Filite is a super lightweight file indexer and search engine written in C. It's perfect for users who want a simple and fast search engine for their local files. In this tutorial, we will guide you through the process of installing Filite on Alpine Linux Latest.
Before we start installing Filite, let's make sure that our system is up-to-date:
sudo apk update
sudo apk upgrade
Filite depends on a few libraries that we need to install. We can do this using the following command:
sudo apk add build-base git sqlite-dev zlib-dev
Now we need to clone the Filite repository using the following command:
git clone https://github.com/raftario/filite.git
In the filite directory, we need to build Filite from source and install it on our system. To do this, run the following commands:
cd filite
make && sudo make install
Filite is now installed on our system, but we need to configure it before we can use it. The configuration file is located at /usr/local/etc/filite.conf.
Here is an example of a basic configuration file:
[server]
port = 8080
root_directory = /home/user/files
In this example, we are setting the port number to 8080 and the root directory to /home/user/files. You can customize these settings according to your needs.
Finally, we can start Filite by running the following command:
filite
Filite should now be running on your system. You can access the search engine by opening a web browser and navigating to http://localhost:8080 or the port number you have configured in the configuration file.
Congratulations! You have successfully installed and configured Filite on Alpine Linux Latest. Happy searching!
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