How to Install Lychee on Elementary OS Latest

Lychee is an open-source, free software to run your own photo management website. It is built with PHP and JavaScript and can easily be installed on most web servers.

In this tutorial, we will guide you through the steps to install Lychee on Elementary OS Latest.

Prerequisites

Before we start, make sure you have the following:

• A server running the latest version of Elementary OS
• Apache/Nginx web server with PHP installed
• MySQL or MariaDB database

Step 1: Download Lychee

To download the latest version of Lychee, use the following command in your terminal:

wget https://github.com/LycheeOrg/Lychee/archive/master.zip

Once the download is complete, extract the zip file:

unzip master.zip

You will now have a folder named Lychee-master containing the Lychee source code.

Step 2: Install Dependencies

Lychee requires some PHP extensions to be installed on your system. Use the following command to install them:

sudo apt-get install php-mbstring php-xml php-gd

Once the installation is complete, restart your web server:

sudo systemctl restart apache2

Step 3: Create a Database

Next, we need to create a database to store Lychee's data. Use the following command to log in to the MySQL/MariaDB console:

mysql -u root -p

You will be prompted to enter your MySQL/MariaDB root password. Once you are logged in, create a new database:

CREATE DATABASE lychee;

Create a new user with a password:

CREATE USER 'lycheeuser'@'localhost' IDENTIFIED BY 'password';

Give the user access to the database:

GRANT ALL PRIVILEGES ON lychee.* TO 'lycheeuser'@'localhost';

Finally, exit the MySQL/MariaDB console:

exit

Step 4: Configure Lychee

Copy the default configuration file by running the following command:

cp Lychee-master/data/config.php Lychee-master/data/config_default.php

Edit the config.php file:

sudo nano Lychee-master/data/config.php

Update the following lines with your database information:

$dbHost = 'localhost';
$dbName = 'lychee';
$dbUser = 'lycheeuser';
$dbPassword = 'password';

Step 5: Install Lychee

Move the Lychee-master folder to your web server's root directory:

sudo mv Lychee-master /var/www/html/lychee

Set the correct permissions:

sudo chown -R www-data:www-data /var/www/html/lychee/
sudo chmod -R 755 /var/www/html/lychee/

Step 6: Access Lychee

Lychee is now installed and ready to use. You can access it by navigating to http://localhost/lychee/ in your web browser.

Conclusion

In this tutorial, we have shown you how to install Lychee on Elementary OS Latest. Lychee is a great option if you want to run your own photo management website, and it is easy to set up if you follow these steps.