Installing Seafile on Linux Mint

Seafile is an open-source cloud storage solution designed to synchronize files across different devices. In this tutorial, we will walk you through the steps of installing Seafile on Linux Mint.

Prerequisites

Before we start, make sure your system meets the following requirements:

• Linux Mint 19.x or later
• Root access or sudo privileges
• Access to the Internet

Step 1: Download Seafile

The first step is to download the Seafile package from the official website.

You can download the latest version of Seafile by running the following command in the terminal:

wget https://download.seafile.com/d/58ca29f496/files/?p=/pro/seafile-pro-server_8.0.10_x86-64.tar.gz

Step 2: Extract the Seafile package

After the Seafile package is downloaded, navigate to the directory where the package was saved and extract it using the following command:

tar xzf seafile-pro-server_[version].tar.gz

Replace [version] with the version of Seafile that you downloaded.

Step 3: Install dependencies

Seafile requires some system dependencies to be installed before it can run. To install these dependencies, run the following command:

sudo apt-get install python python-setuptools python-simplejson python-imaging python-mysqldb python-memcache python-ldap python-urllib3

Step 4: Create a Seafile system user

Create a new system user to run the Seafile service using the following command:

sudo adduser seafile

Step 5: Set directory permissions and create data and conf directories

Seafile requires specific directory permissions set for the Seafile user account. Use this command to create the directories and setting appropriate permissions:

sudo mkdir -p /opt/seafile/seafile-data
sudo mkdir -p /opt/seafile/seafile-pro-server-8.0.10/conf
sudo mkdir -p /opt/seafile/logs
sudo chown seafile:seafile /opt/seafile -R

Step 6: Install the Seafile service script

Next, download the Seafile server script and move it to the /etc/init.d directory by running the following command:

sudo wget -P /etc/init.d https://raw.githubusercontent.com/haiwen/seafile-server-installer/master/seafile.service

Step 7: Update variables in the Seafile service script

To update variables in the Seafile server script, you will need to edit the script using text editor of your choice:

sudo nano /etc/init.d/seafile.service

In the text editor, update the paths for the Seafile installation directory, the user account created earlier, and the Java path.

Save the changes and exit the text editor.

Step 8: Enable and start the Seafile service

To enable the Seafile service to automatically start at system boot time, run the following command:

sudo systemctl enable seafile

To start the Seafile service, run the following command:

sudo systemctl start seafile

You can use the following command to verify that the service is running correctly:

sudo systemctl status seafile

Step 9: Access the Seafile server

After the Seafile service is started, open a web browser, and go to http://localhost:8000.

You should now be able to access your Seafile server and create a new account to start using the cloud storage solution.

Conclusion

In this tutorial, we walked you through the steps of installing Seafile on Linux Mint. It's a great way to synchronize files across different devices while maintaining control over your data.

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