Filite is a tool used for file sharing over HTTP. In this tutorial, we will guide you through the installation of Filite on OpenBSD.
Before proceeding with the installation, you will need:
Open a terminal window and switch to the root user:
su -
Update the packages index and install the required prerequisites:
pkg_add curl fuse
Download the latest version of Filite using the curl command:
curl -L https://github.com/raftario/filite/releases/latest/download/filite-2.1.1.tar.gz -o filite-2.1.1.tar.gz
Extract the Filite tarball:
tar -xzvf filite-2.1.1.tar.gz
Switch to the extracted directory:
cd filite-2.1.1
Install Filite using make:
make
make install
Verify the installation by running the following command:
filite --version
You should see the version number of Filite displayed on the screen.
By default, Filite will create a directory called ~/Filite/ to serve files. You can change this location by creating a configuration file at ~/.config/filite/config.yaml.
Open the configuration file with your favorite text editor and modify the following parameters:
listen: The IP address and port to listen on (default 127.0.0.1:5555)directory: The path to the directory containing files to be served (default ~/Filite/)username: The username required for authentication (default admin)password: The password required for authentication (default admin)Save the configuration file and restart Filite with the following command:
killall filite && filite
You have successfully installed and configured Filite on OpenBSD. You can now use Filite to share files over HTTP with anyone who has access to the server.
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