Transfer.sh is an open-source file sharing website that allows you to upload and share files securely. In this tutorial, we will show you how to install Transfer.sh on FreeBSD latest version.
Before starting the installation process, make sure that you have the following prerequisites:
To install Transfer.sh on FreeBSD, you need to install some packages first. Open the terminal and execute the following command to update your system packages:
pkg update
Once updated, run the following command to install the required packages:
pkg install curl nano git sqlite3 perl5 php74-ctype php74-curl php74-dom php74-filter php74-hash php74-iconv php74-json php74-mbstring php74-mysqlnd php74-opcache php74-pdo php74-pdo_mysql php74-phar php74-posix php74-session php74-simplexml php74-sqlite3 php74-tokenizer php74-xml php74-xmlreader php74-xmlwriter php74-zip php74-zlib
Next, clone the Transfer.sh repository from Github using the following command:
git clone https://github.com/dutchcoders/transfer.sh.git
After that, navigate to the Transfer.sh directory using the following command:
cd transfer.sh
Before running Transfer.sh, you need to configure it first. Copy the config.sample.sh file to config.sh using the following command:
cp config.sample.sh config.sh
Next, open the config.sh file using any text editor, and change the prefix to your domain name as shown below:
DOMAIN="transfer.example.com"
Also, set your email address for Let's Encrypt certificate expiration notifications:
EMAIL="your-email-address@example.com"
Transfer.sh requires some additional dependencies to be installed before running. To install these dependencies, run the following command:
./setup.sh
Finally, start Transfer.sh using the following command:
./run.sh
Once started, open your favorite web browser and navigate to http://localhost:8080 to access Transfer.sh.
We have shown you how to install Transfer.sh on FreeBSD latest version. Now, you can easily share your files securely with others. If you have any questions or suggestions, please comment below.
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