Thumbor is an open-source image processing solution that allows you to create and manipulate images on the fly. Here is a step-by-step guide on how to install Thumbor on Windows 11.
Thumbor is written in Python, so the first step is to install Python on your Windows 11 machine. You can download the latest version of Python from the official website https://www.python.org/downloads/, and install it following the instructions from the installer.
Thumbor uses Git to keep track of its source code and dependencies, so you'll need to install Git on your Windows 11 machine. You can download Git from the official website https://git-scm.com/downloads, and install it following the instructions from the installer.
Open your preferred command-line interface, such as Git Bash or CMD, and clone the Thumbor repository from GitHub using the following command:
git clone https://github.com/thumbor/thumbor.git
This will create a directory called "thumbor" in the current directory.
Navigate to the "thumbor" directory using the following command:
cd thumbor
Then, install the dependencies using the following command:
pip install -r requirements.txt
To install Thumbor, run the following command:
python setup.py install
This will install Thumbor on your Windows 11 machine.
Thumbor needs configuration before it can be used. You can create a configuration file using the following command:
thumbor-config > thumbor.conf
You can then edit the "thumbor.conf" file to customize the configuration according to your needs.
To start Thumbor, run the following command:
thumbor
This will start Thumbor on the default port of 8000. You can access Thumbor by opening a web browser and navigating to http://localhost:8000/.
With these steps, you should be able to install Thumbor on your Windows 11 machine and start using it for image processing. Happy thumboring!
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