Mediagoblin is a free and open-source media sharing software that allows users to upload, share, and tag photos, videos, and audio files. In this tutorial, we will guide you through the installation process of Mediagoblin on Debian Latest.
Before we start, make sure your Debian Latest is up-to-date with the latest packages by running the following commands:
sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get upgrade
Mediagoblin requires a few packages that need to be installed first. Run the following command to install them:
sudo apt-get install python3-dev python3-setuptools python3-babel python3-bcrypt python3-crypto python3-jinja2 python3-lxml python3-magic python3-oauthlib python3-pillow python3-psycopg2 python3-pytest python3-sqlalchemy python3-tornado python3-tz python3-wand python3-webassets python3-yaml python3-imaging python3-jwt python3-chardet python3-markdown python3-bs4 python3-webtest ffmpeg libavcodec-extra libjpeg62-turbo libjpeg62-turbo-dev libtiff5-dev libpng-dev libwebp-dev libtiff-dev libopenjp2-7-dev
Now, we will download and install Mediagoblin. Run the following commands to do so:
sudo apt-get install git
git clone https://gitlab.com/mediagoblin/mediagoblin.git
cd mediagoblin
sudo python3 setup.py develop
To configure Mediagoblin, you need to create a configuration file. Run the following command to create a configuration file:
sudo mediagoblin-createconfig
You will be asked a series of questions. Answer each question and press Enter to move to the next question.
Run the following command to start Mediagoblin:
mediagoblin -c /path/to/mediagoblin.ini paste
Make sure to replace /path/to/mediagoblin.ini with the path to your configuration file.
You can now access Mediagoblin by opening your web browser and navigating to http://localhost:6543. If everything is working correctly, you should be able to start uploading and sharing media files on Mediagoblin.
Congratulations! You have successfully installed Mediagoblin on Debian Latest. You can now start using Mediagoblin as your media sharing platform.
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