Installing WebUI-aria2 on Arch Linux

WebUI-aria2 is a web-based user interface for the popular Aria2 download manager. In this tutorial, we will show you how to install WebUI-aria2 on Arch Linux.

Step 1: Install Aria2

Before we can install WebUI-aria2, we need to ensure that Aria2 is installed on our system. To install Aria2 on Arch Linux, open a terminal window and run the following command:

sudo pacman -S aria2

Step 2: Clone the WebUI-aria2 repository

Once Aria2 is installed, we can clone the WebUI-aria2 repository from Github. To do this, open a terminal window and run the following command:

git clone https://github.com/ziahamza/webui-aria2.git

This will create a new folder called 'webui-aria2' in your home directory.

Step 3: Configure Aria2

Before we can start using WebUI-aria2, we need to configure Aria2 to allow remote connections. To do this, we need to create a new configuration file in the Aria2 directory.

Open a terminal window and run the following command:

sudo nano /etc/aria2/aria2.conf

This will open the Aria2 configuration file in the nano text editor.

Add the following lines to the bottom of the file:

# Enable RPC
enable-rpc=true

# Allow access from all hosts
rpc-listen-all=true

# Set the RPC secret
rpc-secret=your_secret_here

Replace 'your_secret_here' with a secure password of your choice.

Save and close the file by pressing 'Ctrl+X', 'Y', and 'Enter'.

Step 4: Run Aria2 with WebUI-aria2

Now that we have Aria2 configured, we can start it with WebUI-aria2. To do this, open a terminal window and run the following command:

aria2c --enable-rpc --rpc-listen-all=true --rpc-secret=your_secret_here -D

This will start Aria2 with the settings we configured earlier, and it will run as a background process.

Step 5: Access WebUI-aria2

Finally, we can access WebUI-aria2 by opening a web browser and navigating to the following URL:

http://localhost:8080/

This will open the WebUI-aria2 login page. Enter the Aria2 RPC secret we created earlier, and click 'Login'.

You should now be logged in to WebUI-aria2 and ready to start downloading files.

Conclusion

In this tutorial, we have shown you how to install and configure WebUI-aria2 on Arch Linux. With WebUI-aria2, you can easily manage your downloads from a simple web-based interface, making it a great choice for users who frequently download large files.

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