebp-dev libxml2-dev libxslt-dev \
               libyaml-dev libzmq libzmq-dev

Step 3: Install Mediagoblin

You can install Mediagoblin using pip. Run the following command to install Mediagoblin:

$ sudo pip3 install mediagoblin

Step 4: Create a Database for Mediagoblin

Next, you need to create a database for Mediagoblin. You can use any database supported by SQLAlchemy (i.e. PostgreSQL, MySQL, or SQLite). For this tutorial, we will use MariaDB.

First, you need to log in to your MariaDB server as the root user:

$ sudo mysql -u root -p

Then, create a new database for Mediagoblin:

MariaDB> CREATE DATABASE mediagoblin;

Create a new user for Mediagoblin and grant them access to the new database:

MariaDB> CREATE USER 'mediagoblin'@'localhost' IDENTIFIED BY 'password';
MariaDB> GRANT ALL PRIVILEGES ON mediagoblin.* TO 'mediagoblin'@'localhost';

Exit the MariaDB client:

MariaDB> EXIT;

Step 5: Configure Mediagoblin

Before you can start using Mediagoblin, you need to configure it. Copy the mediagoblin.ini file located in the Mediagoblin installation directory:

$ sudo cp /usr/local/lib/python3.9/site-packages/mediagoblin.ini /etc/mediagoblin.ini

Edit the mediagoblin.ini file and change the following settings:

[general]
database = postgresql://mediagoblin:password@localhost/mediagoblin

Change the database URL to the one for the database you created in Step 4.

Step 6: Create a Systemd Service File for Mediagoblin

Create a systemd service file to start and stop the Mediagoblin service:

$ sudo nano /etc/systemd/system/mediagoblin.service

Add the following content to the file:

[Unit]
Description=Mediagoblin
After=network.target

[Service]
User=www-data
Group=www-data
ExecStart=/usr/local/bin/mediagoblin serve --settings=mediagoblin.ini
WorkingDirectory=/usr/share/webapps/mediagoblin/
Restart=always

[Install]
WantedBy=multi-user.target

Save and close the file.

Step 7: Start the Mediagoblin Service

Start the Mediagoblin service using the following command:

$ sudo systemctl start mediagoblin.service

Check the status of the service using the following command:

$ sudo systemctl status mediagoblin.service

You should see a message indicating that the service is running.

Step 8: Configure Nginx for Mediagoblin

Create an Nginx server block for Mediagoblin:

$ sudo nano /etc/nginx/conf.d/mediagoblin.conf

Add the following content to the file:

server {
    listen 80;
    server_name example.com;

    location / {
        proxy_pass http://127.0.0.1:6543;
        proxy_set_header Host $host;
        proxy_set_header X-Real-IP $remote_addr;
        proxy_set_header X-Forwarded-For $proxy_add_x_forwarded_for;
    }
}

Replace example.com with your server's domain name or IP address.

Save and close the file.

Step 9: Restart Nginx

Restart Nginx using the following command:

$ sudo systemctl restart nginx.service

Step 10: Access Mediagoblin

You can now access Mediagoblin by visiting your server's domain name or IP address in a web browser.

Congratulations! You have successfully installed Mediagoblin on Alpine Linux Latest. Enjoy sharing your media files!

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