How to install FileShelter on OpenBSD

In this tutorial, we will guide you through the steps to install FileShelter on OpenBSD. FileShelter is an open-source file-sharing application that allows you to securely share files with others while keeping the files encrypted.

Prerequisites

• A machine running OpenBSD
• A user account with sudo privileges

Step 1: Install the required packages

The first step in installing FileShelter is to install the required dependencies. To do this, open the terminal on your OpenBSD machine and run the following command:

$ sudo pkg_add postgresql-server postgresql-client py3-pip py3-venv git

This will install PostgreSQL, Python 3 pip, Python 3 virtual environment, and Git.

Step 2: Install FileShelter

Clone the FileShelter repository from GitHub using Git:

$ git clone https://github.com/epoupon/fileshelter.git

Next, create a Python virtual environment:

$ cd fileshelter
$ python3 -m venv env

Activate the virtual environment:

$ source env/bin/activate

Install the required Python packages:

$ pip install -r requirements.txt

Step 3: Configure PostgreSQL

FileShelter uses PostgreSQL as its database, and we need to create a new PostgreSQL user and database for FileShelter.

First, start the PostgreSQL service:

$ sudo rcctl enable postgresql
$ sudo rcctl start postgresql

Next, create a new database user:

$ sudo -u _postgresql createuser -P fileshelter

Enter a new password for the user when prompted.

Create a new database for FileShelter:

$ sudo -u _postgresql createdb -O fileshelter fileshelter

Step 4: Set up configuration files

Copy the example configuration file and rename it to "fileshelter.ini":

$ cp fileshelter.ini.example fileshelter.ini

Edit the "fileshelter.ini" file and update the following fields:

• database_url: Change the username and password to match the PostgreSQL user and password you created in Step 3.
• secret_key: Replace the placeholder with a strong secret key.

Step 5: Initialize the database

Before we can start FileShelter, we need to initialize the database:

$ alembic upgrade head

Step 6: Start FileShelter

Finally, we can start FileShelter:

$ gunicorn --config gunicorn.conf fileshelter:app

FileShelter will now be accessible at http://localhost:8000.

Congratulations! You have successfully installed FileShelter on OpenBSD.

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