Installing FileShelter on FreeBSD Latest

In this tutorial, we will be installing FileShelter on the FreeBSD Latest operating system using the source code from the official GitHub repository.

Prerequisites

Before we start, you will need the following:

• A FreeBSD Latest server
• Root access or a user with sudo privileges
• Basic knowledge of the FreeBSD terminal

Step 1: Install Required Dependencies

First, we need to install a few dependencies that are required for FileShelter to run. We can do this by running the following command:

sudo pkg install py38-pillow py38-cryptography py38-requests

This installs Python Pillow, Cryptography, and Requests.

Step 2: Download and Install FileShelter

1. Clone the FileShelter repository using the git clone command:

   git clone https://github.com/epoupon/fileshelter.git
   

2. Change directory to the downloaded repository:

   cd fileshelter
   

3. Next, install FileShelter using the following command:

   sudo python3 setup.py install
   

   This will install FileShelter on your system.

Step 3: Configure FileShelter

1. Change to your desired working directory:

   cd /usr/local
   

2. Create a folder called fileshelter using the following command:

   sudo mkdir fileshelter
   

3. Change the ownership of the folder to the user you will be running the FileShelter server:

   sudo chown <username>:<username> fileshelter
   

4. Configure FileShelter by creating a configuration file in the working directory of FileShelter by running the following command:

   sudo nano /usr/local/fileshelter/fileshelter.ini
   

   In the configuration file, add the following:

   [fileshelter]
   server.port=8080
   server.host=localhost
   io.base_path=/usr/local/fileshelter/storage
   

   Note: You can change the server port and host to your desired values. The base path can also be changed according to your needs.

Step 4: Start the FileShelter Server

1. Navigate to the fileshelter directory:

   cd /usr/local/fileshelter
   

2. Start the FileShelter server using the following command:

   sudo python3 -m fileshelter
   

3. You should see the following output if FileShelter has started successfully:

   Serving on http://127.0.0.1:8080
   

Conclusion

Congratulations! You now have FileShelter installed and running on your FreeBSD Latest server. You can now configure your webserver to proxy to http://localhost:8080/ to serve FileShelter as a web service.

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