How to Install Quru Image Server on POP! OS Latest

Quru Image Server is an open-source image server that allows you to manage and serve images quickly and easily. In this tutorial, we will show you how to install Quru Image Server on POP! OS Latest.

Prerequisites

Before starting with the installation, make sure that your system meets the following prerequisites:

Step 1: Download Quru Image Server package

To download Quru Image Server, follow these steps:

  1. Launch your terminal by pressing ctrl+alt+t on your POP! OS.

  2. Run the following command to update the package list:

    sudo apt update
    
  3. Next, install the wget package with the following command:

    sudo apt install wget
    
  4. Now download the latest release of Quru Image Server with the following command:

    wget https://github.com/quru/qis/releases/download/1.9.1/qis-1.9.1-linux-amd64.tar.gz
    
  5. Wait until the download finishes.

Step 2: Install Quru Image Server

Once you have downloaded the Quru Image Server package, follow the steps below to install it:

  1. Extract the downloaded package using the following command:

    tar -xvf qis-1.9.1-linux-amd64.tar.gz
    
  2. Move to the extracted directory using the following command:

    cd qis-1.9.1-linux-amd64
    
  3. Now install Quru Image Server using the following command:

    sudo ./install.sh
    

    The installation process may take a few minutes.

  4. Once the installation process is complete, start the Quru Image Server using the following command:

    sudo systemctl start qis
    
  5. Verify that image server is up and running with the following command:

    systemctl status qis
    

    If everything is fine, you should see the Active: active (running) line in the output.

Step 3: Access Quru Image Server

Quru Image Server is now successfully installed on your POP! OS Latest. You can access it using the following steps:

  1. Open your web browser.

  2. Enter the following URL in your address bar:

    http://localhost:60111
    
  3. You should now see the Quru Image Server login screen.

  4. Enter your login credentials (the default username and password are both admin) and click on the Sign In button.

    You can change the default password later in the server settings.

  5. Quru Image Server Dashboard will now appear on your screen. You can now start managing and serving images on your server.

Conclusion

In this tutorial, we showed you how to install Quru Image Server on POP! OS Latest. We hope that you now have a better understanding of how to set up this powerful image serving application on your system.

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