In this tutorial, we will walk through the steps to install FileGator on Ubuntu Server.
FileGator is a web-based file management system that allows users to manage and share files from anywhere. It is easy to install and configure, and provides a secure way to manage files on a server.
To install FileGator on Ubuntu Server, you will need:
First, we need to download the latest version of FileGator from the official website.
Navigate to the following URL: https://filegator.io/
Click on the Download button, and save the zip file to your server.
Next, we need to install the unzip utility to extract the zip file.
To install unzip, run the following command:
sudo apt-get install unzip
Once the unzip utility is installed, extract the zip file.
Navigate to the directory where you saved the zip file, and run the following command:
unzip filegator.zip
This will extract the contents of the zip file to a directory called "FileGator-master".
Next, we need to move the extracted files to the web server root directory.
If you are using Apache, run the following command:
sudo mv FileGator-master/* /var/www/html/
If you are using Nginx, run the following command:
sudo mv FileGator-master/* /var/www/html/
Set the permissions on the FileGator directory to allow the web server to read and write files.
sudo chown -R www-data:www-data /var/www/html/
sudo chmod -R 755 /var/www/html/
Finally, we need to configure Apache or Nginx to serve the files.
If you are using Apache, open the default virtual host configuration file:
sudo nano /etc/apache2/sites-available/default.conf
Add the following lines to the configuration file, before the closing </VirtualHost> tag:
Alias /filegator /var/www/html/
<Directory /var/www/html/>
Options Indexes FollowSymLinks
AllowOverride All
Require all granted
</Directory>
Save and close the file, then restart Apache:
sudo systemctl restart apache2
If you are using Nginx, open the default virtual host configuration file:
sudo nano /etc/nginx/sites-available/default.conf
Add the following lines to the configuration file, before the closing server { tag:
location /filegator/ {
try_files $uri $uri/ /index.php?$args;
}
location ~ \.php$ {
fastcgi_pass unix:/var/run/php/php7.4-fpm.sock;
fastcgi_index index.php;
fastcgi_param SCRIPT_FILENAME $document_root$fastcgi_script_name;
include fastcgi_params;
}
Save and close the file, then restart Nginx:
sudo systemctl restart nginx
Once you have completed the above steps, you should be able to access FileGator by navigating to the following URL in your web browser:
http://<your-server-ip>/filegator/
You should see the FileGator login page. Use the default credentials to log in:
You should now be able to use FileGator to manage and share files on your server.
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