In this tutorial, you will learn how to install ImageStore, an image hosting application, on Arch Linux. ImageStore is an open-source project developed by Gregor Doroschenko, and it allows users to easily store and manage their images in a centralized location.
Before we begin, you should have the following:
The first thing you need to do is ensure that your system has all the necessary dependencies installed.
sudo pacman -S git python python-pip python-virtualenv python-psycopg2 postgresql
Next, you will need to clone the ImageStore repository from Github using the git command.
git clone https://github.com/gregordr/ImageStore.git
Once you have cloned the repository, navigate to the root directory of the project, and create a virtual environment using virtualenv.
cd ImageStore/
virtualenv env
Activate the virtual environment by running the following command:
source env/bin/activate
With the virtual environment activated, you can now install the necessary Python dependencies using pip.
pip install -r requirements.txt
Create a new database by running the following command:
sudo -i -u postgres
createdb ImageStore
Once the database has been created, set the password for the Postgres user by running the following command:
psql -c "alter user postgres with password 'your_password';"
Next, you need to configure ImageStore by creating a config.py file in the project's root directory.
touch config.py
Add the following configurations to the config.py file:
DEBUG = True
SQLALCHEMY_DATABASE_URI = 'postgresql://postgres:your_password@localhost:5432/ImageStore'
SECRET_KEY = 'your_secret_key'
Replace your_password with the password you set for the Postgres user earlier and set a value for SECRET_KEY.
You can now initialize the database by running the following commands:
export FLASK_APP=ImageStore.py
flask db init
flask db migrate
flask db upgrade
Finally, start the application server by running the following command:
flask run
You should now be able to access the ImageStore application by going to http://localhost:5000 in your web browser.
In this tutorial, you learned how to install ImageStore on Arch Linux. With ImageStore up and running, you can now easily store and manage your images in a centralized location.
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