Jirafeau is an open-source and secure file hosting/sharing web application that allows users to upload and share files with a simple and intuitive web interface. In this tutorial, we will learn how to install Jirafeau on Fedora Server Latest.
Before we begin, you need to have the following:
First, we need to install some dependencies that Jirafeau requires to work properly. You can install them by running the following command:
sudo dnf install apache php php-gd php-ldap php-mbstring php-mysqlnd php-opcache php-pecl-zip php-xml mariadb-server mariadb -y
This command will install the Apache web server, PHP, MySQL/MariaDB and other required PHP extensions for Jirafeau.
We will now create a new database and a database user for Jirafeau. To do that, first, log in to the MariaDB server with the following command:
sudo mysql -u root
Once you are logged in, execute the following SQL commands to create a new database and a new database user:
CREATE DATABASE jirafeaudb;
GRANT ALL PRIVILEGES ON jirafeaudb.* TO 'jirafeauuser'@'localhost' IDENTIFIED BY 'password';
FLUSH PRIVILEGES;
EXIT;
Note that you should replace jirafeaudb, jirafeauuser and password with the actual database name, database username, and password you want to use. You should also ensure that the password is strong and secure.
Download the latest version of Jirafeau from its GitLab repository. You can download it directly to the /var/www/html directory, which is the default Apache document root directory:
sudo wget https://gitlab.com/mojo42/Jirafeau/-/archive/master/Jirafeau-master.tar.gz -O /var/www/html/Jirafeau.tar.gz
Next, extract the Jirafeau archive and rename the extracted folder:
sudo tar -zxvf /var/www/html/Jirafeau.tar.gz -C /var/www/html/
sudo mv /var/www/html/Jirafeau-master /var/www/html/jirafeau
This will extract the Jirafeau files to the /var/www/html/jirafeau directory.
Now we need to configure Apache to serve Jirafeau. Open the default Apache configuration file using the following command:
sudo nano /etc/httpd/conf/httpd.conf
Add the following lines at the bottom of the file:
<VirtualHost *:80>
ServerName yourdomain.com
ServerAlias www.yourdomain.com
DocumentRoot /var/www/html/jirafeau/
</VirtualHost>
Note that you should replace yourdomain.com with your actual domain name or server IP address. Save the file and exit the editor by pressing ctrl+x and y.
Finally, restart the Apache service:
sudo systemctl restart httpd
Open your web browser and navigate to:
http://yourdomain.com/install.php
Note that you should replace yourdomain.com with your actual domain name or server IP address. You should see the Jirafeau installation screen.
Follow the instructions to complete the Jirafeau installation.
Once done, remove the install.php file from the Jirafeau directory:
sudo rm /var/www/html/jirafeau/install.php
Congratulations! You have successfully installed and configured Jirafeau on Fedora Server Latest. You can now use Jirafeau to upload and share files with your friends and colleagues.
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