Imgproxy is an open-source image processing server that can resize, crop, and compress images on the fly. It also includes support for dynamic watermarking, format conversion, and CDN integration. This tutorial will guide you through the process of installing Imgproxy on FreeBSD Latest.
Before you can install Imgproxy on FreeBSD Latest, you need to have the following prerequisites.
Before you can install Imgproxy, you need to install some dependencies on your system. The following commands will update the package database and install the necessary dependencies.
$ sudo pkg update
$ sudo pkg install git pkgconf openssl
Imgproxy is written in Rust, so you need to install Rust on your system before you can compile the source code. Use the following command to install Rust on your FreeBSD system.
$ curl --proto '=https' --tlsv1.2 -sSf https://sh.rustup.rs | sh
After you install the necessary dependencies and Rust, you need to clone the Imgproxy repository from GitHub.
$ git clone https://github.com/imgproxy/imgproxy.git
Once you clone the Imgproxy repository, navigate to the directory to build and install Imgproxy.
$ cd imgproxy
$ cargo build --release
After the build process completes, you can copy the binary to the /usr/local/bin directory on your system.
$ sudo cp target/release/imgproxy /usr/local/bin/
After the installation, create a configuration file for Imgproxy in the /etc/imgproxy directory.
$ sudo mkdir -p /etc/imgproxy
$ sudo cp imgproxy.conf.sample /etc/imgproxy/imgproxy.conf
Update the configuration file with the necessary settings. Refer to the Imgproxy documentation for more information on configuring the server.
$ sudo nano /etc/imgproxy/imgproxy.conf
To start the Imgproxy service, use the following command.
$ sudo imgproxy --config /etc/imgproxy/imgproxy.conf
To enable the service to start on system boot, create a systemd service file.
$ sudo nano /etc/systemd/system/imgproxy.service
And add the following content to the file.
[Unit]
Description=Imgproxy Service
After=network.target
[Service]
Type=simple
ExecStart=/usr/local/bin/imgproxy --config /etc/imgproxy/imgproxy.conf
Restart=always
RestartSec=5
[Install]
WantedBy=multi-user.target
Save the file, exit the editor, and reload systemd to load the new service file.
$ sudo systemctl daemon-reload
Then, you can start and enable the Imgproxy service using the following commands.
$ sudo systemctl start imgproxy.service
$ sudo systemctl enable imgproxy.service
In this tutorial, you learned how to install Imgproxy on FreeBSD Latest. Imgproxy is a versatile image processing server that can help you resize, crop, and compress images on the fly. After installing Imgproxy, you can easily configure and integrate it into your web applications or CDN.
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