Chibisafe is a lightweight file hosting and sharing service that allows you to easily upload and download files. In this tutorial, we will guide you through the process of installing and setting up Chibisafe on OpenSUSE Latest.
Before we get started, there are a few prerequisites that you need to have:
The first step is to make sure that your system is up to date. This can be done by running the following command:
sudo zypper update
Chibisafe requires a web server, so you'll need to install Apache and PHP. You can do this by typing the following command:
sudo zypper install apache2 php
Chibisafe also requires a database to store its data. We will be using MySQL in this tutorial. You can install it by running the following command:
sudo zypper install mysql-community-server
After the installation is complete, start the MySQL service:
sudo systemctl start mysql
You can also enable MySQL to start automatically on boot by typing:
sudo systemctl enable mysql
Now that we have MySQL installed and running, we need to create a database and a user for Chibisafe. You can do this by typing the following commands:
sudo mysql
This will take you to the MySQL command-line prompt. Type the following command to create a new database:
CREATE DATABASE chibisafe CHARACTER SET utf8mb4 COLLATE utf8mb4_unicode_ci;
Next, create a new user:
CREATE USER 'chibisafeuser'@'localhost' IDENTIFIED BY 'password';
Replace 'password' with a strong password of your choosing. Grant the user privileges to the database:
GRANT ALL PRIVILEGES ON chibisafe.* TO 'chibisafeuser'@'localhost';
Finally, refresh MySQL's privileges table:
FLUSH PRIVILEGES;
Download the latest version of Chibisafe from the website:
wget https://github.com/Chibichibinanoda/chibisafe/archive/master.zip
Extract the downloaded file:
unzip master.zip
Rename the extracted directory to chibisafe:
mv chibisafe-master chibisafe
Copy the chibisafe directory to Apache's web root:
sudo cp -r chibisafe /srv/www/htdocs/
Set the appropriate file and directory permissions:
cd /srv/www/htdocs/chibisafe
sudo chmod 777 tmp
sudo chmod 777 images
sudo chmod 777 local
Now that Chibisafe is installed, we need to configure it. Copy the sample configuration file:
cp config/config.inc.php.sample config/config.inc.php
Edit the configuration file:
nano config/config.inc.php
Change the following lines to reflect your MySQL database information:
'CHEVERETO_DB_HOST' => 'localhost',
'CHEVERETO_DB_NAME' => 'chibisafe',
'CHEVERETO_DB_USER' => 'chibisafeuser',
'CHEVERETO_DB_PASS' => 'password',
Replace 'password' with the password you set earlier for the MySQL user.
We need to tell Apache to serve Chibisafe. Create a new configuration file:
sudo nano /etc/apache2/conf.d/chibisafe.conf
Add the following lines:
Alias /chibisafe "/srv/www/htdocs/chibisafe"
<Directory "/srv/www/htdocs/chibisafe">
AllowOverride All
Options FollowSymLinks
Require all granted
</Directory>
Save the file and restart Apache:
sudo systemctl restart apache2
Open up a web browser and navigate to the following address:
http://your-server-ip-address/chibisafe/
You will be greeted with the Chibisafe login page. Log in with the default username and password:
Username: admin
Password: chibisafe
You should change the default password after logging in for the first time.
Now you have successfully installed and configured Chibisafe on OpenSUSE Latest. You can now upload and share files with ease. If you encounter any issues, consult the Chibisafe documentation or seek help from the community.
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