Installation of Briefkasten on Ubuntu Server Latest

Briefkasten is a web-based file-sharing application that is used to share files securely. Here are the steps below to install Briefkasten on Ubuntu Server Latest.

Prerequisites

Before you start the installation of Briefkasten on Ubuntu Server Latest, make sure you have the following requirements:

• Ubuntu Server Latest with sudo user privilege
• Apache web server with PHP 7.x or later
• MySQL server or MariaDB server
• Composer

Steps to install Briefkasten

1. Update package list

   $ sudo apt update
   

2. Install the required packages

   $ sudo apt install apache2 php mysql-server php-mysql
   

3. Install Composer

   $ curl -sS https://getcomposer.org/installer | sudo php -- --install-dir=/usr/local/bin --filename=composer
   

4. Create a new MySQL database and user for Briefkasten

   $ sudo mysql -u root -p
   

   Enter the root password and then create a new database, user, and password.

   mysql> CREATE DATABASE briefkastendb;
   mysql> CREATE USER 'briefkastenuser'@'localhost' IDENTIFIED BY 'yourpassword';
   mysql> GRANT ALL PRIVILEGES ON briefkastendb.* TO 'briefkastenuser'@'localhost';
   mysql> FLUSH PRIVILEGES;
   mysql> exit;
   

5. Clone Briefkasten from Github

   $ sudo git clone https://github.com/ndom91/briefkasten /var/www/briefkasten
   

6. Install dependencies using Composer

   $ cd /var/www/briefkasten
   $ sudo composer install
   

7. Set up configuration files

   $ sudo cp .env.example .env
   $ sudo nano .env
   

   Update the database details in the .env file with the credentials you set up earlier.

8. Generate application key

   $ sudo php artisan key:generate
   

9. Set folder permissions

   $ sudo chown -R www-data:www-data /var/www/briefkasten
   $ sudo chmod -R 755 /var/www/briefkasten
   

10. Create Apache virtual host configuration

    $ sudo nano /etc/apache2/sites-available/briefkasten.conf
    

    Add the following content into the briefkasten.conf file.

    <VirtualHost *:80>
        ServerAdmin admin@example.com
        DocumentRoot /var/www/briefkasten/public
    
        <Directory /var/www/briefkasten>
            Options Indexes FollowSymLinks
            AllowOverride All
            Require all granted
        </Directory>
    
        ErrorLog ${APACHE_LOG_DIR}/error.log
        CustomLog ${APACHE_LOG_DIR}/access.log combined
    </VirtualHost>
    

11. Enable the virtual host and reload the Apache server

    $ sudo a2ensite briefkasten.conf
    $ sudo systemctl reload apache2
    

12. Access Briefkasten

    Open your web browser and enter the following URL to access the Briefkasten application.

    http://your-server-ip-or-hostname
    

    Briefkasten's login page should be displayed.

Conclusion

Now you have completed the installation of Briefkasten on your Ubuntu Server Latest. Start sharing your files with your colleagues and team securely.

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