Tutorial: How to Install Photo Stream on macOS

Photo Stream is a tool for managing and synchronizing photos between devices, based on the open-source software from GitHub. Here are the steps to install it on your macOS system.

Prerequisites

• A macOS system running version 10.14 or later.
• A basic understanding of the Terminal application.
• Homebrew package manager installed on your system.

Step 1: Install Homebrew

If you don't already have Homebrew package manager installed, you can install it by typing the following command in the Terminal:

/bin/bash -c "$(curl -fsSL https://raw.githubusercontent.com/Homebrew/install/master/install.sh)"

Step 2: Install ImageMagick

Photo Stream uses ImageMagick, a free and open-source software suite for displaying, creating, and modifying images. To install it, use the following command:

brew install imagemagick

Step 3: Clone Photo Stream Repository

Clone the Photo Stream repository from GitHub using the following command. This will create a copy of Photo Stream on your local system.

git clone https://github.com/waschinski/photo-stream.git

Step 4: Install Photo Stream

Change your current directory to photo-stream by typing:

cd photo-stream

Then, use the following command to install Photo Stream:

make install

This will compile, build, and install Photo Stream on your system.

Step 5: Configure Photo Stream

Before using Photo Stream, configure it by creating a configuration file. The configuration file should be named photo_stream.yml and should be placed in the config directory under the photo-stream directory.

Here's an example configuration file:

---
# Config options for photo-stream

database: /path/to/your/photo-stream.sqlite
photos_directory: /path/to/your/photos_directory
port: 8001

Replace /path/to/your/photo-stream.sqlite with the path where you want to store the database for Photo Stream. Replace /path/to/your/photos_directory with the path to your photos directory.

Step 6: Launch Photo Stream

After configuring Photo Stream, launch it by running the following command from within Photo Stream's directory:

./photo-stream

Conclusion

That's it! You've successfully installed Photo Stream on your macOS system. Now you can use it to manage and synchronize your photos between devices. Happy photo managing!

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