How to Install FileShelter on OpenSUSE

In this tutorial, we will guide you on how to install FileShelter on OpenSUSE.

FileShelter is an open-source web application for file sharing that allows you to securely upload, store, and share files with others. It is designed to be easy to install, configure, and use on various platforms.

Prerequisites

• A virtual machine or physical machine running OpenSUSE
• A non-root user account with sudo privileges.

Step-by-step Installation

1. Update the system Start by updating the system packages by using the following commands:

sudo zypper update

2. Install Dependencies FileShelter requires some dependencies that need to be installed. Use the following command to install the required dependencies:

sudo zypper install python python-pip python-devel gcc git libssl-devel libffi-devel python3-devel

3. Clone the FileShelter Repository Now that you have installed all dependencies, you can clone the FileShelter repository using the following command:

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

4. Change Directory Go to the fileshelter directory using the following command:

cd fileshelter

5. Use Pip Use pip to install all the necessary dependencies required by FileShelter using the following command:

sudo pip install -r requirements.txt

6. Configure FileShelter You will need to edit the conf/conf.py file and set the SITENAME variable to the FQDN (fully qualified domain name) of your server. You can open conf/conf.py file by typing the following command into the terminal:

sudo nano conf/conf.py

Update the variable SITENAME with your server’s FQDN (e.g SITENAME = 'https://example.com') 7. Run FileShelter After completing all of the above steps, you can now run the FileShelter web application using the command below:

sudo python3 run.py

You can then open your browser and browse to your server's IP address or domain name to start using FileShelter.

Conclusion

By completing this tutorial, you have successfully installed FileShelter on OpenSUSE. You can now securely upload, store, and share files with others using this open-source web application.

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