PsiTransfer is a simple open-source file transfer tool that allows users to send files between computers securely. In this tutorial, we'll walk you through the steps to install PsiTransfer on Manjaro.
Before we proceed with the installation process, we need to install a few dependencies. Open up the Manjaro terminal and run the following command:
sudo pacman -S git openssl nginx php php-fpm
This command will install the necessary dependencies required to run PsiTransfer.
Now we need to download PsiTransfer from GitHub. Open up the terminal and run the following command:
git clone https://github.com/psi-4ward/psitransfer.git
This command will clone the PsiTransfer repository to your local system.
Next, we need to configure Nginx to work with PsiTransfer. To do this, open the Nginx configuration file by running the following command:
sudo nano /etc/nginx/nginx.conf
Add the following code inside the http block:
server {
listen 80;
server_name example.com; # replace example.com with your domain name
root /path/to/psitransfer;
index index.php;
location / {
try_files $uri $uri/ /index.php?$args;
}
location ~ .php$ {
include fastcgi.conf;
fastcgi_pass unix:/run/php-fpm/php-fpm.sock;
fastcgi_index index.php;
fastcgi_param SCRIPT_FILENAME $document_root$fastcgi_script_name;
}
}
Save and exit the file by pressing Ctrl+X, Y, and Enter.
Restart the Nginx service to apply the changes:
sudo systemctl restart nginx
After configuring Nginx, we need to configure the PsiTransfer application. Go to the PsiTransfer directory by running the following command:
cd psitransfer
Copy the config.example.php file to config.php:
cp config.example.php config.php
Next, open the config.php file in your favorite text editor:
nano config.php
Look for the following lines of code and replace them with the appropriate values:
define('PSITRANSFER_WEBSITE_TITLE', 'PsiTransfer');
define('PSITRANSFER_WEBSITE_URL', 'http://example.com'); # replace example.com with your domain name
define('PSITRANSFER_UPLOAD_DIR', '/var/www/psitransfer/uploads/'); # replace /var/www/psitransfer/uploads with the path to your upload directory
define('PSITRANSFER_DOWNLOADTIMEOUT', '1200');
Save and exit the file by pressing Ctrl+X, Y, and Enter.
Now that we have configured PsiTransfer, we can test it to see if it's working correctly. Open up your web browser and navigate to http://example.com (replace example.com with your domain name).
You should see the PsiTransfer homepage. From here, you can upload and download files securely to and from your computer.
Congratulations! You have successfully installed and configured PsiTransfer on Manjaro.
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