Chevereto is an image hosting script that allows you to create a beautiful and full-featured image hosting website on your own server. It's your hosting and your rules, so say goodbye to closures and restrictions.

Chevereto Free

About this repo

This is the repository of Chevereto Free, forked from Chevereto 3.X. Chevereto Free has the same look and feel of our paid version, but it packs only the most essential features. It is Open Source software licensed under the AGPLv3 license.

Free vs Paid Chevereto

The paid version includes all features, it gets frequent updates, and it is always up to six months ahead of the free edition. The table below shows the distinctions between both versions.

Item	Free	Paid
Updates	Each 6 months	Monthly
Features delay	+6 months	Zero
One-click system update	Yes	Yes
Upload plugin	Yes	Yes
Community Support	Yes	Yes
External storage support	No	Yes
Manage banners	No	Yes
Likes + Followers	No	Yes
Facebook, Twitter, Google and VK signup	No	Yes

👉If you enjoy this software, consider purchasing our paid edition 👏. By buying a license, you contribute to keep development ongoing.

Minimum system requirements

Make sure your server meets the minimum system requirements which are:

• Apache / NGiNX web server
• PHP 5.5.0 (standard libraries)
• MySQL 5.0 (ALL PRIVILEGES)

On most servers, that's all you need. The system has a built-in system check that will tell you right away when you need to fix something on your server.

Installation

Chevereto Free can be installed in several different ways, it all depends on what suits you best.

⚡Install using our Installer (recommended)

The installer is a single .php file which will download and extract the latest release for you.

1. Download the Chevereto Installer
2. Upload this file to your target destination (usually the public_html folder)
3. Go to your website and follow the instructions

🐳Install using Docker

Docker allows you to easily install and maintain all the server dependencies with ease by using automated application containers. The ready-to-use Docker images are under nmtan/chevereto (many thanks to Tan Nguyen)

✨Install using Softaculous/Fantastico

If your web hosting includes Softaculous/Fantastico, you can install Chevereto Free with just one click. Chevereto Free should be available for one-click install under the "Image Galleries" category.

📦Install via zip/tarball

1. Download the latest release of Chevereto Free
2. Upload the contents of your download to your server (usually the public_html folder)
3. Go to your website and follow the instructions

For additional installation instructions, refer to our official documentation.

Updates

Chevereto has a built-in system that checks for new updates every day via the Chevereto API. The system will notify you when an update is available, and it will guide you through the process.

Upgrade to paid edition

To upgrade to our paid edition, simply navigate to your dashboard panel and click on the upgrade button.

Support

Use our Bug Tracking to report bugs and our Community Support forums for any support concern. Keep in mind that Chevereto Free is always forked from a previous paid release and it inherits the bugs at that prior stage of development. Due to this, pull requests are ignored in this repo.

License

Copyright Rodolfo Berríos - Released under the AGPLv3 license.

Warranty

This software doesn't include support. It may contain bugs. Use it at your own risk. This software is offered on an “as-is” basis. No warranty, either expressed or implied, is given.