SilverStrike is a web-based file manager that allows you to manage your files through your web browser. In this tutorial, you will learn how to install SilverStrike on NetBSD.
Before you begin, you will need the following:
First, update your system's package index and install the required packages using the following command:
pkg_add php74 php74-curl php74-fpm php74-gd php74-json php74-mbstring php74-pdo_sqlite php74-session sqlite3 fcgi php74-intl
Download the latest version of SilverStrike from https://silverstrike.org/ and extract the archive to the web root directory of your NetBSD server. In this example, we will be using /var/www/htdocs/ as the web root directory.
cd /var/www/htdocs/
wget https://silverstrike.org/download/silverstrike-latest.tar.gz
tar zxvf silverstrike-latest.tar.gz
Copy the sample configuration file to config.php and edit it with your preferred text editor:
cd silverstrike/
cp config.sample.php config.php
vi config.php
In the configuration file, you can customize the following:
SS_TITLE: The title of your SilverStrike installation.SS_URL: The URL of your SilverStrike installation.SS_UPLOAD_DIR: The directory where uploaded files will be saved. By default, this is set to uploads/.SS_DB_FILE: The SQLite database file. By default, this is set to data/silverstrike.db.SS_USERS_FILE: The file that stores the user accounts. By default, this is set to data/users.php.SS_MAX_UPLOAD_SIZE: The maximum upload file size in bytes. By default, this is set to 2097152 (2MB).Save and exit the configuration file.
If you're using Apache, create a virtual host configuration file for SilverStrike:
vi /usr/pkg/etc/httpd/vhosts/silverstrike.conf
Add the following content:
<VirtualHost *:80>
ServerName silverstrike.example.com
DocumentRoot "/var/www/htdocs/silverstrike"
<Directory "/var/www/htdocs/silverstrike">
Options Indexes FollowSymLinks MultiViews
AllowOverride All
Require all granted
</Directory>
ErrorLog "/var/log/httpd/error_log"
CustomLog "/var/log/httpd/access_log" common
</VirtualHost>
Replace silverstrike.example.com with your server's domain name or IP address.
Restart Apache:
/usr/pkg/sbin/apachectl restart
If you're using Nginx, create a server block configuration file for SilverStrike:
vi /usr/pkg/etc/nginx/sites-available/silverstrike
Add the following content:
server {
listen 80;
listen [::]:80;
server_name silverstrike.example.com;
root /var/www/htdocs/silverstrike;
index index.php;
location / {
try_files $uri $uri/ /index.php;
}
location ~ \.php$ {
include fastcgi_params;
fastcgi_param SCRIPT_FILENAME $document_root$fastcgi_script_name;
fastcgi_pass unix:/var/run/php-fpm.sock;
}
location ~ /\. {
deny all;
}
}
Replace silverstrike.example.com with your server's domain name or IP address.
Enable the server block:
ln -s /usr/pkg/etc/nginx/sites-available/silverstrike /usr/pkg/etc/nginx/sites-enabled/
Restart Nginx:
/usr/pkg/sbin/nginx -s reload
Open your web browser and navigate to your SilverStrike installation. If you're using Apache, the URL will be http://silverstrike.example.com/ and if you're using Nginx, the URL will be http://silverstrike.example.com.
You should see the SilverStrike login screen. Login with the default username and password:
Congratulations! You have successfully installed SilverStrike on NetBSD.
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