How to install Gossa on Windows 11

Gossa is a lightweight and simple photo album software that helps you manage your photos on your server. This tutorial will guide you step by step on how to install Gossa on your Windows 11 computer.

Prerequisites

  • Windows 11 computer
  • A web server installed (for example, Apache)
  • PHP installed (version 5.6 or later)
  • Git installed

Steps

Step 1: Clone the Gossa repository

Open a command prompt and navigate to the directory where you want to clone the Gossa repository. Then, run the following command to clone the repository:

git clone https://github.com/pldubouilh/gossa.git

Step 2: Install dependencies

Navigate to the Gossa directory and run the following command to install the necessary dependencies:

composer install

Step 3: Configure Gossa

Copy the "config.php.dist" file to "config.php":

cp config.php.dist config.php

Open the "config.php" file and configure the following settings:

  • Set the "datadir" option to the path where you want to store your photos.
  • Set the "url" option to the URL where Gossa will be accessible on your web server.

Step 4: Configure your web server

Create a virtual host for Gossa that points to the "public" directory in the Gossa directory. For example, if you are using Apache, create a file named "gossa.conf" in your Apache "conf.d" directory with the following configuration:

<VirtualHost *:80>
  ServerName gossa.example.com
  DocumentRoot /path/to/gossa/public

  <Directory /path/to/gossa/public>
    AllowOverride All
    Order allow,deny
    Allow from all
  </Directory>

  ErrorLog /var/log/apache2/gossa.error.log
  CustomLog /var/log/apache2/gossa.access.log combined
</VirtualHost>

Replace "/path/to/gossa" with the path to your Gossa directory and "gossa.example.com" with the hostname you want to use to access Gossa.

Step 5: Access Gossa

Open your web browser and navigate to the URL you configured in step 3. You should now see the Gossa home page.

Conclusion

Congratulations! You have successfully installed Gossa on your Windows 11 computer. You can now start using Gossa to manage your photo albums.