How to Install MeTube on Linux Mint

MeTube is an open-source video sharing platform that you can install on your own server. In this tutorial, we will walk you through the process of installing MeTube on Linux Mint.

Prerequisites

Before we start, make sure your system meets the following requirements:

• Linux Mint Latest version
• Apache web server
• PHP 7.2 or later
• MySQL 5.7 or later
• Git

Step 1: Installing Apache

Apache is required to serve MeTube on your server. To install Apache, execute the following command in your terminal:

sudo apt-get update && sudo apt-get install apache2 -y

After installing Apache, start the service:

sudo systemctl start apache2

You can check the status of the Apache service by running the following command:

sudo systemctl status apache2

If the service is running correctly, you should see something like this:

● apache2.service - The Apache HTTP Server
    Loaded: loaded (/lib/systemd/system/apache2.service; enabled; vendor preset: enabled)
    Active: active (running)

Step 2: Installing PHP

MeTube is built using PHP, so we need to install PHP and some necessary extensions. To do that, run the following command:

sudo apt-get install php php-mysql php-json php-curl php-zip php-gd -y

Once the installation is complete, restart the Apache service:

sudo systemctl restart apache2

Step 3: Installing MySQL

MeTube requires a MySQL database to store its data. To install MySQL, run the following command:

sudo apt-get install mysql-server -y

Once the installation is complete, start the MySQL service and enable it to run at startup:

sudo systemctl start mysql
sudo systemctl enable mysql

Step 4: Installing Git

We will use Git to clone the MeTube source code from GitHub. To install Git, run the following command:

sudo apt-get install git -y

Step 5: Cloning MeTube from GitHub

Now, let's clone the MeTube source code from GitHub. Go to your preferred directory and execute the following command:

git clone https://github.com/alexta69/metube.git

The above command will download the MeTube source code into a directory named 'metube'.

Step 6: Configuring MeTube

Before we can run MeTube, we need to configure some settings. Change directory to 'metube' and copy the .env.example file to .env:

cd metube
cp .env.example .env

Next, open the .env file in a text editor:

nano .env

Update the following settings:

• Change DB_DATABASE to the name of the MySQL database you want to create for MeTube.
• Change DB_USERNAME and DB_PASSWORD to the username and password you want to use to connect to the MySQL database.
• Set APP_URL to the URL where you will host MeTube.

Save and close the file.

Step 7: Installing Dependencies

MeTube uses Composer to manage its dependencies. Run the following command to install Composer:

sudo apt-get install composer -y

Once Composer is installed, run the following command in the 'metube' directory to install MeTube's dependencies:

composer install

Step 8: Setting Up the Database

Before we can use MeTube, we need to create the necessary tables in the MySQL database we configured earlier.

To do that, run the following command in the 'metube' directory:

php artisan migrate

Step 9: Starting MeTube

Now that the setup is complete, we can start MeTube by running the following command in the 'metube' directory:

php artisan serve

This will start a local development server that you can use to access MeTube in your web browser by going to http://localhost:8000.

Conclusion

We have successfully installed MeTube on Linux Mint Latest. Now you can customize and use MeTube according to your needs.

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