PixelFed is a federated alternative to Instagram. In this tutorial, we will walk through the steps to install PixelFed on Kali Linux.
Before we start, make sure that you have installed the following packages:
You can install these packages by running the following command:
sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get install apache2 mysql-server php libapache2-mod-php php-mysql
First of all, you need to clone the PixelFed repository using the following command:
git clone https://github.com/pixelfed/pixelfed.git
Once you have cloned the repository, you will need to install the dependencies. You can do this by running the following commands:
cd pixelfed
composer install
You need to create a new MySQL database for PixelFed. To do this, open the MySQL shell by running the following command:
sudo mysql -u root -p
In the MySQL shell, create a new database and a user for the database:
CREATE DATABASE pixelfed;
CREATE USER 'pixelfeduser'@'localhost' IDENTIFIED BY 'yourpassword';
GRANT ALL PRIVILEGES ON pixelfed.* TO 'pixelfeduser'@'localhost';
FLUSH PRIVILEGES;
exit;
After creating the database, you need to edit the .env.example file and save it as .env.
cp .env.example .env
nano .env
In the .env file, modify the following lines according to your configuration:
DB_CONNECTION=mysql
DB_HOST=127.0.0.1
DB_PORT=3306
DB_DATABASE=pixelfed
DB_USERNAME=pixelfeduser
DB_PASSWORD=yourpassword
Save and exit.
To configure Apache for PixelFed, create a new virtual host configuration file:
sudo nano /etc/apache2/sites-available/pixelfed.conf
Add the following lines:
<VirtualHost *:80>
ServerName yourdomain.com
DocumentRoot /path/to/pixelfed/public
<Directory /path/to/pixelfed/public>
AllowOverride All
Options FollowSymlinks
Require all granted
</Directory>
ErrorLog ${APACHE_LOG_DIR}/pixelfed-error.log
CustomLog ${APACHE_LOG_DIR}/pixelfed-access.log combined
</VirtualHost>
Replace yourdomain.com with your actual domain name, and replace /path/to/pixelfed/public with the path to the PixelFed installation directory.
Enable the new virtual host and restart Apache:
sudo a2ensite pixelfed.conf
sudo systemctl restart apache2
Visit yourdomain.com/install in your web browser to complete the installation. Follow the instructions and fill in the required information.
After the installation is complete, you should see the PixelFed login screen.
In this tutorial, we have shown you how to install PixelFed on Kali Linux. You can now create your own instance of this federated alternative to Instagram. Enjoy!
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