Piwigo is an open-source photo gallery software that lets you organize and share your photos with friends and family. Here's how to install Piwigo on Debian Latest.
Before you get started, make sure you have the following prerequisites:
The first step is to update the Debian Linux system, which ensures the installed packages on the system are up-to-date.
Run the following command to update the package list:
sudo apt-get update
After updating the package list, you can now upgrade the installed packages by running:
sudo apt-get upgrade
To install Nginx, type the following command:
sudo apt-get install nginx
Once the installation is complete, start the Nginx service and enable it to automatically start at boot time:
sudo systemctl start nginx
sudo systemctl enable nginx
Piwigo requires PHP to run, so you must install it on the Debian operating system alongside other PHP modules.
To install PHP and its modules, use the following command:
sudo apt-get install php7.4-fpm php7.4-common php7.4-mysql php7.4-xml php7.4-xmlrpc php7.4-curl php7.4-gd php7.4-imagick php7.4-cli php7.4-dev php7.4-imap php7.4-mbstring php7.4-opcache php7.4-soap php7.4-zip
Restart PHP by running:
sudo systemctl restart php7.4-fpm
The next step is to install MariaDB, which is a popular open-source database management system.
To install MariaDB, use the following command:
sudo apt-get install mariadb-server
Once MariaDB is installed, run the following command to secure it:
sudo mysql_secure_installation
After securing MariaDB, create a database and a user for Piwigo using the following commands:
sudo mysql -u root -p
CREATE DATABASE piwigodb;
CREATE USER 'piwigouser'@'localhost' IDENTIFIED BY 'your-password';
GRANT ALL PRIVILEGES ON piwigodb.* TO 'piwigouser'@'localhost';
FLUSH PRIVILEGES;
EXIT;
You can now install the Piwigo software by downloading it from the official website using the following command:
wget -O piwigo.zip https://piwigo.org/download/dlcounter.php?code=latest
Extract the downloaded file and move it to the Nginx root document folder, which is /var/www/html/:
sudo apt-get install unzip
sudo unzip piwigo.zip -d /var/www/html/
sudo mv /var/www/html/piwigo/* /var/www/html/
Change the ownership of the piwigo folder to the www-data user and group:
sudo chown -R www-data:www-data /var/www/html/
Finally, you need to configure Nginx to host the Piwigo application.
Create a new Nginx configuration file:
sudo nano /etc/nginx/sites-available/piwigo
Add the following configuration to the file:
server {
listen 80;
server_name example.com; #change this
root /var/www/html;
index index.php;
location / {
try_files $uri $uri/ /index.php$is_args$args;
}
location ~ \.php$ {
include snippets/fastcgi-php.conf;
fastcgi_pass unix:/run/php/php7.4-fpm.sock;
}
}
Save and close the file. Then, create a symbolic link to this configuration file in Nginx's "sites-enabled" directory:
sudo ln -s /etc/nginx/sites-available/piwigo /etc/nginx/sites-enabled/piwigo
Validate the configuration file by running:
sudo nginx -t
If the test is successful, reload Nginx:
sudo systemctl reload nginx
You can now finish the Piwigo installation by navigating to your server's IP address or domain name in a web browser.
Select your preferred installation language, and specify the database details you created earlier in Step 4.
After installation, Piwigo will prompt you to create an administrator account. After this step is complete, you can log in and start using Piwigo.
You have now successfully installed Piwigo on Debian Latest. Piwigo is an excellent photo gallery software that is easy to use and manage, allowing you to share your photos with just a few clicks. Happy photo-sharing!
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