PiGallery 2 is an open-source photo gallery application designed to run on a web server. In this tutorial, we will explain how to install PiGallery 2 on the latest version of Fedora Server.
Before you start installing PiGallery 2, make sure all the necessary dependencies are installed. Run the following commands to install the required packages:
sudo dnf update
sudo dnf install php-fpm nginx git php-curl php-gd php-xml php-mbstring php-zip
Clone the PiGallery 2 repository on your server using the following command:
sudo git clone https://github.com/bpatrik/pigallery2.git /var/www/html/pigallery2
Once the cloning process is complete, navigate to the PiGallery 2 directory using the following command:
cd /var/www/html/pigallery2
Next, install the required dependencies using the following command:
sudo composer install
Once the installation process is complete, you can configure PiGallery 2.
To configure PiGallery 2, you need to create a configuration file. You can do this by copying the sample configuration file provided in the repository:
cp ./src/config.sample.php ./src/config.php
Once the configuration file is created, you need to edit it to match your server settings. Open the file using the following command:
sudo nano ./src/config.php
Find the following lines and replace the placeholders with your server's information:
// The location of your images
$config['pictures_folder_absolute_path'] = '/path/to/your/pictures/';
// this is the url of the index.php and the location of pigallery2
$config['gallery_url_base'] = 'http://example.com/pigallery2/';
Save and close the file once you are done.
Create a new Nginx configuration file for PiGallery 2:
sudo nano /etc/nginx/conf.d/pigallery2.conf
Add the following content to the file:
server {
listen 80;
server_name example.com;
root /var/www/html/pigallery2/;
index index.php;
location / {
try_files $uri $uri/ /index.php?$args;
}
location ~* \.php$ {
fastcgi_pass unix:/run/php-fpm/www.sock;
fastcgi_index index.php;
fastcgi_param SCRIPT_FILENAME $document_root$fastcgi_script_name;
include fastcgi_params;
}
}
Save and close the file once you are done.
Once the configuration is complete, restart Nginx and PHP-FPM to apply the changes:
sudo systemctl restart nginx
sudo systemctl restart php-fpm
You can now access PiGallery 2 by navigating to your PiGallery 2 URL in your web browser:
http://example.com/pigallery2/
You should see the PiGallery 2 welcome page.
You have successfully installed PiGallery 2 on your Fedora Server. You can now upload images to your server and start customizing PiGallery 2 to fit your needs.
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