How to Install LibrePhotos on Arch Linux

LibrePhotos is an open source self-hosted Google Photos alternative that allows you to securely backup, view and share your photos and videos. In this tutorial, we will show you how to install LibrePhotos on Arch Linux.

Prerequisites

A working Arch Linux installation.
A sudo user or root user access to the terminal.

Installation

Update your system
```
sudo pacman -Syu
```

Install Python, pip and dependencies

sudo pacman -S python python-pip exiftool ffmpeg rabbitmq

Install PostgreSQL

sudo pacman -S postgresql
sudo systemctl enable postgresql
sudo systemctl start postgresql

Create a new PostgreSQL user and database

sudo -iu postgres
createuser -P librephotos # Set password when prompted
createdb -O librephotos librephotos
exit

Clone the LibrePhotos repository

git clone https://github.com/LibrePhotos/librephotos

Install the required Python packages
```
pip install -r requirements.txt
```
Configure the application
```
cp .env.sample .env
```
Set the following values in the .env file:
```
SECRET_KEY=<your-secret-key>
DATABASE_URL=postgresql://librephotos:<password-you-set>@localhost:5432/librephotos
RABBITMQ_DEFAULT_USER=librephotos
RABBITMQ_DEFAULT_PASS=<password-you-set>
```
Note: Replace <your-secret-key> with a secure secret key of your choice, and set a strong password in the DATABASE_URL and RABBITMQ_DEFAULT_PASS fields.
Run database migrations
```
python manage.py migrate
```
Start the server
```
python manage.py runserver
```
Visit http://localhost:8000/ in your web browser to access your LibrePhotos instance.

Congratulations! You have successfully installed LibrePhotos on your Arch Linux system. You can now start uploading, viewing and sharing your photos and videos.