Peergos is a peer-to-peer, decentralized and encrypted file sharing and collaboration platform. It enables you to easily store and share your files with others without the need for a central authority.
In this tutorial, we will walk you through the steps to install Peergos on Debian latest.
Before you begin, make sure you have the following:
Peergos requires Java to run. You can install Java on Debian using the following command:
sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get install -y default-jre
You can download the latest Peergos release from the official website. You can use the following command to download the latest release:
wget https://peergos.org/peergos-latest.jar
You need to create a systemd service file to start and manage the Peergos service.
sudo nano /etc/systemd/system/peergos.service
Add the following content to the file:
[Unit]
Description=Peergos Service
[Service]
ExecStart=/usr/bin/java -jar /path/to/peergos-latest.jar
User=peergos
Group=peergos
Restart=always
[Install]
WantedBy=multi-user.target
Save and close the file.
Create a new user and group for Peergos:
sudo useradd -r -s /bin/false -U peergos
Set the following file permission for the peergos-latest.jar file:
sudo chown peergos:peergos /path/to/peergos-latest.jar
sudo chmod 660 /path/to/peergos-latest.jar
Reload the systemd configuration to load the new Peergos service file:
sudo systemctl daemon-reload
Start Peergos using the following command:
sudo systemctl start peergos
To start Peergos automatically upon system boot, run the following command:
sudo systemctl enable peergos
Peergos will be accessible via a web browser at http://your_server_ip:8080.
That’s it! You have successfully installed Peergos on Debian Latest.
You can now start sharing files with your peers without the need for a centralized authority.
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