PiGallery 2 is a free and open-source photo gallery software that allows you to organize and share your photo collection on your personal or public website. In this tutorial, we will guide you through the process of installing PiGallery 2 on EndeavourOS latest using the command line.
Before proceeding with the installation, you will need to make sure the following requirements are met on your system:
First of all, open the terminal on your EndeavourOS system and run the following command to update and upgrade the system:
sudo pacman -Syu
Once the system packages are updated, you will need to install Apache or Nginx web server if not yet installed. You can install the Apache webserver using the following command:
sudo pacman -S apache
Alternatively, if you prefer to use the Nginx webserver, you can install it with the following command:
sudo pacman -S nginx
After that, you will need to install PHP and its required extensions. You can install PHP along with some necessary modules with the following command:
sudo pacman -S php php-fpm php-gd php-intl
Once the installation is complete, start and enable the Apache or Nginx web server and PHP-FPM service with the following commands:
For Apache
sudo systemctl start httpd
sudo systemctl enable httpd
sudo systemctl start php-fpm
sudo systemctl enable php-fpm
For Nginx
sudo systemctl start nginx
sudo systemctl enable nginx
sudo systemctl start php-fpm
sudo systemctl enable php-fpm
Once you have installed and enabled the required packages, you can proceed with the installation of PiGallery 2.
To download the latest version of PiGallery 2, open the terminal and run the following command:
cd /var/www/html/
sudo git clone git://github.com/bpatrik/pigallery2.git
This will clone the PiGallery 2 repository to /var/www/html/ directory on your system.
Next, set the ownership of the cloned directory to the Apache or Nginx user with the following command:
For Apache
sudo chown -R http:http /var/www/html/pigallery2
For Nginx
sudo chown -R nginx:nginx /var/www/html/pigallery2
After you have installed PiGallery 2, you can configure it according to your needs. To do this, open your web browser and navigate to your server's IP address or hostname followed by /pigallery2 directory
For example: http://ip_address_or_hostname/pigallery2
You will be redirected to the PiGallery installation page. Follow the on-screen instructions to complete the installation. During the installation, you need to configure the following settings:
Database Configuration: Configure your database settings such as hostname, database name, username, and password.
Folder Configuration: Configure the path where your photos are stored.
Appearance Configuration: Configure the theme and language settings.
Once the installation is complete, you will be redirected to the PiGallery dashboard. From here, you can start uploading your photos and organizing them into albums.
In this tutorial, we have shown you how to install PiGallery 2 on EndeavourOS latest. PiGallery 2 makes it easy to organize and share your personal photo collection on your website. Now, you can create your own photo gallery and share your memories with your friends and family.
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