How to Install FileGator on Manjaro

FileGator is a free open-source file manager that you can install on your Manjaro system. It provides an easy-to-use web interface that allows you to manage your files and folders securely over the internet with ease. In this tutorial, we will guide you through the steps required to install FileGator on Manjaro.

Prerequisites

• Manjaro system installed
• Full administrative privileges to the system

Installation Steps

1. Open your terminal by pressing ctrl + alt + t or search for it in your application menu.

2. Run the following command to update your system's package list and upgrade any outdated packages:

sudo pacman -Syu

3. Install the PHP package and its dependencies required for FileGator to run by running the following command:

sudo pacman -S php php-fpm php-pgsql nginx postgresql postgresql-libs

4. Start the PostgreSQL service by running the following command:

sudo systemctl start postgresql

5. Next, create a new PostgreSQL user and database for FileGator:

sudo -u postgres createuser -P filegator
sudo -u postgres createdb -O filegator filegator

6. Install Composer, a PHP package dependency manager, by running the following command:

sudo pacman -S composer

7. Download and install FileGator by running the following command:

sudo composer create-project filegator/filegator /var/www/filegator --prefer-dist --no-dev --no-progress

8. Change the ownership of the FileGator directory to the NGINX user:

sudo chown -R nginx:nginx /var/www/filegator

9. Create a new NGINX configuration file for FileGator by running the following command:

sudo nano /etc/nginx/conf.d/filegator.conf

10. Add the following configuration to the file and save it:

server {
    listen 80;
    server_name your_server_domain_or_IP;
    root /var/www/filegator;

    index index.php;

    location / {
        # try to serve file directly, fallback to index.php
        try_files $uri /index.php$is_args$args;
    }

    location ~ \.php$ {
        try_files $uri =404;
        fastcgi_pass unix:/run/php-fpm/php-fpm.sock;
        fastcgi_index index.php;
        fastcgi_param SCRIPT_FILENAME $document_root$fastcgi_script_name;
        include fastcgi_params;
    }

    location ~* \.(htaccess|htpasswd) {
        deny all;
    }
}

11. Verify the NGINX configuration by running:

sudo nginx -t

12. Restart NGINX and PHP-FPM services by running:

sudo systemctl restart nginx
sudo systemctl restart php-fpm

Now you can easily access FileGator in your web browser by going to your server's IP address or domain name.

Congratulations! You have successfully installed FileGator on your Manjaro system. You can now safely and efficiently manage your files and folders through FileGator's easy-to-use web interface.

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