Thumbor is an open-source image processing software that allows you to manipulate and transform images on the fly. In this tutorial, we will guide you through the installation process of Thumbor on POP! OS Latest.
Before we start the installation process, you need to ensure that the following requirements are met:
Follow the steps below to install Thumbor on your POP! OS Latest machine:
1. Install necessary packages:
To begin, you need to ensure that your system has the necessary packages installed. Open your terminal and run the following command:
sudo apt-get update && sudo apt-get upgrade
sudo apt-get install libcurl4-gnutls-dev libjpeg-dev libexempi-dev python-dev python python-pip python-setuptools python-tornado
2. Install Thumbor:
Once you have installed the necessary packages, you can install Thumbor. Open your terminal and run the following command:
sudo pip install thumbor
3. Configure Thumbor:
After installing Thumbor, you need to configure it. Create a new configuration file using the following command:
sudo touch /etc/thumbor.conf
Open the file with your text editor and add the following configurations:
[thumbor]
# Listen Address
listen = 0.0.0.0:8000
# Security Key
security_key = YOUR_SECURITY_KEY
# Engines and Filters
engines = thumbor.engines.pil
# Storage
storage = thumbor.storages.file_storage
# File Storage Paths
storage_file_root_path = /var/thumbor/storage
result_storage_file_root_path = /var/thumbor/results
# Maximum Image/Image Content Size
max_width = 4000
max_height = 4000
max_bytes = 1024*1024*10
# Quality
quality = 90
Replace YOUR_SECURITY_KEY with your own security key.
4. Start Thumbor:
After configuring Thumbor, you need to start it. Run the following command to start Thumbor:
thumbor -c /etc/thumbor.conf
That’s it! You have successfully installed and configured Thumbor on your POP! OS Latest machine. You can now use it to manipulate and transform images.
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