How to install Gossa on Fedora Server latest?

Gossa is a web-based photo album software that can be used to share photos with friends and family. It is written in Go and uses SQLite as its backend. In this tutorial, we will guide you through the steps of installing and configuring Gossa on Fedora Server latest.

Prerequisites

Before you start, make sure you have the following:

• A Fedora Server latest instance with sudo privileges.
• Access to the internet.
• A web server such as Apache or Nginx installed and running.

Step 1: Update the system

The first step in the installation of Gossa is to update your system packages using the following command.

sudo dnf update -y

This command will ensure that your system is up to date with the latest security patches and software updates.

Step 2: Install required packages

Next, we need to install the required packages for Gossa to run smoothly. The following command will install necessary packages.

sudo dnf install -y golang libsqlite3x-devel sqlite-devel

Step 3: Download and Install Gossa

To download and install Gossa, follow these steps:

1. Clone the Gossa source code to your server. Change to your desired directory and execute following command.

   git clone https://github.com/pldubouilh/gossa.git
   

2. Navigate to the cloned directory.

   cd gossa
   

3. Build the binary file.

   go build cmd/gossa.go
   

4. Move the binary file to a location on your server where it can be accessed by the web server.

   sudo mv gossa /usr/local/bin/
   

Step 4: Configure and Run Gossa

Now that Gossa is installed, you need to configure it to run. Here are the steps to follow:

1. Create a directory for your photos.

   sudo mkdir -p /var/www/gossa/photos/
   

2. Provide permissions for the directory.

   sudo chown -R apache:apache /var/www/gossa/photos/
   

3. Start the Gossa server.

   sudo gossa -i /var/www/gossa/photos/
   

This will start the Gossa server and configure it to use the created directory for your photos.

Step 5: Set up a Reverse Proxy

If you are using Nginx or Apache as your web server, you may need to set up a reverse proxy to access Gossa. Here are the steps to follow:

1. Create a new virtual host configuration file for your web server. If you are using Apache, navigate to the appropriate directory that contains the virtual host files.

   cd /etc/httpd/conf.d/
   

   For Nginx,

   cd /etc/nginx/conf.d/
   

2. Create a new configuration file with a name of your choice.

   sudo nano gossa.conf
   

3. Add the following code to the file.

   server {
       listen 80;
       server_name <your-domain-name>;
   
       location / {
           proxy_pass http://localhost:8080;
           proxy_set_header X-Real-IP $remote_addr;
           proxy_set_header X-Forwarded-For $proxy_add_x_forwarded_for;
           proxy_set_header Host $http_host;
           proxy_set_header X-NginX-Proxy true;
   
           # WebSocket support
           proxy_http_version 1.1;
           proxy_set_header Upgrade $http_upgrade;
           proxy_set_header Connection "upgrade";
           proxy_redirect off;
       }
   }
   

   Replace <your-domain-name> with your actual domain name.

4. Restart your web server.

   sudo systemctl restart httpd.service
   

   or

   sudo systemctl restart nginx.service
   

Step 6: Access Gossa

You may now access Gossa by visiting your domain name or IP address in your browser. For example, if your domain name is example.com, you can access Gossa by visiting http://example.com.

Conclusion

In conclusion, we have successfully installed and configured Gossa on a Fedora Server latest instance. You can now share photos with friends and family using Gossa. If you encounter any issues during the installation process, consider looking at the documentation on their GitHub page.

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