How to Install Piwigo on nixOS Latest
Piwigo is a popular open-source photo gallery software used for organizing and sharing images. In this tutorial, we will be discussing the steps required to install Piwigo on nixOS Latest.
Prerequisites
- A system running nixOS latest
- Root Access or a sudo user
Step 1: Update System
Before we begin, let's make sure to update our system with the latest packages by running the following command:
sudo nix-channel --update && sudo nixos-rebuild switch
Step 2: Install required Packages
Piwigo depends on a few packages to function correctly. Let's install them with the following command:
sudo nix-env -iA pkgs.php74.pkgs httponly ext-apcu php74Packages.gd php74Packages.json php74Packages.mbstring php74Packages.mysql php74Packages.session php74Packages.xml
Step 3: Download Piwigo
Now, let's download Piwigo from their official website. We can accomplish this by running the following command:
wget -O piwigo.zip http://piwigo.org/download/dlcounter.php?code=latest
Step 4: Extract Piwigo
Next, let's extract the zip file into the appropriate directory by running the following command:
sudo mkdir -p /srv/http/piwigo
sudo unzip piwigo.zip -d /srv/http/piwigo/
Step 5: Set Permissions
Piwigo requires read and write permissions to specific directories. Let's set these permissions using the following commands:
sudo chown -R www-data:www-data /srv/http/piwigo
sudo chmod -R 755 /srv/http/piwigo
Step 6: Configure PHP
Finally, let's configure PHP by creating a new configuration file at /etc/php74/conf.d/piwigo.ini and adding the following lines:
upload_max_filesize = 20M
post_max_size = 20M
memory_limit = 256M
max_execution_time = 600
Step 7: Access Piwigo
Now that we have completed the installation, we can access Piwigo by visiting our server's IP address or domain name in a web browser. We will be presented with a setup wizard to complete the installation.
Conclusion
In this tutorial, we learned how to install Piwigo on nixOS Latest. By following these steps, we can easily set up a photo gallery server for personal or business use.