How to Install LibrePhotos on Manjaro

Introduction

LibrePhotos is an open-source photo management application that allows you to store and organize your images. It offers features such as facial recognition, geolocation tagging, and automatic backups to different cloud storage providers. In this tutorial, we will guide you on how to install LibrePhotos on Manjaro.

Prerequisites

Before we begin, make sure that you have the following:

• A Manjaro installation running on your computer.
• A stable internet connection.

Installation

Follow the steps below to install LibrePhotos on Manjaro:

1. Open the terminal by pressing Ctrl+Alt+T on your keyboard.

2. Install the required dependencies by running the following command:

   sudo pacman -S git python python-pip python-virtualenv python-pillow python-qrcode libjpeg-turbo libffi libxml2 libxslt
   

3. Clone the LibrePhotos repository by running the following command:

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

4. Change the directory to librephotos by running the following command:

   cd librephotos
   

5. Create a virtual environment for LibrePhotos by running the following command:

   virtualenv -p python3 venv
   

6. Activate the virtual environment by running the following command:

   source venv/bin/activate
   

7. Install the required Python packages by running the following command:

   pip install -r requirements.txt
   

8. Create the configuration file by running the following command:

   cp librephotos/settings.py.template librephotos/settings.py
   

9. Edit the configuration file by changing the SECRET_KEY and ALLOWED_HOSTS values to your own.

10. Create the database by running the following command:

    python manage.py migrate
    

11. Create a superuser account by running the following command:

    python manage.py createsuperuser
    

12. Run the development server by running the following command:

    python manage.py runserver
    

13. Open your web browser and navigate to http://localhost:8000/. You should see the LibrePhotos login page.

14. Log in using your superuser account credentials.

Congratulations! You have successfully installed LibrePhotos on Manjaro. You can now start uploading and organizing your photos.