How to Install imgproxy on Fedora Server Latest

Imgproxy is an open-source image processing server you can install on your device to resize, crop and adjust images on the fly.

This tutorial will guide you through the installation of imgproxy on Fedora Server Latest.

Prerequisites

  • A Fedora Server Latest installation
  • A user account with sudo privileges

Steps

Step 1: Update your system

Before installing imgproxy, update your Fedora Server to the latest packages using the following commands:

sudo dnf update -y

Step 2: Install required packages

To install imgproxy, you need to have Go and Git installed on your system. Run the following command to install Go and Git:

sudo dnf install golang git -y

Step 3: Download and build imgproxy

Now that you have installed the required packages, it's time to download and build imgproxy.

  1. Clone the imgproxy Github repository to your server using the following command:
git clone https://github.com/imgproxy/imgproxy.git
  1. Navigate to the imgproxy directory by running:
cd imgproxy
  1. Download the Go modules using the following command:
go mod download
  1. Now build the imgproxy binary using the following command:
go build

Step 4: Configure imgproxy

After building imgproxy, it is now time to configure it.

  1. Create a configuration file by copying the example file:
cp config/example.toml config/imgproxy.toml
  1. Edit the config/imgproxy.toml file using your favorite text editor.

Make sure to change the placeholders with your preferred values:

# ...
# Server section
server         = "http://127.0.0.1:8080"
cert           = "path/to/cert"
key            = "path/to/key"
# ...

Step 5: Start imgproxy

To start imgproxy service, navigate back to the imgproxy directory and run:

nohup ./imgproxy &

Using nohup will allow you to start imgproxy in the background so that you can exit the terminal without stopping the imgproxy process.

Step 6: Verify imgproxy

To verify that imgproxy is running, use the following command:

curl http://localhost:8080

You should get a response containing a JSON message with the version and configuration.

Conclusion

By now, you have successfully installed and configured imgproxy on Fedora Server Latest. You can now start using imgproxy to process your images. Look at the imgproxy documentation to learn how to use imgproxy to resize and optimize images.