How to Install Photo Stream on Windows 11

Photo Stream is a free and open-source web application that allows photographers to showcase their work online. It can be installed on any web server that supports PHP and MySQL. In this tutorial, we will be guiding you through the process of installing Photo Stream on Windows 11.

Prerequisites

Before starting the installation process, make sure you have the following prerequisites set up on your system:

  • A web server (such as Apache or Nginx) with PHP 7.4 or higher;
  • MySQL 5.7 or higher;
  • Git installed on your system.

Step 1: Clone the Photo Stream repository

First, you will need to clone the Photo Stream repository to your local machine using Git.

git clone https://github.com/waschinski/photo-stream.git

After cloning the repository, move it to your web server's document root.

Step 2: Install Dependencies

Once you have the Photo Stream files in your web server's document root, you will need to install its dependencies. To do this, run the following command inside the repository folder:

composer install

Step 3: Configure the Database

Next, you need to configure the database connection. To do this, rename the .env.example file to .env, and update the following lines with the correct information for your MySQL database:

DB_DATABASE=<database_name>
DB_USERNAME=<database_username>
DB_PASSWORD=<database_password>

Step 4: Generate App Key

Now you need to generate an app key. Run the following command to do so:

php artisan key:generate

Step 5: Run Migrations

After configuring the application, run the following command to run the database migrations:

php artisan migrate

Step 6: Start the Server

Now, start the web server with the following command:

php artisan serve

You should see a message that the server has started, and you will be given a URL to access the application.

Conclusion

Congratulations! You have successfully installed Photo Stream on your Windows 11 machine. You can now access the application on your web server's URL, which will display your photos and allow you to share them with the world.