Lychee is a self-hosted photo-management platform that allows you to upload, organize, and share photos with ease. In this tutorial, we will discuss how to install Lychee on OpenSUSE Latest.
Before proceeding with the installation, make sure that your system is up to date. Use the following command to update the package index and upgrade the installed packages:
sudo zypper refresh
sudo zypper update
Lychee requires a web server and PHP to function properly. We will install Apache and PHP using the following command:
sudo zypper install apache2 php php-mysql
Lychee uses MySQL as its default database. To install MySQL, use the following command:
sudo zypper install mysql-community-server
After installing MySQL, we need to set up some initial configuration. Use the following command to start the MySQL service:
sudo systemctl start mysql
Next, we need to set up the root user password. Run the following command:
sudo mysql_secure_installation
This command will ask you to set up a new password for the root user, remove anonymous users, disallow remote root login, and remove the test database. Answer the questions as per your preference.
Next, we need to create a new database and user for Lychee. Use the following command to log in to the MySQL command-line interface:
sudo mysql -u root -p
Enter the root password when prompted. Once you're in, create a new database and user using the following commands:
CREATE DATABASE lychee;
CREATE USER 'lycheeuser'@'localhost' IDENTIFIED BY 'lycheepassword';
GRANT ALL PRIVILEGES ON lychee.* TO 'lycheeuser'@'localhost';
FLUSH PRIVILEGES;
Change 'lycheeuser' and 'lycheepassword' to your desired username and password.
Go to the Lychee website and download the latest version of the software. Once the download is complete, extract the archive using the following command:
tar xvf lychee-3.3.2.tar.gz
This will extract the files to a new directory called 'lychee'.
After extracting the Lychee files, we need to configure Apache to serve them. First, create a new configuration file for Apache:
sudo nano /etc/apache2/conf.d/lychee.conf
Add the following lines to the file:
Alias /lychee /path/to/lychee
<Directory /path/to/lychee>
Options Indexes FollowSymLinks MultiViews
AllowOverride All
Require all granted
</Directory>
Change '/path/to/lychee' to the path to the directory where you extracted the Lychee files.
Next, enable the Apache rewrite module:
sudo a2enmod rewrite
Restart the Apache service to apply the changes:
sudo systemctl restart apache2
Open your web browser and go to http://localhost/lychee. You should see the Lychee login page. Follow the instructions to complete the installation process.
Once the installation is complete, you can start uploading and organizing your photos on Lychee.
In this tutorial, we discussed how to install Lychee on OpenSUSE Latest. Lychee is a powerful photo-management platform that can help you organize and share your photos with ease. Install it on your OpenSUSE system and enjoy its features.
If you want to self-host in an easy, hands free way, need an external IP address, or simply want your data in your own hands, give IPv6.rs a try!
Alternatively, for the best virtual desktop, try Shells!
