Installing Chibisafe on Fedora CoreOS Latest

Chibisafe is a free and open-source image hosting service that allows users to upload and share images with ease. In this tutorial, we will guide you through the process of installing Chibisafe on Fedora CoreOS Latest.

Step 1: Install Required Packages

To install Chibisafe, we need to make sure that all required packages are installed on the system. In Fedora CoreOS Latest, run the following command:

sudo dnf install git python3 python3-pip python3-virtualenv python3-devel libjpeg-devel zlib-devel

This will install git, python3, python3-pip, python3-virtualenv, python3-devel, libjpeg-devel, and zlib-devel packages on your system.

Step 2: Clone Chibisafe Repository

Next, we need to clone the Chibisafe repository from GitHub using the following command:

git clone https://github.com/EufranioFrango/chibisafe.git

This will create a new directory named chibisafe in your current working directory.

Step 3: Create Python Virtual Environment

Now, we need to create a Python virtual environment to install Chibisafe and its dependencies. Navigate to the chibisafe directory and run the following command:

cd chibisafe
python3 -m virtualenv venv

This will create a new virtual environment named venv.

Step 4: Activate Python Virtual Environment

Next, we need to activate the virtual environment using the following command:

source venv/bin/activate

This will activate the virtual environment.

Step 5: Install Chibisafe and Dependencies

Now that we have activated the virtual environment, we can install Chibisafe and its dependencies using the following command:

pip install -r requirements.txt

This will install Chibisafe and all required dependencies.

Step 6: Configure Chibisafe

We need to configure Chibisafe before running it. First, make a copy of the config.example.py file using the following command:

cp config.example.py config.py

Then, edit the config.py file to specify your desired configuration options, such as SECRET_KEY and UPLOAD_DIR. For more information on how to configure Chibisafe, refer to the documentation.

Step 7: Run Chibisafe

Finally, we can start Chibisafe using the following command:

python chibisafe.py

This will start the Chibisafe server. You can now access Chibisafe by visiting http://localhost:8080 in your web browser.

Conclusion

Congratulations! You have successfully installed Chibisafe on Fedora CoreOS Latest. You can now use Chibisafe to upload and share images with ease. If you face any issues during the installation process or have any questions, feel free to refer to the documentation or ask for help in the Chibisafe community.

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