How to Install Uploady on Alpine Linux Latest

In this tutorial, we will be covering the steps to install Uploady, a simple file uploader written in Python, on Alpine Linux Latest.

Prerequisites

Before proceeding with the installation process, ensure that you have the following prerequisites:

Installation Steps

Follow the below steps to install Uploady on Alpine Linux Latest:

  1. Open your terminal and update your system:
apk update && apk upgrade
  1. Install Git, Python3, and pip3:
apk add git python3 py3-pip
  1. Clone the Uploady repository to your system:
git clone https://github.com/farisc0de/Uploady.git
  1. Navigate to the Uploady directory:
cd Uploady/
  1. Install the required dependencies:
pip3 install -r requirements.txt
  1. Set the environment variables for your Uploady instance. Here, you can choose to create a .env file to store your environment variables.

Sample .env file:

SECRET_KEY=your_secret_key_here
DEBUG=True
ALLOWED_HOSTS=*
  1. Once you have set the environment variables, you can run Uploady using the following command:
python3 manage.py runserver 0.0.0.0:8000
  1. Open your web browser and navigate to http://localhost:8000 to access your Uploady instance.

Congratulations! You have successfully installed Uploady on your Alpine Linux Latest system. You can now use Uploady to share files securely.

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