How to install Chevereto on Manjaro

Chevereto is an open-source image hosting script that can be easily installed on Manjaro. This guide will explain the process of installing Chevereto on Manjaro in detail.

Prerequisites

Before we proceed with the installation process, make sure that the following prerequisites are met:

• A Manjaro machine is available to install Chevereto
• Apache HTTP server is installed and running
• MySQL/MariaDB database server is installed and running
• PHP 7.1 or newer is installed with required extensions

Step 1: Download Chevereto

First, we need to download Chevereto from the official repository on Github. You can download the latest version of Chevereto by running the following command in the terminal:

wget https://github.com/chevereto/chevereto/archive/master.tar.gz

Once the download is completed, extract the downloaded file by running the following command:

tar -xvzf master.tar.gz

Step 2: Configure the Database

Chevereto requires a MySQL/MariaDB database to operate. We need to create a new database and user for Chevereto to utilize. Follow the steps below to create a new database and user:

1. Open the MySQL shell by running the following command:

mysql -u root -p

2. Create a new database named chevereto:

create database chevereto;

3. Create a new user with a secure password (replace newuser and password with your own):

CREATE USER 'newuser'@'localhost' IDENTIFIED BY 'password';

4. Grant full privileges to the newuser on the chevereto database:

GRANT ALL PRIVILEGES ON `chevereto`.* TO 'newuser'@'localhost';

5. Flush privileges and exit the MySQL shell:

FLUSH PRIVILEGES;
exit;

Step 3: Install Required PHP Extensions

Chevereto needs some PHP extensions to run properly. Run the following command to install the required PHP extensions/extensions:

sudo pacman -S php-gd php-curl php-geoip php-ldap

Step 4: Configure Apache for Chevereto

We need to create an Apache virtual host configuration file to run Chevereto on a web server. To create the configuration file, run the following command:

sudo nano /etc/httpd/conf/extra/chevereto.conf

Now, add the following configuration to the file:

<VirtualHost *:80>
    ServerAdmin admin@example.com
    DocumentRoot "/var/www/html/chevereto"
    ServerName your-domain.com
    <Directory "/var/www/html/chevereto">
        Options -Indexes +FollowSymLinks
        AllowOverride All
        Require all granted
    </Directory>
    ErrorLog "/var/log/httpd/chevereto-error_log"
    CustomLog "/var/log/httpd/chevereto-access_log common"
</VirtualHost>

Make sure to replace your-domain.com with your own domain name.

Now, save and exit the file by pressing ctrl + x, followed by y, and Enter.

Step 5: Install Chevereto

After creating the Apache configuration file, we need to move Chevereto files to the web server's root directory. Run the following command to move the files:

sudo mv chevereto-master /var/www/html/chevereto

Next, we need to set the proper permissions to the Chevereto files to ensure that Apache can access them. Run the following command to do so:

sudo chown -R http:http /var/www/html/chevereto

Step 6: Install Chevereto

Finally, we are ready to run the Chevereto installer. Open the web browser and visit http://your-domain.com/chevereto/ to start the installation process.

Follow the onscreen instructions to set up Chevereto, enter the database details, and complete the installation.

After the installation is completed, your Chevereto image hosting website is ready for use!

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