OnionShare is a free and open-source software that allows you to securely and anonymously share files online using the Tor network. In this tutorial, we will demonstrate how to install OnionShare on Alpine Linux Latest.
Before installing OnionShare, update your package list to ensure you have the latest versions of all packages. Open the terminal and run the following command:
sudo apk update
OnionShare requires several packages to be installed on your system before it can work correctly. To install these packages, run the following command:
sudo apk add python3 tor socat
To install OnionShare, you will need to clone the OnionShare GitHub repository. Open the terminal and run the following command:
git clone https://github.com/onionshare/onionshare.git
This command will download the OnionShare source code to your local machine.
After downloading OnionShare, change the directory to the OnionShare folder using the following command:
cd onionshare
To configure OnionShare, you need to install the required Python modules by running the following command:
sudo pip3 install -r requirements.txt
After installing the required modules, you can run OnionShare using the following command:
./onionshare_cli.py
After configuring OnionShare, you can start sharing files using the Tor network. Open the terminal, navigate to the directory where you want to share files from and run the following command:
./onionshare_cli.py FILENAME
Replace FILENAME with the name of the file you want to share. OnionShare will generate a unique .onion link that you can share with anyone to get access to the shared file.
Congratulations, you have successfully installed OnionShare on Alpine Linux Latest and can now share files securely and anonymously using the Tor network.
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