# Chevereto-Free > ๐Ÿ”” Subscribe to the [newsletter](https://newsletter.chevereto.com/subscription?f=PmL892XuTdfErVq763PCycJQrrnQgNmDybvvbXt7hbfEtgCJrjxKnBK4i9LmtXEOfM7MQBwP36vhsCGYOogbSIfBYw) to don't miss any update regarding Chevereto. Chevereto [![Community](https://img.shields.io/badge/chv.to-community-blue?style=flat-square)](https://chv.to/community) [![Discord](https://img.shields.io/discord/759137550312407050?style=flat-square)](https://chv.to/discord) [Chevereto](https://chevereto.com) allows you to create a full-featured image hosting website on your own server. It's your hosting and your rules, say goodbye to closures and restrictions. ## Project status Starting on **2022-01** the [Chevereto](https://chevereto.com) organization won't be in charge of this project and the repo ownership will be transferred to [@rodber](https://github.com/rodber). ## Screens ![Homepage](.github/screen/1.webp) ![Uploader light](.github/screen/2.webp) ![Uploader dark](.github/screen/3.webp) ![Upload complete](.github/screen/4.webp) ![Explorer](.github/screen/5.webp) ![Dashboard](.github/screen/6.webp) ๐Ÿฟ [Video screen (mobile)](.github/screen/vid1.mp4) ## About this fork Chevereto-Free is a mature fork of [Chevereto V3.16.2](https://releases.chevereto.com/3.X/3.16/3.16.2.html) in which only basic features are preserved. This fork was created for personal usage and small communities. ๐Ÿ‘‰ **This fork removes** * Social network login * External Storage servers * User likes and following * Manage banners ๐Ÿ‘‰ **This fork misses** * 12FA Support * User interface upgrade (V3.20) * CLI API * Installer tooling ## Installation ### Requirements * PHP 7.4 * MySQL 5.7 / 8 - MariaDB 10 * Apache HTTP Web Server * mod_rewrite ## Composer-based installation * Requires [Composer](https://getcomposer.org) ```sh composer create-project chevereto/chevereto-free . \ --repository='{ "url": "https://github.com/chevereto/chevereto-free.git", "type": "vcs" }' \ --remove-vcs \ --ignore-platform-reqs ``` ## Manual installation * Pick the [latest release](https://github.com/chevereto/chevereto-free/releases/latest) * Download the tagged `$TAG.zip` release artifact * Unzip the release in your target `public` web-server directory ## Updating ### HTTP self-update * Go to `/dashboard` * Click on "Check for updates" * Follow the on-screen process ### Manual update See [Manual Installation](#manual-installation) ## License Copyright [Rodolfo Berrรญos Arce](http://rodolfoberrios.com) - [AGPLv3](LICENSE).