PhotoPrism is a free and open-source photo management application that lets you organize and share your photo collection. In this tutorial, we will guide you through the process of installing PhotoPrism on FreeBSD.
Before starting the installation, make sure your FreeBSD system meets the following requirements:
Docker is required for running PhotoPrism. To install Docker, you can use the following command:
sudo pkg install docker
Once the installation is complete, start the Docker service using the following command:
sudo service docker start
Next, you need to download the PhotoPrism source code. You can download the latest version of PhotoPrism from the official website using the following command:
sudo fetch https://dl.photoprism.org/$(uname -m)/photoprism_latest_freebsd.tar.gz
Once you have downloaded the source code, extract it using the following command:
sudo tar -xf photoprism_latest_freebsd.tar.gz -C /opt/photoprism
After extracting the code, navigate to the directory where the PhotoPrism source code is extracted and run the following command:
sudo docker-compose up -d
This command will start the Docker container and install all the dependencies required for PhotoPrism.
Once the installation is complete, you can access the PhotoPrism web interface by opening your web browser and visiting the following URL:
http://localhost:2342/
You should now be able to see the PhotoPrism login page where you can login using the default credentials:
Congratulations! You have successfully installed PhotoPrism on FreeBSD. You can now import your photo collection and start organizing and sharing your memories with PhotoPrism.
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