Filebrowser is a tool that makes it easy to manage your files on a server or hosting account. This tutorial will guide you through the process of installing filebrowser on Clear Linux latest.
Before you begin, you need to make sure you have the following:
The first step is to update the system to ensure you have the latest packages and dependencies.
sudo swupd update
To install filebrowser on Clear Linux, you need to install the Go programming language, and Git. Run the following commands to install the required packages.
sudo swupd bundle-add go-basic git
After installing the required packages, Clone the Filebrowser repository to your server.
git clone https://github.com/filebrowser/filebrowser.git
Move to the directory containing the cloned repository and run the following commands to build the filebrowser.
cd filebrowser
go build
Create a new configuration file for Filebrowser by running the following command:
./filebrowser -d /etc/filebrowser
Open the /etc/filebrowser/filebrowser.json file with nano or vim to edit it.
sudo vim /etc/filebrowser/filebrowser.json
Modify the configuration file to customize your filebrowser settings, e.g. add users, set a port, etc.
Run the filebrowser with the following command:
./filebrowser -c /etc/filebrowser/filebrowser.json
You can now access filebrowser by navigating to http://yourserverip:8080 on your web browser.
Congratulations! You have successfully installed Filebrowser on Clear Linux latest, and now you can easily manage your files through a web interface.
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