Lufi is a free and open-source file hosting software that allows users to upload and share files securely. In this tutorial, we will guide you through the installation process of Lufi on Arch Linux.
Before installing any package, it is recommended to update the system to the latest version.
sudo pacman -Syu
Lufi has a few dependencies that need to be installed before installing Lufi itself. We need to install the following dependencies:
sudo pacman -S perl curl imagemagick sqlite
Once all the dependencies have been installed, we can start with the installation of Lufi. Clone the Lufi repository from Github using the following command:
git clone https://framagit.org/fiat-tux/hat-softwares/lufi.git
Before configuring Lufi, we need to create a directory to store the uploaded files. Create a directory named 'lufi-files' in the '/var' directory.
sudo mkdir /var/lufi-files
Now, we need to create a configuration file for Lufi. Copy the 'lufi.conf' file from the Lufi repository to the '/etc' directory.
sudo cp lufi/lufi.conf /etc/
Open the 'lufi.conf' file with your favorite text editor and make the necessary changes to the configuration file.
sudo nano /etc/lufi.conf
Set the following parameters:
ssl_certificate /path/to/ssl/certificate
ssl_certificate_key /path/to/ssl/certificate/key
upload_dir /var/lufi-files
Save and close the file.
Lufi can be run using either the Apache or the Nginx web server. In this tutorial, we will be using Nginx.
Install Nginx using the following command:
sudo pacman -S nginx
Start the Nginx service:
sudo systemctl start nginx
Enable the Nginx service to start automatically on system boot:
sudo systemctl enable nginx
Copy the Nginx configuration file from the Lufi repository to the '/etc/nginx/conf.d' directory:
sudo cp lufi/nginx.conf /etc/nginx/conf.d/
Edit the Nginx configuration file:
sudo nano /etc/nginx/conf.d/lufi.conf
Change the line 'server_name example.com;' to your domain name or IP address:
server_name example.com;
Save and close the file.
Restart the Nginx service:
sudo systemctl restart nginx
Now, start Lufi using the following command:
cd lufi && perl lufi.pl
You should see the following output:
Lufi starting on http://localhost:8080
Open a web browser and navigate to the Lufi URL mentioned in the output to access Lufi.
Congratulations! You have successfully installed Lufi on Arch Linux. You can now use Lufi to upload and share files securely.
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