How to Install Sigal on NetBSD

Sigal is a simple yet powerful Python tool that allows you to create photo galleries in just a few steps. In this guide, we will show you how to install Sigal on NetBSD.

Prerequisites

Before starting, make sure you have the following prerequisites:

  • A NetBSD server
  • Python 3.x installed on your system
  • pip package manager

Step 1: Installing Dependencies

Sigal requires the following dependencies to be installed before it can run:

  • Pillow
  • Jinja2
  • click
  • markdown
  • arrow
  • piexif

You can install these dependencies by running the following command:

pip install Pillow Jinja2 click markdown arrow piexif

Step 2: Downloading Sigal

Create a folder where you want to install Sigal, then clone the Sigal repository from GitHub using the following command:

git clone https://github.com/saimn/sigal.git

Step 3: Installing Sigal

Once you have downloaded the Sigal repository, navigate to the Sigal folder and run the following command to install Sigal:

python setup.py install

Step 4: Configuring Sigal

To configure Sigal, create a new directory for your photo gallery and add your photos to this directory. You can configure Sigal by creating a sigal.conf.py file and adding your desired configuration options.

Here is an example sigal.conf.py file:

# Site information
site_title = "My Photo Gallery"
site_author = "John Doe"
site_desc = "A collection of my best photos."

# Theme settings
theme = "colorbox"

# Source and output directory
source = "/path/to/photos"
destination = "/path/to/output"

# Thumbnail and image size
img_size = (1200, 800)
thumb_size = (300, 200)

# Pagination settings
index_size = 10
albums_size = 25

Step 5: Generating Your Gallery

Once you have configured Sigal, you can generate your gallery by running the following command:

sigal build

This will generate your gallery in the output directory specified in the sigal.conf.py file.

Conclusion

Sigal is a great tool for creating simple and responsive photo galleries. By following the steps in this tutorial, you can easily install and configure Sigal on your NetBSD server.