LibreServer is a self-hosted application and media server to manage and share all your favorite content online. It is an excellent tool to create your own personal cloud and manage your data securely. In this tutorial, we will be looking at how to install LibreServer on EndeavourOS Latest.
To begin the installation process for LibreServer on EndeavourOS, open your terminal window, and run the following command:
sudo pacman -Syu
We need to install Apache, MySQL, and PHP, which are the dependencies required for LibreServer to function correctly. Run the following command:
sudo pacman -S apache mariadb php php-apache mariadb-clients mariadb-libs
We need to start the Apache and MySQL services, so our installation process can proceed without any issue. Run the following commands:
sudo systemctl start httpd
sudo systemctl enable httpd
sudo systemctl start mariadb
sudo systemctl enable mariadb
LibreServer requires a database to store all the necessary data. We will be using MariaDB for the database. Run the following commands to configure it correctly:
sudo mysql_secure_installation
You will be asked a few questions related to the security of MariaDB. You can answer all the questions by selecting the default options, except for setting up the MySQL root password.
We will now download and install the latest version of LibreServer from its official website. Run the following commands to download and extract the installation archive:
wget https://libreserver.org/download/LibreServer-latest.tar.gz
tar -xzf LibreServer-latest.tar.gz
cd LibreServer
sudo ./install.sh
You will be asked a few questions during the installation process, answer them according to your preferences.
Once the installation process is complete, you can configure LibreServer by running the following command:
sudo ./config.sh
It will launch a web-based installation wizard on your default web browser. Follow the on-screen instructions to configure LibreServer.
Once the installation and configuration process is complete, you can access the LibreServer web interface by navigating to http://localhost/libreserver on your web browser.
In this tutorial, we have shown you how to install LibreServer on EndeavourOS Latest. You can now create and manage your cloud-based content with ease. If you have any further queries or suggestions, you can refer to the official LibreServer documentation.
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