How to Install WebUI-aria2 on Alpine Linux Latest

WebUI-aria2 is an open-source web interface for the popular Aria2 download utility. In this tutorial, we will guide you through the steps to install WebUI-aria2 on Alpine Linux Latest.

Prerequisites

Before proceeding with the installation process, you should have the following:

• A running instance of Alpine Linux Latest
• Terminal or SSH access to the instance with root privileges
• A working internet connection

Step 1: Update the package manager

First, update the package manager with the following command:

apk update

Step 2: Install Aria2

Next, install Aria2 with the following command:

apk add aria2

After the installation, you can confirm that Aria2 is installed successfully by running the following command:

aria2c -v

Step 3: Install WebUI-aria2

With Aria2 installed, you can now proceed to install WebUI-aria2. First, navigate to the directory where you want to install WebUI-aria2. In this example, we will install WebUI-aria2 to the /var/www directory:

cd /var/www

Next, download the latest release of WebUI-aria2 from GitHub:

wget https://github.com/ziahamza/webui-aria2/archive/master.zip

Unzip the downloaded file:

unzip master.zip

Rename the extracted directory to webui-aria2:

mv webui-aria2-master webui-aria2

Step 4: Configure WebUI-aria2

Now that WebUI-aria2 is installed, you need to configure it to communicate with Aria2. First, create a configuration file:

cp /var/www/webui-aria2/js/aria2.conf.sample.js /var/www/webui-aria2/js/aria2.conf.js

Open the aria2.conf.js file with your preferred text editor:

vi /var/www/webui-aria2/js/aria2.conf.js

In this file, update the URI property to reflect the IP address or hostname of your Alpine Linux instance. In this example, we will assume it is 192.168.1.100:

var host = '192.168.1.100';
var port = '6800';
var secret = '';
var path = 'jsonrpc';
var https = false;

Save and close the file.

Step 5: Access WebUI-aria2

With WebUI-aria2 installed and configured, you can now access it from a web browser. Open a web browser on your local machine and enter the following URL:

http://<ip-address-of-alpine-linux>:9191/webui-aria2/

Replace <ip-address-of-alpine-linux> with the IP address or hostname of your Alpine Linux instance. For example, if your instance's IP address is 192.168.1.100, the URL would be:

http://192.168.1.100:9191/webui-aria2/

You will be prompted to enter the username and password for WebUI-aria2. The default username is admin and the default password is admin.

Upon accessing the URL and entering the username and password, you will be able to see the WebUI-aria2 interface where you can start using Aria2 right away.

Conclusion

In this tutorial, we have walked you through the steps to install WebUI-aria2 on Alpine Linux Latest. With WebUI-aria2 installed and configured, you can easily manage Aria2 downloads through a user-friendly web interface.

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