How to Install Organizr on Windows 11

Organizr is a web application that helps you to manage your media in a user-friendly interface. It allows you to access your media files such as movies, TV shows, and music from a single dashboard. In this tutorial, we will guide you through the installation process of Organizr on Windows 11.

Prerequisites

Before we begin, you need to make sure that you have the following prerequisites installed on your machine:

• A web server such as Apache or Nginx
• PHP version 7.3 or later
• MySQL database

Step 1: Download Organizr

The first step is to download Organizr from its Github repository https://github.com/causefx/Organizr. You can download it in two ways:

• Clone the repository using git

  git clone https://github.com/causefx/Organizr.git
  

• Download and extract the zip file.

Once you have downloaded it, move the Organizr folder to your web server root directory.

Step 2: Create a MySQL Database

Before we proceed, we need to create a MySQL database to store the data for the Organizr application. You can create a MySQL database using phpMyAdmin or command line.

1. Open phpMyAdmin in your browser by visiting http://localhost/phpmyadmin/.
2. Click on the Databases tab and enter a name for your database.
3. Click on the Create button to create a new database.

Step 3: Configuration

The next step is to configure the Organizr application. Open the Organizr/config.php file in your favorite text editor and update the following fields:

define('DB_SERVER', 'localhost');
define('DB_USERNAME', 'your_database_username');
define('DB_PASSWORD', 'your_database_password');
define('DB_DATABASE', 'your_database_name');

Be sure to replace your_database_username, your_database_password, and your_database_name with your own information.

You can also update other settings, such as the default time zone and the encryption key.

Step 4: Run the Installer

The final step is to run the installer. Open your web browser and navigate to http://localhost/Organizr/install. This will launch the installer.

Follow the instructions in the installer to complete the installation process. The installer will check your server environment and make sure that everything is set up correctly.

Once the installation is complete, you can access your Organizr dashboard by visiting http://localhost/Organizr.

Congrats! You have successfully installed Organizr on your Windows 11 machine. Enjoy your new media management tool.

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