Zenphoto is an open-source application that allows you to manage and display your photos on a website. In this tutorial, we will guide you through the process of installing Zenphoto on nixOS Latest using the command line.
Before you start, make sure you have the following requirements set up:
cd /
sudo nix-env -iA nixos.zenphoto
sudo mysql -e "create database zenphoto"
sudo mysql -e "CREATE USER 'zenphoto'@'localhost' IDENTIFIED BY 'password'"
sudo mysql -e "GRANT ALL PRIVILEGES ON zenphoto.* TO 'zenphoto'@'localhost'"
Note: Replace 'password' with a secure password of your choice.
sudo nano /etc/nixos/configuration.nix
services.zenphoto = {
enable = true;
database = {
name = "zenphoto";
username = "zenphoto";
password = "password";
};
}
Note: Replace 'password' with the password you set for the database user.
Save the configuration file and exit the editor.
Activate the new configuration by running the following command:
sudo nixos-rebuild switch
http://localhost/zenphoto
in your web browser.Congratulations, you have successfully installed Zenphoto on nixOS Latest! You can now start managing and displaying your photos on your website.
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