XBackBone is a free and open-source web-based file manager that uses server-side JavaScript technology. It provides a modern and responsive interface for managing files and folders on your web server. In this tutorial, we will show you how to install XBackBone on Elementary OS Latest.
Before we start, make sure you have the following prerequisites:
The first step is to download the latest version of XBackBone from the official website. Visit https://xbackbone.app/ and click on the "Download" button to download the latest version.
Alternatively, you can also download XBackBone via the command line by running the following command:
wget https://github.com/jbmoelker/xbackbone/archive/master.zip
Once the download is complete, extract the downloaded Zip file and move the extracted files to your web server's document root directory, which is usually located at /var/www/html/ for Apache or /usr/share/nginx/html/ for Nginx.
unzip master.zip
sudo mv xbackbone-master/* /var/www/html/
Before running XBackBone, we need to install its dependencies by running the following commands:
cd /var/www/html/
sudo npm install
Once the dependencies are installed, start XBackBone by running the following command:
sudo node index.js
At this point, XBackBone is up and running, but it is not accessible from your browser. To access XBackBone, you need to configure your web server to serve the XBackBone files.
If you are using Nginx, you need to create a new virtual host file for XBackBone by running the following command:
sudo nano /etc/nginx/sites-available/xbackbone
Add the following configuration to the file:
server {
listen 80;
listen [::]:80;
server_name example.com; #change this to your domain name
root /var/www/html;
index index.html;
location / {
try_files $uri $uri/ =404;
}
location /api {
proxy_pass http://localhost:8000/;
}
location /socket.io {
proxy_pass http://localhost:8000/;
proxy_http_version 1.1;
proxy_set_header Upgrade $http_upgrade;
proxy_set_header Connection "Upgrade";
}
}
Save and close the file, then create a symbolic link to your sites-enabled directory by running the following command:
sudo ln -s /etc/nginx/sites-available/xbackbone /etc/nginx/sites-enabled/
Lastly, restart Nginx to apply the changes by running the following command:
sudo systemctl restart nginx
If you are using Apache, you need to create a new virtual host file for XBackBone by running the following command:
sudo nano /etc/apache2/sites-available/xbackbone.conf
Add the following configuration to the file:
<VirtualHost *:80>
ServerName example.com #change this to your domain name
DocumentRoot /var/www/html
ProxyPass /api http://localhost:8000/
ProxyPassReverse /api http://localhost:8000/
ProxyPass /socket.io ws://localhost:8000/socket.io/
ProxyPassReverse /socket.io ws://localhost:8000/socket.io/
</VirtualHost>
Save and close the file, then enable the virtual host by running the following command:
sudo a2ensite xbackbone.conf
Lastly, restart Apache to apply the changes by running the following command:
sudo systemctl restart apache2
Once the web server is configured, you should be able to access XBackBone by navigating to http://example.com in your web browser, where example.com is your server's domain name.
If everything is configured correctly, you should see the XBackBone login page. Use the default username and password to log in:
adminxbackboneadminAfter logging in, you should be able to see and manage your files and folders using the XBackBone web interface.
In this tutorial, you learned how to install XBackBone on Elementary OS Latest using a web server such as Nginx or Apache. XBackBone is a powerful and modern file manager that provides a user-friendly interface for managing files on your server.
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