How to Install Photonix on Alpine Linux Latest

Photonix is an open-source self-hosted photo management platform that allows you to manage and organize your photo collection. In this tutorial, we will explain how to install Photonix on Alpine Linux Latest.

Prerequisites

Before you start, make sure that you have the following requirements:

• A server running Alpine Linux Latest
• A user account with sudo privileges
• Basic knowledge of the Linux command line

Step 1: Update Package Repository

Connect to your server via SSH and update the package repository by running the following command:

sudo apk update

Step 2: Install Required Dependencies

Photonix requires a few dependencies to be installed on our system. The following command will install all necessary dependencies:

sudo apk add nodejs npm sqlite curl

Step 3: Download and Install Photonix

We will download the latest version of Photonix from their official website using the curl command. Navigate to the /var/www/ directory or another suitable location to download the Photonix files.

cd /var/www/
sudo curl -L https://github.com/damianmoore/photonix/archive/master.tar.gz | sudo tar zxv

After extracting the downloaded files, rename the extracted directory to photonix.

sudo mv photonix-* photonix

Next, go to the photonix directory and install the required dependencies using the npm command.

cd photonix/
sudo npm install

Step 4: Configure Photonix

Open the config.js file in the photonix directory using your favorite editor.

sudo nano config.js

Update the directories and port values according to your preferences.

exports.config = {  
  web: {
    host: '0.0.0.0',
    port: 8080,
   }
  directories: [
      "/path/to/your/photo/directory"
  ],
}

Save and close the file by pressing Ctrl+X, then Y, and Enter.

Step 5: Starting Photonix

To start the Photonix server, execute the following command from the photonix directory:

sudo npm start

After starting the server successfully, you will see the following output:

Photonix listening on http://127.0.0.1:8080

Step 6: Access Photonix

In your web browser, go to http://your_server_ip_address:8080 or http://localhost:8080 if you installed Photonix on your local machine.

You will be presented with the Photonix login screen. Enter your desired username and password, then click on the Create Account button.

Congratulations! You have successfully installed Photonix on Alpine Linux Latest.

Conclusion

In this tutorial, we have explained how to install and configure Photonix on Alpine Linux Latest. Photonix is an easy-to-use and self-hosted photo management platform that can help you manage and organize your photo collection.