Installing HomeGallery on NixOS Latest

In this tutorial, we will go through the steps of installing HomeGallery on NixOS Latest. HomeGallery is an open-source software for managing personal photo galleries.

Prerequisites

Before getting started, ensure that you have the following:

  • A running instance of NixOS Latest
  • A user with sudo privileges
  • Basic knowledge of the Nix package manager

Step 1: Installing HomeGallery

  1. First, open a terminal and log in as a superuser with the following command:

    sudo -i

  2. Next, update the package index and install HomeGallery with the following command:

    nix-env -iA nixos.homegallery

    This command will download and install the HomeGallery package along with its dependencies.

Step 2: Configuring HomeGallery

  1. After the installation process is complete, create a HomeGallery user with the following command:

    useradd -m homegallery

    This command will create a new user named 'homegallery' and a home directory.

  2. Switch to the HomeGallery user with the following command:

    su - homegallery

  3. Next, create a configuration file for HomeGallery with the following command:

    nano /home/homegallery/.config/HomeGallery/HomeGallery.xml

    This command will create a new file called 'HomeGallery.xml' and open it in the Nano text editor.

  4. Copy the following configuration into the file and replace the path "/home/homegallery/Pictures" with the path where your photos are located:

    <?xml version="1.0"?>
<configuration>
<library name="Photos">
  <source path="/home/homegallery/Pictures" />
  <adapter format=".jpg;.jpeg;.png" />
</library>
<options enable-updating="true" allow-explicit-sharing-urls="true" />
<log level="info-v" />
</configuration>

  5. Press Ctrl+X, then Y to save and exit the Nano text editor.

Step 3: Running HomeGallery

  1. To start HomeGallery, run the following command:

    home-gallery

    This command will start the HomeGallery service.

  2. Open a web browser and navigate to http://localhost:63562 to access HomeGallery.

    Note that you may need to open port 63562 in your firewall or router to access HomeGallery remotely.

Congratulations! You have successfully installed and configured HomeGallery on NixOS Latest.