ImageStore is a simple image hosting solution created by Gregor Doroschenko. In this tutorial, we will walk you through the steps to install ImageStore on Void Linux.
Before we begin, make sure you have the following prerequisites in place:
The first step is to update the system packages. To do this, execute the following command in a terminal:
sudo xbps-install -Suv
This command will update all the installed packages on your system to their latest versions.
Next, we need to install some software that ImageStore relies on. Specifically, we need to install Nginx, PHP, and MariaDB. To do this, execute the following command:
sudo xbps-install -Sy nginx php mariadb
This command will install Nginx, PHP, and MariaDB on your system.
Now we're ready to install ImageStore. The first step is to clone the repository to your local machine. To do this, execute the following command:
git clone https://github.com/gregordr/ImageStore.git
This command will clone the ImageStore repository to your current working directory.
Next, we need to move the cloned directory to the /srv/http directory. To do this, execute the following command:
sudo mv ImageStore /srv/http
This will move the ImageStore directory to the web root folder. Now, we need to change the permissions of the directory to allow Nginx to access it. To do this, execute the following command:
sudo chown -R nginx:nginx /srv/http/ImageStore
This command will change the owner and group of the ImageStore directory to nginx.
Finally, we need to create a new database for ImageStore. To do this, we will use MariaDB. First, we need to log in to the MariaDB console. To do this, execute the following command:
sudo mysql -u root -p
This command will prompt you to enter the MariaDB root password. Once you've entered it, you will be logged in to the MariaDB console.
Next, we need to create a new database for ImageStore. To do this, execute the following command:
CREATE DATABASE imagestore;
This command will create a new database named imagestore.
Now, we need to create a new user for ImageStore. To do this, execute the following command:
CREATE USER 'imagestore'@'localhost' IDENTIFIED BY 'password';
This command will create a new user named imagestore with the password password.
Finally, we need to grant the new user access to the imagestore database. To do this, execute the following command:
GRANT ALL PRIVILEGES ON imagestore.* TO 'imagestore'@'localhost';
This command will grant the imagestore user full access to the imagestore database.
Now, we need to configure Nginx to serve the ImageStore application. To do this, we need to create a new configuration file for Nginx.
First, create a new file named imagestore.conf in the /etc/nginx/conf.d directory. To do this, execute the following command:
sudo nano /etc/nginx/conf.d/imagestore.conf
This will open a new file in the Nano text editor.
Next, enter the following text into the file:
server {
listen 80;
server_name localhost;
root /srv/http/ImageStore/public;
index index.php index.html index.htm;
location / {
try_files $uri $uri/ /index.php?$query_string;
}
location ~ \.php$ {
try_files $uri =404;
fastcgi_pass unix:/run/php-fpm.sock;
fastcgi_index index.php;
fastcgi_param SCRIPT_FILENAME $document_root$fastcgi_script_name;
include fastcgi_params;
}
}
This configuration file tells Nginx to listen on port 80 and serve requests from the /srv/http/ImageStore/public directory. It also tells Nginx how to handle requests for PHP files.
Save and exit the file by pressing Ctrl+X, then Y, then Enter.
Next, we need to start the Nginx service. To do this, execute the following command:
sudo ln -s /etc/sv/nginx /var/service
This command will create a symbolic link to the /etc/sv/nginx directory in the /var/service directory, which will start the Nginx service.
Next, we need to configure PHP to work with ImageStore.
First, we need to edit the PHP configuration file. To do this, execute the following command:
sudo nano /etc/php/php.ini
This will open the PHP configuration file in the Nano text editor.
Next, find the following line:
;extension=mysqli
Remove the semicolon (;) to uncomment the line and enable the mysqli extension:
extension=mysqli
Save and exit the file by pressing Ctrl+X, then Y, then Enter.
Next, we need to start the PHP-FPM service. To do this, execute the following command:
sudo ln -s /etc/sv/php-fpm /var/service
This command will create a symbolic link to the /etc/sv/php-fpm directory in the /var/service directory, which will start the PHP-FPM service.
Now that ImageStore is installed and configured, you can access it by opening a web browser and navigating to http://localhost. From there, you can create a new account and start uploading images.
In this tutorial, we walked you through the steps to install ImageStore on Void Linux. Now you have a powerful image hosting solution that you can use for personal or professional use.
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