WebUI-aria2 is an open-source file downloading program that offers a web interface for aria2. With this program, you can download various files from multiple sources, and it assures you optimal downloading speed. This tutorial offers a step-by-step guide on how to install WebUI-aria2 on Fedora Server Latest.
To follow this tutorial, you need to ensure that you:
Before you can install WebUI-aria2, you must first install aria2 on your Fedora Server Latest machine. Run the following command in your terminal to install aria2:
sudo dnf install aria2
This command installs aria2 and all its related dependencies.
Create a group and user account that aria2 will use to access directories that it needs to download files by running the following command:
sudo groupadd aria2
sudo useradd -g aria2 -s /sbin/nologin -d /dev/null aria2
sudo mkdir /var/local/downloads
sudo chown aria2:aria2 /var/local/downloads
WebUI-aria2 is a web interface for aria2, so you must install it on your Fedora Server Latest machine. Run the following command to download and extract the latest version of WebUI-aria2:
sudo mkdir /opt/webui-aria2
sudo wget https://github.com/ziahamza/webui-aria2/archive/master.zip -O webui-aria2.zip
sudo unzip webui-aria2.zip -d /opt/webui-aria2/
Before you run WebUI-aria2, you must first configure aria2 to specify the location of the downloads directory and the RPC interface. You can do this by creating a configuration file for aria2 in /etc/aria2.conf.
Run the following command to edit the configuration file:
sudo nano /etc/aria2.conf
and add the following lines:
rpc-secret=<your-secret>
dir=/var/local/downloads
rpc-listen-all=true
enable-rpc=true
rpc-allow-origin-all=true
Replace <your-secret> with a unique and secure secret string. Save the file and exit.
Next, you need to start aria2 and ensure it runs on port 6800. Run the following command to start aria2:
sudo su aria2 -c "aria2c --conf-path=/etc/aria2.conf"
With aria2 running, you can now run WebUI-aria2. Copy the index.html file from the WebUI-aria2 directory to your web server document root directory:
sudo cp /opt/webui-aria2/webui-aria2-master/docs/index.html /var/www/html/index.html
Open a web browser and navigate to http://<your-server-ip>/index.html to access the WebUI-aria2 interface. In the RPC secret field, enter the secret string you specified in the aria2 configuration.
Once you enter your secret, you can start downloading files using WebUI-aria2.
In this tutorial, you learned how to install WebUI-aria2 on Fedora Server Latest. You also learned how to configure aria2 to access the necessary directories and how to run WebUI-aria2. With WebUI-aria2 running, you can now download files easily and make use of all the features aria2 offers.
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