Chibisafe is an open source file hosting and sharing platform that allows users to upload, share and manage their files securely. In this tutorial, we will show you how to install Chibisafe on Linux Mint.
Before you begin, make sure your system fulfills the following prerequisites:
Before you start the installation process, you need to update the package list and install the dependencies required to run Chibisafe. Run the following command to do so:
sudo apt update
sudo apt -y install git python3 python3-dev python3-pip python3-setuptools nginx supervisor
Now that you have installed the prerequisites, it's time to clone the Chibisafe repository to your local machine. Run the following command to clone the repository:
git clone https://git.sergal.org/Sergal/chibisafe.git
Change to the Chibisafe directory:
cd chibisafe
Chibisafe has some dependencies that you need to install before starting the installation process. Run the following command to install these dependencies:
sudo pip3 install -r requirements.txt
Use the following script to run Chibisafe setup script:
sudo python3 setup.py install
This script will install Chibisafe and configure it to run on your system.
Now we need to configure our web server to serve the Chibisafe files. In this case, we will use Nginx as our web server. Run the following command to create a new Nginx configuration file:
sudo nano /etc/nginx/sites-available/chibisafe
Add the following Nginx configuration:
server {
listen 80;
server_name your_domain.com;
location / {
proxy_pass http://127.0.0.1:5000;
proxy_set_header Host $host;
proxy_set_header X-Real-IP $remote_addr;
}
}
Make sure to replace your_domain.com with your actual domain name.
Next, create a symbolic link to this file in the sites-enabled directory:
sudo ln -s /etc/nginx/sites-available/chibisafe /etc/nginx/sites-enabled/
Now, restart Nginx to apply the new configuration:
sudo systemctl restart nginx
Supervisor is a process control system that allows us to manage and monitor Chibisafe as a service. Run the following command to create a new Supervisor configuration file:
sudo nano /etc/supervisor/conf.d/chibisafe.conf
Add the following configuration to this file:
[program:chibisafe]
directory=/home/your_user/chibisafe
command=/usr/local/bin/chibisafe -c /home/your_user/chibisafe/config.cfg
user=your_user
stdout_logfile=/var/log/chibisafe.log
redirect_stderr=true
Make sure to replace your_user with your actual username.
Save and close the file.
Finally, reload the Supervisor configuration and start the Chibisafe service:
sudo supervisorctl reread
sudo supervisorctl start chibisafe
Chibisafe is installed and running on your system. You can access it by visiting http://your_domain.com in your web browser.
Congratulations! You have successfully installed Chibisafe on Linux Mint. You can now use it to share and manage your files securely.
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