How to Install Copyparty on OpenBSD

This tutorial will guide you through the process of installing Copyparty, a file-sharing server application, on OpenBSD.

Prerequisites

Before you can begin the installation process, you will need:

• A running instance of OpenBSD with administrative privileges
• A working internet connection

Step 1: Install Required Dependencies

Copyparty requires a few dependencies to be installed before the server can be run properly. Ensure all the necessary dependencies are up to date by running the following commands:

$ doas pkg_add python3 py3-pip py3-setuptools
$ doas pip3 install aiohttp humanize

Step 2: Download Copyparty

The Copyparty application can be downloaded from its official repository on GitHub. To download the latest version, run:

$ mkdir copyparty && cd copyparty
$ doas ftp https://github.com/9001/copyparty/archive/master.zip
$ doas unzip master.zip && mv -T copyparty-master/* . && rmdir copyparty-master

Step 3: Start the Copyparty Server

With all dependencies installed and the Copyparty application downloaded, the server can now be started. To start the server, run:

$ doas ./copyparty_server.py

This command will start the Copyparty server on your OpenBSD instance. You can access Copyparty by pointing your web browser to http://localhost:3923.

Conclusion

You have now successfully installed and started Copyparty on OpenBSD. You can now use it as a file-sharing server to share files with other users over the internet. Enjoy!

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