MediaHut is a self-hosted media management platform that allows users to store, organize, and stream all types of digital media. Here's a step-by-step guide on how to install MediaHut on your Fedora Server Latest.
Before we start, you'll need the following:
First, we'll need to update our system and install some dependencies required by MediaHut. Open up a terminal and run the following command:
sudo dnf update && sudo dnf install -y git ffmpeg libffi-devel openssl-devel python3-devel
This command will update your system and install git to clone the MediaHut repository. It will also install additional packages required by MediaHut, including ffmpeg, libffi-devel, openssl-devel, and python3-devel.
Now, let's clone the MediaHut repository from Github. Run the following command in your terminal:
git clone https://github.com/Fortyseven/MediaHut.git
This command will clone the MediaHut repository to your local system.
Next, we'll go into the MediaHut directory and install all required Python packages using pip. Run the following commands in your terminal:
cd MediaHut/
sudo pip3 install -r requirements.txt
These commands will change your working directory to the MediaHut folder and install all required Python packages using pip.
MediaHut requires a secret key to securely handle sessions and other sensitive data. To generate a secret key, run the following command in your terminal:
python3 manage.py generate_secret_key
This command will generate a secret key and display it on the terminal. Copy this key as it'll be required in the next step.
Before we can start the MediaHut server, we need to configure some settings. Using your favorite text editor, open up the settings.py file located in the MediaHut/MediaHut directory:
sudo nano MediaHut/MediaHut/settings.py
In this file, you'll find a section named SECRET_KEY. Replace the default value with the secret key generated in Step 4.
Next, we'll set up the database. By default, MediaHut uses a SQLite database, so we'll use the default settings for now. Ensure that the following lines have the correct values:
DATABASES = {
'default': {
'ENGINE': 'django.db.backends.sqlite3',
'NAME': os.path.join(BASE_DIR, ‘db.sqlite3'),
}
}
We also need to set up the media storage location. By default, MediaHut stores uploaded media in the MediaHut/media folder. If you want to change this location, make sure you update the MEDIA_ROOT variable:
MEDIA_ROOT = os.path.join(BASE_DIR, 'media')
Save and close the file.
Now that we've configured our settings, let's migrate our database using the following commands:
python3 manage.py makemigrations
python3 manage.py migrate
These commands will create database tables and apply migrations.
By default, MediaHut doesn't create any users. Let's create a superuser with the following command:
python3 manage.py createsuperuser
This command will prompt you to enter a username, email address, and a password for the new user.
Finally, let's start the MediaHut server with the following command:
python3 manage.py runserver
This command will start the MediaHut server and display a URL (usually http://127.0.0.1:8000/) where you can access it.
Congratulations! You've successfully installed and configured MediaHut on your Fedora Server Latest. You can now upload and manage your media files using the MediaHut web interface.
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