SickChill is a popular TV management software that helps users to automatically download and organize their favorite TV shows. In this tutorial, we will show you how to install SickChill on Alpine Linux Latest.
Before installing SickChill, ensure that you have the following:
It’s crucial to update the system before installing any new package. You can do so by executing the following command:
apk update && apk upgrade
Git is a command-line tool that enables users to download and manage different software packages. To install Git, execute the following command:
apk add git
With Git installed, you can now clone SickChill from the GitHub repository. Execute the following command:
git clone https://github.com/SickChill/SickChill.git /opt/sickchill
SickChill is based on Python 2.7; therefore, we need to install Python on our system. Execute the following command:
apk add python2
PIP is a package installer for Python. It makes it easy for developers to install different Python libraries. Execute the following command:
apk add py-pip
SickChill requires several Python modules to run correctly. Execute the following command to install the required modules:
pip install -r /opt/sickchill/requirements.txt
We need to create a configuration file for SickChill to run. Execute the following command to create the configuration file:
cp /opt/sickchill/config/config.ini.sample /opt/sickchill/config/config.ini
To start SickChill, execute the following command:
python /opt/sickchill/SickBeard.py
Once the server starts, you can access the SickChill on the web interface at http://localhost:8081.
In this tutorial, we've shown you how to install SickChill on Alpine Linux Latest. With SickChill up and running, you can now go ahead and configure it to suit your needs.
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