Filestash is a web-based file manager that allows you to access and manage your files from any device with a web browser. It supports a wide range of file formats, including documents, images, videos, and audio files. In this tutorial, we will show you how to install Filestash on POP! OS Latest.
Before we can install Filestash, we need to install some dependencies. Open the terminal and run the following command:
sudo apt-get update && sudo apt-get install -y python3-pip python3-dev build-essential libssl-dev libffi-dev python3-setuptools
This will update the package list and install the necessary packages on your system.
To install Filestash, we need to use pip, which is a package manager for Python. Open the terminal and run the following commands:
sudo pip3 install -U pip
sudo pip3 install filestash
These commands will upgrade pip and install Filestash on your system.
Before we can use Filestash, we need to configure it. Open the terminal and run the following command:
sudo filestash setup
This command will start the setup wizard for Filestash. Follow the on-screen instructions to configure Filestash. You will be asked to set a username and password for the admin account, select the storage location for your files, and configure SSL settings.
Once Filestash is configured, you can start it by running the following command in the terminal:
sudo filestash run
This will start Filestash on your system. Open your web browser and navigate to http://localhost:8338 to access the Filestash interface.
To access Filestash from another device, open your web browser and navigate to the IP address of your POP! OS machine followed by :8338. For example, if your IP address is 192.168.1.10, you would enter http://192.168.1.10:8338 into your web browser.
Congratulations! You have successfully installed and configured Filestash on POP! OS Latest.
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