Chevereto is a powerful, open-source image hosting script that allows users to host their images on their own servers. This tutorial will explain how to install Chevereto on Debian latest.
Before proceeding with the installation, you need to make sure that your system meets the following prerequisites:
First, you need to install some dependencies required for the Chevereto installation. Use the following command to install the required dependencies:
sudo apt update
sudo apt install git imagemagick php7.4-cli php7.4-gd php7.4-curl php7.4-mbstring php7.4-zip php7.4-xml php7.4-mysql php7.4-intl php7.4-apcu php7.4-imagick
To install Chevereto, you need to download the source code from the official Chevereto GitHub repository. Use the following commands to download the source code and extract it:
cd /var/www/html
sudo git clone https://github.com/Chevereto/Chevereto-Free.git chevereto
sudo chown -R www-data:www-data chevereto
After installing the Chevereto source code, you need to configure your web server (either Apache or NGINX) to serve the Chevereto files. Here is how to configure Apache:
sudo nano /etc/apache2/sites-available/chevereto.conf
Add the following lines to the configuration file:
<VirtualHost *:80>
ServerName your-domain.com
ServerAlias www.your-domain.com
DocumentRoot /var/www/html/chevereto
<Directory /var/www/html/chevereto>
AllowOverride All
</Directory>
ErrorLog ${APACHE_LOG_DIR}/error.log
CustomLog ${APACHE_LOG_DIR}/access.log combined
</VirtualHost>
Enable the site and reload Apache:
sudo a2ensite chevereto.conf
sudo systemctl reload apache2
If you are using NGINX, create a new configuration file:
sudo nano /etc/nginx/sites-available/chevereto.conf
Add the following lines to the configuration file:
server {
listen 80;
server_name your-domain.com www.your-domain.com;
root /var/www/html/chevereto;
client_max_body_size 100M;
location / {
try_files $uri $uri/ /index.php$request_uri;
}
location ~ \.php$ {
include snippets/fastcgi-php.conf;
fastcgi_pass unix:/var/run/php/php7.4-fpm.sock;
}
location /install/ {
deny all;
}
location /images/ {
access_log off;
}
location /content/avatars/ {
access_log off;
}
location /content/images/ {
access_log off;
}
location /content/import/ {
access_log off;
}
location /app/compiled/ {
access_log off;
}
location = /favicon.ico {
log_not_found off;
access_log off;
}
}
Enable the site and reload NGINX:
sudo ln -s /etc/nginx/sites-available/chevereto.conf /etc/nginx/sites-enabled/
sudo systemctl reload nginx
For security reasons, you need to set the correct permissions for the Chevereto files. Use the following command to set the file permissions:
sudo chmod -R 755 /var/www/html/chevereto
sudo chmod -R www-data:www-data /var/www/html/chevereto
Before proceeding with the installation, you need to create a new database for Chevereto. Use the following command to log in to the MySQL/MariaDB server:
sudo mysql -u root -p
Then, create a new database and user for Chevereto:
CREATE DATABASE chevereto;
CREATE USER 'chevereto_user'@'localhost' IDENTIFIED BY 'password';
GRANT ALL PRIVILEGES ON chevereto.* TO 'chevereto_user'@'localhost';
FLUSH PRIVILEGES;
EXIT;
Open your web browser and navigate to your domain name or IP address followed by /install.php (e.g., http://your-domain.com/install.php). The Chevereto installer will start.
Follow the instructions on the screen to complete the installation. You will need to enter the MySQL/MariaDB database and user details you created earlier.
After the installation is complete, you can access your new Chevereto installation at your domain name or IP address.
In this tutorial, you learned how to install Chevereto on Debian latest. You also learned how to configure Apache or NGINX, set file permissions, and create a new MySQL/MariaDB database for Chevereto. Now you can start using Chevereto to host your images on your own server.
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