How to Install Filebrowser on OpenSUSE Latest

In this tutorial, we will go through the steps necessary to install Filebrowser on OpenSUSE Latest.

Step 1 - Update System Packages

Before proceeding with the installation of Filebrowser, it is essential to update the system packages. To accomplish this task, we will run the following command:

sudo zypper update

Step 2 - Install Dependencies

Filebrowser requires Go to be installed on your system to compile and run. Therefore, before we proceed, let us install the Go language by running the command below:

sudo zypper install go

Step 3 - Download and Install Filebrowser

1. Open your web browser and visit the official Filebrowser website at filebrowser.org/">https://filebrowser.org/. Click on the "Download" button to download the latest version of Filebrowser.
2. Save the file and extract it to the desired location. In this example, we will extract the downloaded file to /usr/local/bin. You can run the following command in the terminal to extract the file:

sudo tar -xzf filebrowser-linux-amd64-v2.16.0.tar.gz -C /usr/local/bin

Note: Replace filebrowser-linux-amd64-v2.16.0.tar.gz with the file name of the current version you downloaded.

3. Change directory to /usr/local/bin.

cd /usr/local/bin

4. Create the configuration and data directories for Filebrowser.

sudo mkdir -p /etc/filebrowser /var/lib/filebrowser

5. Copy the sample configuration file to the configuration directory.

sudo cp /usr/local/bin/filebrowser.json /etc/filebrowser/

6. Set the owner and permission of the data directory.

sudo chown $USER:$USER /var/lib/filebrowser
sudo chmod 755 /var/lib/filebrowser

Step 4 - Configure Filebrowser

1. Open the Filebrowser configuration file.

sudo nano /etc/filebrowser/filebrowser.json

2. Edit the configuration file and set the values of the following parameters to the specified values:

{
  "port": 8080,		// Set the HTTP port to run Filebrowser on
  "root": "/var/lib/filebrowser/",	// Set the directory to be managed by Filebrowser
  "baseURL": "/admin",	// Set the base URL to access Filebrowser
  "auth": "yourusername:yourpassword",	// Set the username and password for accessing Filebrowser
  "log": "stdout",
  "database": "/var/lib/filebrowser/filebrowser.db"	// Set the location of the database
}

Note: Change yourusername and yourpassword to the desired username and password you want to use for accessing Filebrowser.

3. Save the changes to the configuration file and exit the text editor.

Step 5 - Running Filebrowser

1. Start the Filebrowser server by running the command:

/usr/local/bin/filebrowser -c /etc/filebrowser/filebrowser.json

2. Open your web browser and visit the URL http://localhost:8080/admin. You will be prompted for a username and password. Enter the username and password you set in the configuration file.

3. That's it! You can now manage your files and folders on OpenSUSE Latest using Filebrowser.

Conclusion

In this tutorial, we have learned how to install and configure Filebrowser on OpenSUSE Latest. Filebrowser provides a simple and user-friendly way to manage files and folders on your system. You can now easily access your files and folders from anywhere and anytime.

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