Windows Install Guide
Gazee works just as well under Windows as it does Linux, however the path to setup is a bit finicky and requires a bit more user work. This guide will be detailed to reflect that.
Yes, we are starting this basic.
Proceed to the Python downloads page and grab your preferred architectures version of python 3.6.x
During your install there is one critical step that should be handled.
Select Add Python to PATH
Everything else can be handled normally.
Proceed to rarlab and download the Unrar for Windows package.
Place this .exe in whatever path you like
(If you have already installed the full WinRAR package, it is included in the default install)
Now that you have Unrar on the system, it needs to be visible in your path.
Proceed to Control Panel and open your System Properties
Once there go to your Advanced Tab and select Environment Variables.
In the window that appears, select your current Path variable and hit edit.
In this window, select new and add the full path to the directory that Unrar resides in. Hit Ok and that's it.
You need the command line accessible version of git as well, not github desktop and not one provided by Cygwin.
You can get that here
The most important option in the install is one you need to select manually as the default install will not provide it:
This will hopefully properly insert C:\Program Files\Git\cmd into your Path environment variable. If it doesn't you can add it manually or reinstall git using the album belows options.
If git is still not working when attempting to launch Gazee, you can view a full list of install options for git here
Once you have git installed, open either powershell or cmd and navigate to the directory you would like to install Gazee in.
cd C:\your\install\path
git clone https://github.com/hubbcaps/gazee.git
cd <your clone path>
pip install -r requirements.txt
You can launch through Powershell, CMD or just by doubleclicking the Gazee.py in the filebrowser.
python Gazee.py
Whichever way you choose, Gazee will now be running semi in the foreground. Currently Gazee does not have an associated Windows Service, and I'm not too knowledgable in that area.
Go to http://your-ip:4242
Default username and password for the web interface:
-
Username:
admin -
Password:
gazee
Proceed to the settings page and change your admin pass, and enter the path to your comic library and optionally your Mylar DB for better comic info extraction.
If someone has experience or would like to tackle building a Windows Service for Gazee, it would be much appreciated.