Imgproxy is an open-source image proxy server that helps resize and optimize images on-the-fly. It provides faster and secure image delivery to improve the performance of websites and applications. In this tutorial, we will demonstrate how to install imgproxy on EndeavourOS.
Before installing imgproxy, it is recommended to update the system packages. Follow the commands below to update your system:
sudo pacman -Syu
To install imgproxy, we need to install some dependencies. Run the following command to install the required packages:
sudo pacman -S git make gcc clang pkgconf automake autoconf cmake
Imgproxy is written in rust programming language, so we need to install rust as well. To do so, execute the following curl command:
curl --proto '=https' --tlsv1.2 -sSf https://sh.rustup.rs | sh
Once rust is installed, run the following command to add it to the system PATH:
source $HOME/.cargo/env
Next, we need to clone the imgproxy repository from github.com. Run the following command to do so:
git clone https://github.com/imgproxy/imgproxy.git
Once the cloning process is finished, switch to the imgproxy directory:
cd imgproxy
To build and install imgproxy, execute the following command:
cargo build --release
This command will compile the imgproxy source code and create the binary file in target/release/imgproxy. Now copy the binary file to a location in your PATH, such as /usr/local/bin:
sudo cp target/release/imgproxy /usr/local/bin/
To run imgproxy, create a configuration file config.toml by running the following command:
sudo nano /etc/imgproxy.toml
Then add the following content to the file:
listen = "0.0.0.0:8080"
[security]
signature_key = "YOUR_SECURE_SIGNATURE_KEY"
[webp]
enabled = true
[local_cache]
path = "/tmp/imgproxy-cache"
Replace YOUR_SECURE_SIGNATURE_KEY with a strong secret key that you generated. This key will be used to sign imgproxy URLs and prevent unauthorized access.
Finally, start the imgproxy server with the following command:
imgproxy -config /etc/imgproxy.toml
Now imgproxy is running on port 8080. You can test it by accessing http://your-server-ip:8080/ in your web browser.
In this tutorial, we have demonstrated how to install and configure imgproxy on EndeavourOS. imgproxy is a powerful image proxy server that can improve the performance and security of websites and applications.
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