How to Install HRCloud2 on Manjaro

HRCloud2 is a cloud storage software designed for small businesses, developed by Zelon88. In this tutorial, we will guide you through the process of installing HRCloud2 on Manjaro.

Prerequisites

Before installing HRCloud2, you need to make sure that you have the following prerequisites.

• A Manjaro operating system installed on your system
• Python 3 installed on your system
• MariaDB or MySQL installed and configured properly

Step 1: Install Required Packages

To start, we need to install some essential packages required for HRCloud2. Open your terminal and run the following command.

sudo pacman -S git openssl dnsmasq nginx

Step 2: Clone the HRCloud2 Repository

Next, we need to clone the HRCloud2 repository from Github. Run the following command to clone the repository into the /opt directory.

sudo git clone https://github.com/zelon88/HRCloud2.git /opt/HRCloud2

Step 3: Install Required Python Packages

HRCloud2 requires some Python packages to be installed. Run the following command to install them.

cd /opt/HRCloud2
sudo pip install -r requirements.txt

Step 4: Configure Nginx

HRCloud2 uses Nginx as a reverse proxy server. We need to configure Nginx to listen on port 80 and forward the requests to HRCloud2. Run the following command to edit the default Nginx configuration file.

sudo nano /etc/nginx/nginx.conf

Add the following lines at the end of the http block.

server {
  listen 80 default_server;
  listen [::]:80 default_server;
  server_name _;
  location / {
    proxy_pass http://127.0.0.1:8080;
    proxy_set_header Host $host;
    proxy_set_header X-Real-IP $remote_addr;
    proxy_set_header X-Forwarded-For $proxy_add_x_forwarded_for;
  }
}

Save and exit the file.

Step 5: Configure MariaDB or MySQL

HRCloud2 requires a database to store its data. You can use either MariaDB or MySQL for this purpose. You need to create a new database and user for HRCloud2. Run the following command to login to your MySQL/MariaDB console.

sudo mysql -u root -p

Create a new database and user with password.

CREATE DATABASE hrcloud2;
GRANT ALL PRIVILEGES ON hrcloud2.* TO 'hrcloud2_user'@'localhost' IDENTIFIED BY 'password';
FLUSH PRIVILEGES;
exit;

Step 6: Configure HRCloud2

HRCloud2 requires a configuration file to be edited before running it. Run the following command to edit the configuration file.

cp config.example.py config.py
nano config.py

Edit the following lines in the configuration file.

DB_NAME = 'hrcloud2'
DB_USER = 'hrcloud2_user'
DB_PASSWORD = 'password'
JWT_SECRET = 'jwt_secret_key'
JWT_EXPIRATION_DELTA = timedelta(minutes=30)

Save and exit the file.

Step 7: Start HRCloud2

Finally, we can start HRCloud2 by running the following command.

cd /opt/HRCloud2
sudo python main.py

Open your web browser and navigate to http://localhost. HRCloud2 should be up and running.

Conclusion

We have successfully installed HRCloud2 on Manjaro. You can now use HRCloud2 to store and share your files securely.

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