How to Install Chevereto on FreeBSD Latest

Chevereto is a powerful and customizable image hosting website that can be self-hosted. This tutorial will guide you through the process of installing Chevereto on FreeBSD Latest.

Prerequisites

• A FreeBSD Latest server with root access
• Basic knowledge of command-line interface
• A web server (such as Apache or Nginx) installed and configured

Step 1: Install Required Packages

Before we can install Chevereto, we need to install a few required packages on our FreeBSD server. To do this, run the following command in your terminal:

pkg install -y php74 php74-gd php74-mysqli php74-curl php74-iconv php74-json php74-mbstring php74-openssl php74-session php74-zip zip unzip curl

Step 2: Create a Database

Next, we need to create a database for Chevereto to use. To do this, login to the MySQL server as a root user by running the command below:

mysql -u root -p

Then create a new database by running the following command:

CREATE DATABASE chevereto;

Next, create a new user and grant them full privileges to the newly created database:

CREATE USER 'chevereto'@'localhost' IDENTIFIED BY '<password>';
GRANT ALL PRIVILEGES ON chevereto.* TO 'chevereto'@'localhost';
FLUSH PRIVILEGES;

Replace <password> with a secure password.

Step 3: Download and Extract Chevereto

Download the latest version of Chevereto from the official website by using the following command:

cd /usr/local/www
wget https://chevereto.com/download/file/chevereto-free-latest.zip
unzip chevereto-free-latest.zip -d chevereto
rm chevereto-free-latest.zip
cd chevereto

Step 4: Configuration

Now, we need to configure Chevereto. Locate the app/settings.php.default file in the Chevereto directory and copy it to app/settings.php.

cp app/settings.php.default app/settings.php

Next, open the app/settings.php file in your preferred text editor and make the following changes:

define('CHEVERETO_DB_HOST', 'localhost');
define('CHEVERETO_DB_NAME', 'chevereto');
define('CHEVERETO_DB_USER', 'chevereto');
define('CHEVERETO_DB_PASS', '<password>');

Replace <password> with the secure password you created in Step 2.

Step 5: Permissions

We need to set proper permissions for the Chevereto directory to ensure it functions correctly. Run the following commands:

chown -R www:www /usr/local/www/chevereto
chmod -R 755 /usr/local/www/chevereto

Step 6: Access the Website

Finally, we can access the Chevereto website by visiting http://<your_server_ip>/chevereto in a web browser.

Conclusion

Congratulations! You have now successfully installed Chevereto on your FreeBSD Latest server. You can now use Chevereto to host your images on your own self-hosted platform.

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