LibrePhotos is an open source self-hosted Google Photos alternative that allows you to securely backup, view and share your photos and videos. In this tutorial, we will show you how to install LibrePhotos on Arch Linux.
Update your system
sudo pacman -Syu
Install Python, pip and dependencies
sudo pacman -S python python-pip exiftool ffmpeg rabbitmq
Install PostgreSQL
sudo pacman -S postgresql
sudo systemctl enable postgresql
sudo systemctl start postgresql
Create a new PostgreSQL user and database
sudo -iu postgres
createuser -P librephotos # Set password when prompted
createdb -O librephotos librephotos
exit
Clone the LibrePhotos repository
git clone https://github.com/LibrePhotos/librephotos
Install the required Python packages
pip install -r requirements.txt
Configure the application
cp .env.sample .env
Set the following values in the .env file:
SECRET_KEY=<your-secret-key>
DATABASE_URL=postgresql://librephotos:<password-you-set>@localhost:5432/librephotos
RABBITMQ_DEFAULT_USER=librephotos
RABBITMQ_DEFAULT_PASS=<password-you-set>
Note: Replace <your-secret-key> with a secure secret key of your choice, and set a strong password in the DATABASE_URL and RABBITMQ_DEFAULT_PASS fields.
Run database migrations
python manage.py migrate
Start the server
python manage.py runserver
Visit http://localhost:8000/ in your web browser to access your LibrePhotos instance.
Congratulations! You have successfully installed LibrePhotos on your Arch Linux system. You can now start uploading, viewing and sharing your photos and videos.
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