How to Install WebUI-aria2 on NetBSD

WebUI-aria2 is a modern web-based user interface for Aria2, a lightweight multi-protocol & multi-source download utility. With WebUI-aria2, you can manage your downloads in a web browser, making it easier to monitor and organize your files.

In this tutorial, we will guide you through the steps of installing WebUI-aria2 on NetBSD.

Prerequisites

Before we begin the installation process, please ensure that the following prerequisites are met:

• A NetBSD server with root access.
• The pkgin package manager is installed and up-to-date.

Step 1: Install Aria2

To install Aria2, use pkgin:

$ sudo pkgin update
$ sudo pkgin install aria2

This command will install Aria2 on your NetBSD server, which is necessary for running WebUI-aria2.

Step 2: Download WebUI-aria2

Navigate to the WebUI-aria2 GitHub repository: https://github.com/ziahamza/webui-aria2

Click on the "Code" button and select "Download ZIP". This will download the repository as a ZIP archive to your Downloads folder.

Extract the ZIP archive to your ~/Downloads folder using the following command:

$ unzip ~/Downloads/webui-aria2-master.zip -d ~/Downloads/

Step 3: Move WebUI-aria2

Move the extracted WebUI-aria2 folder to the desired location on your server.

For this tutorial, we will move it to /usr/local/share/webui-aria2/:

$ sudo mv ~/Downloads/webui-aria2-master /usr/local/share/webui-aria2/

Step 4: Configure aria2

Next, we need to configure Aria2 to use WebUI-aria2 as its user interface.

Create a new configuration file /etc/aria2.conf with the following contents:

# Set the --enable-rpc flag to enable remote control
enable-rpc=true

# Set the RPC listening interface and port to allow WebUI-aria2 access
rpc-listen-all=true
rpc-allow-origin-all=true

# Set the RPC secret to improve security
rpc-secret=YOUR_SECRET_CODE_HERE

# Set the download directory
dir=/path/to/downloads/

Make sure to replace YOUR_SECRET_CODE_HERE with a secure secret code of your choosing. This code will be required to access the WebUI-aria2 interface.

Step 5: Start aria2

Start the Aria2 daemon with the following command:

$ sudo aria2c --conf-path=/etc/aria2.conf

Step 6: Access WebUI-aria2

Open your preferred web browser and navigate to http://your-server-ip:6800. You should be prompted to enter your rpc-secret code - this is the secret code you chose in Step 4.

Once authenticated, you can manage your downloads from the WebUI-aria2 interface.

Congratulations! You have now successfully installed WebUI-aria2 on your NetBSD server.

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