Download without Docker

[mattipunkt]

Can this software be downloaded without Docker?

[viktorstrate]

Yes, but you would have to build it your self.
I haven't written proper documentation on this yet, but below I've written the necessary steps to do so :)

1. Clone the repository
2. Build the web UI
   Run: cd ./ui && npm install && npm run build
3. Copy the built web UI to the api directory:
   Run: cp ./ui/dist ./api/ui
4. Build the back-end
   Run: cd ./api && go build -v -o photoview .
5. Set config environment variables in .env file
   5.1. Copy ./api/example.env to ./api/.env
   5.2 Change the following variables:
   • MYSQL_URL to point to your mysql server
   • API_LISTEN_PORT to the port you want the server to run on
   • Comment outAPI_ENDPOINT and UI_ENDPOINT they will not be used
   • Set SERVE_UI=1
   • Uncomment PUBLIC_ENDPOINT and set it to the public url from which the server will be accessed, if it's only for your local network, set this to http://<the local ip of your server>:<the port specified in API_LISTEN_PORT>/
   • Set DEVELOPMENT=0 to improve performance and security.
6. Start the server
   Run: cd ./api && ./photoview
   (you might have to give the binary executable permissions by running chmod +x ./api/photoview)

Please note that I haven't tested the steps above but they are highly based on the steps in the Dockerfile.
Feel free to ask if you have any questions. I hope to simplify this procedure in the future (this could easily be automated with a shell script)

The original source files are not used to run the server, only the following files:

• ./api/photoview the actual server binary
• ./api/database/migrations/ the files used to configure the database
• ./api/ui/ all the built web ui files (step 3)

[DevilsDesigns]

i have a question on 5.2 instructions. Where will i find my mysql_url as i get this error upon running
2021/02/02 11:16:40 WARN: Could not ping database: Environment variable PHOTOVIEW_MYSQL_URL missing, exiting. Will retry after 5 seconds
i have most definetly setup mysql database and user and checked to make sure its all there. my .env

PHOTOVIEW_DATABASE_DRIVER=mysql
PHOTOVIEW_MYSQL_URL=photoview:password@tcp(localhost)/photoview

# Specifies the connection string for the postgres database, if PHOTOVIEW_DATABASE_DRIVER is set to 'postgres'
# See https://www.postgresql.org/docs/current/libpq-ssl.html for possible ssl modes
# PHOTOVIEW_POSTGRES_URL=postgres://user:password@host:port/dbname?sslmode=(disable|allow|...)

# Specifies the filepath for the sqlite database, if PHOTOVIEW_DATABASE_DRIVER is set to 'sqlite'
# PHOTOVIEW_SQLITE_PATH=photoview.db

PHOTOVIEW_LISTEN_IP=localhost
PHOTOVIEW_LISTEN_PORT=4001

# The url from which the server can be accessed publicly
#PHOTOVIEW_API_ENDPOINT=http://localhost:4001/
#PHOTOVIEW_UI_ENDPOINT=http://localhost:1234/

# Path where media should be cached, defaults to ./media_cache
# PHOTOVIEW_MEDIA_CACHE=./media_cache

# Set to 1 for the server to also serve the built static ui files
PHOTOVIEW_SERVE_UI=1
# When PHOTOVIEW_SERVE_UI is 1, PHOTOVIEW_PUBLIC_ENDPOINT is used instead of PHOTOVIEW_API_ENDPOINT and PHOTOVIEW_UI_ENDPOINT
PHOTOVIEW_PUBLIC_ENDPOINT=http://localhost:4001/

# Enter a valid mapbox token, to enable maps feature
# A token can be created for free at https://mapbox.com
#MAPBOX_TOKEN=<insert mapbox token here>

# Set to 1 to set server in development mode, this enables graphql playground
# Remove this if running in production
PHOTOVIEW_DEVELOPMENT_MODE=0