In this tutorial, we will guide you through the steps of installing FLAP on OpenBSD. FLAP is a cloud-based file sharing platform that allows you to securely share files with others.
To complete this tutorial, you will need the following:
Before installing FLAP, you will need to install several dependencies. Open your terminal and run the following command to install these dependencies:
$ doas pkg_add -v node
$ doas pkg_add -v npm
This will install the Node.js runtime environment and the Node.js package manager, which are required to run FLAP.
Now that you have installed the necessary dependencies, you can download the FLAP source code from the official GitHub repository. Run the following command in your terminal to clone the FLAP repository:
$ git clone https://github.com/tjcsl/flap.git
This will create a new directory called flap with the FLAP source code.
FLAP requires several configuration settings before it can run. First, navigate to the flap directory that you created in the previous step:
$ cd flap
Next, you need to create a configuration file by creating a new file called config.js. Run the following command to create the file:
$ cp config.example.js config.js
Now, open the config.js file in your preferred text editor and fill in the required settings. The most important settings are the server.host and server.port settings, which specify the host and port that FLAP will listen on. You can also configure other settings like the upload directory, session timeout, and database settings.
Save the config.js file and exit the text editor.
Before you can run FLAP, you need to install its dependencies by running the following command:
$ npm install
This will install all of the required dependencies listed in the package.json file.
Finally, you can start FLAP by running the following command:
$ node server.js
This will start the FLAP server and listen for incoming connections. You can now access FLAP by opening your web browser and navigating to the address and port that you configured in your config.js file.
Congratulations! You have successfully installed and configured FLAP on OpenBSD. You can now securely share files with others using this cloud-based file sharing platform!
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