How to Install ImageStore on Ubuntu Server Latest

In this tutorial, we will be installing ImageStore, an open-source image hosting service, on Ubuntu Server Latest.

Prerequisites

Before starting, make sure that you have the following prerequisites:

• Ubuntu Server Latest installed on your system
• Git installed
• MySQL installed

Step 1: Clone the ImageStore Repository

The first step is to clone the ImageStore repository from GitHub using the following command:

git clone https://github.com/gregordr/ImageStore.git

This will clone the ImageStore repository to your local system.

Step 2: Install Required Packages

ImageStore requires some packages to be installed on your system. To install these packages, run the following command:

sudo apt-get install python3 python3-pip python3-dev python3-mysqldb libjpeg-dev

Step 3: Create a MySQL Database

Next, we need to create a MySQL database for ImageStore. To create a database and a user with all privileges, run the following commands:

sudo mysql -u root -p

Enter your MySQL root password, then execute the following commands in the MySQL shell:

CREATE DATABASE imagestore;
CREATE USER 'imagestore'@'%' IDENTIFIED BY 'password';
GRANT ALL PRIVILEGES ON imagestore.* TO 'imagestore'@'%';
FLUSH PRIVILEGES;

Replace "password" with a strong password for the imagestore user.

Step 4: Edit ImageStore Configuration

ImageStore comes with a default configuration file that we need to edit to match our requirements. Open the configuration file using the following command:

nano ImageStore/imagestore/config.py

In this file, find the following lines:

MYSQL_USER = 'imagestore'
MYSQL_PASSWORD = 'imagestore'
MYSQL_DB = 'imagestore'
MYSQL_PORT = 3306

Change the values of these parameters based on your MySQL database settings.

Step 5: Install Python Dependencies

ImageStore requires some Python dependencies to be installed. To install them, run the following command:

sudo pip3 install -r requirements.txt

This will install all the required dependencies.

Step 6: Launch ImageStore Server

To launch the ImageStore server, run the following command:

python3 run.py

This will start the ImageStore server on port 5000.

Step 7: Access ImageStore

You can now access ImageStore by visiting your server's IP address in your web browser. For example, if your server's IP address is 192.168.0.100, you can access ImageStore by visiting http://192.168.0.100:5000/.

Conclusion

Congratulations! You have successfully installed ImageStore on Ubuntu Server Latest. You can now start using ImageStore to host your images.