How to Install Filebrowser on EndeavourOS Latest

In this tutorial, we will be guiding you through the process of installing Filebrowser on EndeavourOS Latest using the command line.

Prerequisites

Before we begin, you must have the following:

• EndeavourOS Latest installed on your system.
• A user account with administrative privileges.
• A stable internet connection.

Step 1: Install Dependencies

The first thing you need to do is update the system package tool and install the necessary dependencies for Filebrowser by running the following command in the terminal:

sudo pacman -Syu
sudo pacman -S nginx unzip

• pacman -Syu updates the system package tool with the latest packages and applies them as well.
• pacman -S nginx unzip installs nginx, a free, open-source, high-performance HTTP server, and unzip, a utility for extracting compressed files in ZIP format.

Step 2: Download and Install Filebrowser

In this step, we will download, extract, and install Filebrowser. Run the following command to do so:

wget -O filebrowser.tar.gz https://github.com/filebrowser/filebrowser/releases/download/v2.24.2/linux-amd64-filebrowser.tar.gz
sudo tar -C /usr/local/bin/ -xvf filebrowser.tar.gz
sudo chmod +x /usr/local/bin/filebrowser
sudo rm filebrowser.tar.gz

• wget downloads the latest stable version of Filebrowser from the official website by specifying the URL https://github.com/filebrowser/filebrowser/releases/download/v2.24.2/linux-amd64-filebrowser.tar.gz and saves it as filebrowser.tar.gz.
• tar extracts the contents of the filebrowser.tar.gz file to the /usr/local/bin/ directory and sets its permissions with chmod.
• rm removes the downloaded filebrowser.tar.gz file to save space.

Step 3: Configure NGINX for Filebrowser

Now, we need to configure NGINX to redirect HTTP requests to Filebrowser. Run the following commands to do so:

sudo nano /etc/nginx/nginx.conf

This opens the nginx.conf configuration file in the Nano text editor.

Under the http block, add the following lines:

server {
    listen 80 default_server;
    server_name _;
    location / {
        proxy_pass http://127.0.0.1:8080;
    }
}

• listen 80 default_server; enables NGINX to listen for HTTP requests on port 80.
• server_name _; indicates a catch-all domain name, so all requests to the server without an explicit domain name will be redirected to Filebrowser.
• location / { proxy_pass http://127.0.0.1:8080; } directs all requests to Filebrowser via the proxy pass.

Save the file by pressing Ctrl+O, then Ctrl+X to exit the editor.

Step 4: Start Filebrowser

In this step, we will start the Filebrowser service using the following command:

filebrowser -r /home/user -p 8080 &

• -r /home/user specifies the root directory for Filebrowser. Replace /home/user with the path to the folder you want to share.
• -p 8080 specifies the port number that Filebrowser will listen on.

The & at the end runs the command in the background, allowing you to continue using the terminal.

Step 5: Test Filebrowser

Open a web browser and navigate to http://localhost/. You should see the Filebrowser login page.

Log in using your system username and password, and you should see the Filebrowser user interface.

Congratulations! You have successfully installed and configured Filebrowser on EndeavourOS Latest.

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