Installing Chibisafe on Alpine Linux Latest

Chibisafe is a file hosting website that allows you to store and share your files. This tutorial will guide you through the process of installing Chibisafe on Alpine Linux Latest.

Prerequisites

Before installing Chibisafe, you need to ensure that your server meets the following requirements:

• Alpine Linux Latest is installed
• You have sudo access
• Your system has at least 1GB of RAM
• You have a domain name pointed to your server's IP address

Step 1: Update System

Run the following command to update your system:

sudo apk update && sudo apk upgrade

Step 2: Install Required Packages

Run the following command to install required packages:

sudo apk add --no-cache \
  git \
  gcc \
  musl-dev \
  libffi-dev \
  libressl-dev \
  jpeg-dev \
  zlib-dev \
  postgresql-dev \
  build-base \
  libxslt-dev \
  libxml2-dev \
  libffi-dev \
  rust \
  cargo

Step 3: Install Python

Chibisafe is built using Python. Install the latest version of Python by running the following command:

sudo apk add --no-cache python3

Step 4: Install Chibisafe

Run the following command to clone the Chibisafe repository:

git clone --recurse-submodules https://github.com/ChibiShiro/Chibisafe.git

Navigate to the newly cloned Chibisafe directory:

cd Chibisafe

Create a virtual environment to install Chibisafe dependencies:

python3 -m venv .venv
source .venv/bin/activate

Install the required dependencies by running the following command:

pip install -r requirements.txt

Step 5: Configure Chibisafe

Rename the example config.py file to production.py:

mv chibisafe/config/example.production.py chibisafe/config/production.py

Edit the newly renamed production.py file with the following command:

nano chibisafe/config/production.py

Update the following values under the Database Settings section:

• DB_NAME
• DB_USER
• DB_PASSWORD
• DB_HOST

Add your domain name under the Flask Settings section:

• SERVER_NAME = 'your.domain.com'

Save and exit the file.

Step 6: Setup Database

Create a new PostgreSQL database by running the following command:

sudo -u postgres createdb chibisafe

Create a new PostgreSQL user by running the following command:

sudo -u postgres createuser -s chibisafe

Change the user password:

sudo -u postgres psql -c "ALTER USER chibisafe PASSWORD 'password';"

Migrate the database schema by running the following command:

python manage.py migrate

Step 7: Start Chibisafe

Run the following command to start Chibisafe:

python main.py

You can now access Chibisafe by navigating to http://your.domain.com.

Congratulations! You have successfully installed Chibisafe on Alpine Linux Latest.

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