How to Install Mejiro on NetBSD

In this tutorial, we will walk you through the steps to install Mejiro on NetBSD. Mejiro is an open-source media management platform designed to help individuals and organizations manage and share their media files.

Prerequisites

Before starting, ensure that your system meets the following prerequisites:

  • NetBSD installed on your system
  • Network connectivity
  • Access to a terminal or command-line interface

Step 1: Install Required Packages

The first step is to install the required packages for Mejiro to run. Use the following command to install PHP and its dependencies on NetBSD:

pkgin update 
pkgin install php php-imagick php-gd php-pdo_mysql

Step 2: Clone Mejiro Repository

Next, we need to clone the Mejiro repository from Github. Use the following command to clone the repository to your local directory:

git clone https://github.com/dmpop/mejiro.git

Step 3: Configure Mejiro

Now that we have cloned the Mejiro repository, we need to configure it to run on NetBSD. Navigate to the Mejiro directory and create a copy of the config-default.php file:

cd mejiro
cp config-default.php config.php

Open the config.php with your preferred editor and configure the following settings:

  • Set the MEJIRO_URL variable to the URL of your Mejiro instance
  • Set the DATABASE_NAME, DATABASE_USER, and DATABASE_PASSWORD variables to the database name, username, and password for your MySQL database.

Step 4: Create a MySQL Database

Next, we need to create a MySQL database for Mejiro. Use the following commands to create the database, user and grant the user privileges to the database:

mysql -u root -p
mysql > CREATE DATABASE mejiro;
mysql > CREATE USER 'mejiro'@'localhost' IDENTIFIED BY 'password';
mysql > GRANT ALL PRIVILEGES ON mejiro.* to 'mejiro'@'localhost';
mysql > FLUSH PRIVILEGES;
mysql > exit;

Step 5: Import Mejiro Database Schema

We will now import the Mejiro database schema into the newly created database. Navigate to the mejiro/sql directory and use the following command to import the schema:

mysql -u mejiro -p mejiro < mejiro.sql

Step 6: Set File Permissions

Mejiro requires write permissions on certain directories. Navigate to the mejiro/assets and mejiro/uploads directories and set the permissions as shown below:

cd mejiro/assets
chmod -R a+w logs thumbnail
cd ../uploads
chmod -R a+w files thumbnail

Step 7: Run Mejiro

Finally, we can start the Mejiro server using the following command:

php -S localhost:8000 -t .

You can now open your web browser and navigate to http://localhost:8000 to access Mejiro.

Conclusion

That's it! You have successfully installed and configured Mejiro on NetBSD. Start uploading and managing your media files with ease.