Tutorial: How to Install myDrive on Fedora Server Latest

In this tutorial, we will guide you through the process of installing myDrive on Fedora Server Latest. myDrive is a cloud-based file storage system that allows users to upload, store, and manage their files in a secure and easy-to-use environment.

Prerequisites

Before we begin, ensure that you have the following:

• A Fedora Server Latest instance
• A user account with sudo privileges
• Bash shell

Step 1: Install Dependencies

The first step is to install the required dependencies that are necessary to run myDrive on your system. Open a terminal window and run the following command:

sudo dnf install -y python3 python3-pip python3-devel git

Step 2: Download myDrive

Now that we have installed the necessary dependencies, we can proceed to download myDrive from the GitHub repository. Run the following command to clone the repository:

git clone https://github.com/subnub/myDrive.git

This will create a directory named myDrive in your current working directory.

Step 3: Install Virtual Environment and Flask

Next, create a virtual environment to manage the Python packages used by myDrive. This is important to avoid package conflicts with system-wide Python packages. Run the following commands to create and activate the virtual environment:

cd myDrive
python3 -m venv env
source env/bin/activate

Once the virtual environment is activated, install Flask, which is the web framework used by myDrive, by running the following command:

pip install Flask

Step 4: Configure myDrive

We now need to configure myDrive by creating a configuration file that defines various details such as the database URL, secret key, and upload path. First, create a new file named config.py in the myDrive directory using your preferred text editor:

nano config.py

Next, add the following contents to the file:

import os

class Config:
    
    SECRET_KEY = "change_this"
    SQLALCHEMY_DATABASE_URI = "sqlite:///site.db"

    UPLOAD_FOLDER = os.path.join(os.path.abspath(os.path.dirname(__file__)), 'uploads')

Save and exit the file. This configures myDrive to use a SQLite database located in the myDrive directory and creates an uploads folder to store uploaded files.

Step 5: Run myDrive

Now that we have configured myDrive, we can run it locally by executing the following command:

python3 run.py

This will start the Flask development server, which should output a message similar to the following:

 * Running on http://127.0.0.1:5000/ (Press CTRL+C to quit)

This means that myDrive is now running successfully on your system. You can now access it by opening your web browser and navigating to http://127.0.0.1:5000.

Conclusion

Congratulations! You have successfully installed myDrive on your Fedora Server Latest instance. You can now use myDrive to store, manage, and access your files securely from anywhere.

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