How to Install Photoview on OpenBSD

Photoview is a flexible and customizable image viewer designed to work on the web. In this tutorial, we will guide you through the installation of Photoview on OpenBSD.

Prerequisites

Before proceeding with this tutorial, make sure that:

• You have access to an OpenBSD server with root access.
• You have a GitHub account, as Photoview is distributed through the GitHub repository.

Step 1: Install Required Dependencies

First, you need to install the required dependencies for Photoview to run on OpenBSD. Run the following command to install these dependencies:

# pkg_add git npm yarn

This command will install Git, Node.js, and Yarn, which are necessary for Photoview.

Step 2: Clone the Photoview Repository

Next, you need to clone the Photoview repository from GitHub. To do this, run the following command:

# git clone https://github.com/photoview/photoview.git

This command will clone the Photoview repository to your current directory.

Step 3: Install Photoview Dependencies

After cloning the repository, switch to the Photoview directory and use npm to install the required dependencies:

# cd photoview
# npm install

This command will install all the dependencies required by Photoview.

Step 4: Build Photoview

Photoview is written in TypeScript, so you need to compile it before running it. To build Photoview, run the following command:

# npm run build

This command will compile Photoview and generate a dist directory, which contains the compiled JavaScript files.

Step 5: Configure and Start Photoview

Before starting Photoview, you need to create a configuration file. Copy the example configuration file to your working directory:

# cp config.example.json config.json

Then, open the config.json file in a text editor and configure the options according to your needs. For example, you can specify the directory where your images are stored and configure authentication settings.

Once the configuration is complete, you can start Photoview by running the following command:

# node dist/index.js

This command will start Photoview, which will listen on port 3000 by default. You can now access Photoview by navigating to http://your-ip-address:3000 on your web browser.

Conclusion

In this tutorial, we have shown you how to install Photoview on OpenBSD. You can use Photoview to view and manage your images on the web. We hope you found this tutorial helpful!

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