MeTube is a video sharing website script that you can install on your own server. In this tutorial, we will guide you on how to install MeTube on your POP! OS.
Before proceeding with the installation, it's essential to update the system packages to the latest version. Open the terminal and execute the below command:
sudo apt-get update && sudo apt-get upgrade
To install Apache, MySQL, PHP, and their required dependencies on your POP OS, execute the following command in the terminal:
sudo apt-get install apache2 libapache2-mod-php mysql-server php php-mysql php-curl php-gd php-json php-mbstring php-intl php-xml php-zip git composer
Create a new database in MySQL server that MeTube can use. Open the terminal and log in to MySQL:
mysql -u root -p
When prompted, enter the root password, and hit enter. Then create a new database and grant privileges to a new user with the following command:
CREATE DATABASE YourDatabaseName;
GRANT ALL PRIVILEGES ON YourDatabaseName.* to 'username'@'localhost' IDENTIFIED BY 'password';
FLUSH PRIVILEGES;
To clone the MeTube repository from GitHub, run the below command in your POP! OS terminal:
git clone https://github.com/alexta69/metube.git
Before running the MeTube installation file, we need to install the dependencies required by the project. Navigate inside the MeTube repository directory and execute the following command:
composer install
Navigate to the directory named config, copy the config.sample.json file, and name it config.json. Modify the config.json file with your database connection details.
Execute the installation script using the following command:
php install.php
The script will prompt for the database connection details. Enter them and follow the on-screen instructions.
Now, set the document root of the MeTube website. Navigate to the default virtual host configuration file with the following command:
sudo nano /etc/apache2/sites-available/000-default.conf
Replace the DocumentRoot with the MeTube website directory. In our case, it's /var/www/html/metube. Save the file and close the editor.
Enable the Apache rewrite module using the following command:
sudo a2enmod rewrite
Restart the Apache service to apply the changes with the following command:
sudo systemctl restart apache2
Now, you can access the MeTube website using your web browser at the server IP address or localhost in your browser:
http://localhost/metube
Congratulations! You have successfully installed MeTube on POP! OS.
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