How to Install PsiTransfer on Alpine Linux Latest

PsiTransfer is an open-source web application that allows users to securely transfer files of any size over the internet. In this tutorial, we will guide you on how to install PsiTransfer on Alpine Linux Latest.

Prerequisites

Before we begin, make sure that your system meets the following requirements:

• A running instance of Alpine Linux latest with root privileges.

Step 1: Update System and Install Dependencies

First, it is essential to update the system repositories and packages to avoid any potential conflicts. You can do this by running the following command:

apk update && apk upgrade

After the update process, you need to install some dependencies required for installing PsiTransfer. For that, use the following command:

apk add nginx php7 php7-fpm php7-json php7-mbstring php7-zip php7-dom php7-xml php7-tokenizer php7-curl php7-openssl php7-fileinfo php7-gd

Step 2: Download and Install PsiTransfer

Now it’s time to download the PsiTransfer application and install it. Follow these steps to complete the installation process:

1. Clone the PsiTransfer repository with the following command:

git clone https://github.com/psi-4ward/psitransfer.git /usr/share/nginx/html/psitransfer

2. It’s time to configure Nginx and PHP-FPM. Create a new Nginx configuration file /etc/nginx/conf.d/psitransfer.conf with the following contents:

server {
    listen 80;

    server_name mydomain.com;
    root /usr/share/nginx/html/psitransfer/public;
    index index.php;

    location / {
        try_files $uri $uri/ /index.php?$query_string;
    }

    location ~ \.php$ {
        fastcgi_split_path_info ^(.+\.php)(/.+)$;
        fastcgi_pass unix:/run/php7-fpm.sock;
        fastcgi_index index.php;
        include fastcgi_params;
        fastcgi_param SCRIPT_FILENAME $document_root$fastcgi_script_name;
        fastcgi_param PATH_INFO $fastcgi_path_info;
        fastcgi_param PATH_TRANSLATED $document_root$fastcgi_script_name;
    }

    location = /favicon.ico {
        access_log off;
        log_not_found off;
    }

    location = /robots.txt {
        access_log off;
        log_not_found off;
    }

    error_page 404 /404.html;
        location = /40x.html {
    }

    error_page 500 502 503 504 /50x.html;
        location = /50x.html {
    }
}

3. Reload Nginx to apply the new configuration:

/etc/init.d/nginx reload

Step 3: Configure PsiTransfer

While PsiTransfer is now installed successfully, we will still need to configure it. There are some configuration files located in the /usr/share/nginx/html/psitransfer/ directory, and you can modify them accordingly.

1. Create a new directory for the file uploads with the following command:

mkdir /usr/share/nginx/html/psitransfer/uploads

2. Open the config/psi-4ward.yml file and modify the following variables:

document_root: /usr/share/nginx/html/psitransfer
data_dir: /usr/share/nginx/html/psitransfer/uploads
secret_key: Generate a random key and replace it with the default key in the file.

3. Change the file permissions of the necessary directories with the following command:

chown -R nginx:nginx /usr/share/nginx/html/psitransfer/ /var/lib/php7/session/

Step 4: Testing Time

You are now ready to test your PsiTransfer installation. Open your web browser and navigate to http://mydomain.com (replace mydomain.com with your domain or IP address). If everything works correctly, you should see the PsiTransfer interface.

Conclusion

In this tutorial, we have explained the steps involved in installing PsiTransfer on Alpine Linux Latest. By following these steps, you can now securely transfer files over the internet using PsiTransfer.

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