How to Install HomeGallery on Manjaro

In this tutorial, we will guide you through the process of installing HomeGallery on your Manjaro Linux distribution.

HomeGallery is an open-source media gallery software designed to help you store, organize, and manage your photos, videos, and other media files. It offers a user-friendly interface and a range of features to help you customize your media gallery as per your liking.

Prerequisites

Before we get started with the installation process, make sure you have the following prerequisites:

• Manjaro Linux installed on your system
• A stable internet connection
• A terminal or command-line interface

Step-by-Step Guide

Follow the below steps to install HomeGallery on your Manjaro Linux distribution:

Step 1: Install Required Dependencies

To install HomeGallery on Manjaro, you first need to install some required dependencies. Open up a terminal window and run the following command:

sudo pacman -S git npm nodejs ffmpeg

This command will install Git, npm, nodejs, and ffmpeg on your system.

Step 2: Clone HomeGallery Repository

Next, you need to clone the HomeGallery repository to your system. To do this, run the following command in your terminal:

git clone https://github.com/timdiels/home-gallery.git

This command will clone the HomeGallery repository to your current working directory.

Step 3: Install HomeGallery

After cloning the HomeGallery repository, navigate to the cloned repository directory by running the following command:

cd home-gallery

Now, to install HomeGallery, run the following command in your terminal:

npm install

Step 4: Configure HomeGallery

Once the installation process completes, it's time to configure HomeGallery. To do this, run the following command:

cp config.sample.json config.json

This command will create a configuration file for HomeGallery. Next, open the config.json file and edit the following fields:

{
  "listenAddr": "127.0.0.1:8080",
  "mediaBaseURL": "/media",
  "thumbsBaseURL": "/thumbs",
  "mediaRoot": "/path/to/media/directory",
  "cacheRoot": "/path/to/cache/directory"
}

Make sure to replace the default paths with the actual paths to your media and cache directories.

Step 5: Start HomeGallery

After configuring HomeGallery, you can start the application by running the following command:

npm start

This command will start the HomeGallery application on the specified address and port.

Step 6: Access HomeGallery

Finally, to access HomeGallery, open up your web browser and navigate to the following URL:

http://localhost:8080

This will open up the HomeGallery application, where you can start adding your media files and customizing your media gallery.

Conclusion

In this tutorial, we showed you how to install HomeGallery on your Manjaro Linux distribution. We hope this tutorial was helpful to you. If you have any questions or face any issues while installing HomeGallery, feel free to ask us in the comments section.

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