In this tutorial, we will install HomeGallery on Ubuntu Server latest version. HomeGallery is an open-source, easy-to-use media server to organize, browse, and share your multimedia files with family and friends.
Before installing HomeGallery, you need to have the following:
Firstly, connect to your server via SSH and update your Ubuntu system packages.
sudo apt update && sudo apt upgrade -y
Next, we need to install some dependencies required by HomeGallery. Run the following command:
sudo apt install git ffmpeg imagemagick -y
After installing the dependencies, we are now ready to install HomeGallery from its GitHub repository.
git clone https://github.com/HomeGallery/home-gallery.git && cd home-gallery
Before we proceed to build and install HomeGallery, check if your system has Go installed.
go version
If Go is not installed, follow the instructions on https://golang.org/doc/install to install the stable version of Go.
Now, we can build and install HomeGallery using the following command:
make install
It will take some time to download and install all dependencies required by HomeGallery.
After installation, navigate to the HomeGallery directory and edit the config.yaml file.
nano config.yaml
Change the following configuration values according to your preference:
http_addr: ":8080"
auth_key: "change with your own secret key"
Save and exit the file.
To start HomeGallery, execute the following command:
./bin/home-gallery --log-level info serve
Congratulations! HomeGallery is now up and running. The media files can be uploaded to the directory ./var/media.
Finally, open your web browser and navigate to http://{your_server_ip}:8080. HomeGallery will prompt for your auth_key to log in.
In this tutorial, we have successfully installed HomeGallery on the Ubuntu server latest version. You can now organize, browse, and share your multimedia files with a home gallery.
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