How to Install Chevereto on OpenBSD

Chevereto is a powerful and easy-to-use self-hosted image hosting software. In this tutorial, we will walk you through the steps to install Chevereto on OpenBSD.

Step 1 - Update your OpenBSD system

Before installing any software on OpenBSD, it is best to update your system to ensure you have the latest security patches and bug fixes.

$ sudo syspatch
$ sudo pkg_add -u

Step 2 - Install the required dependencies

Chevereto requires several dependencies to be installed. We will use pkg_add to install them.

$ sudo pkg_add php php-pdo_mysql php-imagick mariadb-server nginx

Step 3 - Configure MariaDB

Next, we need to configure MariaDB (MySQL) for use with Chevereto.

$ sudo mysql_install_db
$ sudo /etc/rc.d/mariadb start
$ sudo mysql_secure_installation

During the secure installation, you will be prompted to set a root password and other options. Follow the prompts to secure your MariaDB installation.

Step 4 - Configure Nginx

We will use Nginx as a web server to serve Chevereto. Create a new server block in the Nginx configuration file (/etc/nginx/nginx.conf) with the following contents:

server {
        listen 80;
        server_name example.com;
        root /var/www/chevereto/public;
        index index.php;

        location / {
                try_files $uri $uri/ /index.php?$query_string;
        }

        location ~* \.php$ {
                fastcgi_pass unix:/run/php-fpm.sock;
                fastcgi_param SCRIPT_FILENAME $document_root$fastcgi_script_name;
                include fastcgi_params;
        }
}

Replace example.com with your own domain name. Save the file and exit.

Next, create the directory for the Chevereto web files and set the ownership and permissions:

$ sudo mkdir -p /var/www/chevereto/public
$ sudo chown -R www:www /var/www/chevereto
$ sudo chmod -R 755 /var/www/chevereto

Step 5 - Download and install Chevereto

Download the latest release of Chevereto from the GitHub repository:

$ cd ~
$ git clone https://github.com/chevereto/chevereto.git

Move the Chevereto files to the web directory we created earlier:

$ sudo mv ~/chevereto/* /var/www/chevereto/public/

Configure the Chevereto settings by renaming the config.sample.php file to config.php and editing the values as necessary:

$ cd /var/www/chevereto/public
$ sudo mv config.sample.php config.php
$ sudo vim config.php

Save and exit the file when you're done.

Step 6 - Configure PHP-FPM

We'll be using PHP-FPM to serve Chevereto. Edit the PHP-FPM configuration file (/etc/php-fpm.conf) with the following changes:

listen = /run/php-fpm.sock
listen.owner = www
listen.group = www
listen.mode = 0660

Save and exit the file.

Step 7 - Start the services

Start the services we installed earlier:

$ sudo /etc/rc.d/nginx start
$ sudo /etc/rc.d/php_fpm start

Step 8 - Access Chevereto

Your Chevereto installation is now ready to use. Visit your domain name (e.g. http://example.com/) in a web browser to access Chevereto.

Congratulations! You have successfully installed Chevereto on OpenBSD.