Overview

Chibisafe is a self-hosted file hosting platform that is similar to websites like Imgur and Gyazo. It is a great tool for hosting images, videos, and other files. In this tutorial, we will be installing Chibisafe on Manjaro Linux.

Prerequisites

Installing Requirements

  1. Open a terminal window on your Manjaro system.

  2. Use the following command to update the package index and upgrade the system:

    sudo pacman -Syu
    
  3. Install the following packages using the following command:

    sudo pacman -S git npm postgresql
    
  4. Start and enable the PostgreSQL service:

    systemctl start postgresql.service
    systemctl enable postgresql.service
    

Installing Chibisafe

  1. Clone the Chibisafe repository using the following command:

    git clone https://github.com/Chibisafe/chibisafe.git
    
  2. Navigate into the chibisafe directory:

    cd chibisafe
    
  3. Use the following command to install Chibisafe's dependencies:

    npm install
    
  4. Config the Chibisafe:

    cp config.sample.env config.env
    

    Then, modify the DATABASE_URL, DATABASE_USER and DATABASE_PASSWORD values in the config.env file to match the configuration of your PostgreSQL instance.

  5. Run the following command to initialize the database:

    npx sequelize-cli db:migrate
    
  6. Start the Chibisafe server using the following command:

    npm start
    

Congratulations, you have successfully installed and started Chibisafe on your Manjaro system. You can now access the Chibisafe web interface by navigating to http://localhost:3000 in your browser.

If you want to self-host in an easy, hands free way, need an external IP address, or simply want your data in your own hands, give IPv6.rs a try!

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