How to Install Rapidbay on Ubuntu Server Latest

Rapidbay is a BitTorrent client designed to be fast, easy to use, and support popular Torrent websites. In this tutorial, we will teach you how to install Rapidbay on Ubuntu Server Latest with (NGINX server and PHP).

Prerequisites

Before we begin, ensure that you have the following prerequisites installed on your Ubuntu Server Latest.

• Nginx Server
• PHP supported version
• Composer
• Git
• FFMPEG

Step 1: Install Required Dependencies

Rapidbay requires a few dependencies to function correctly. First, we need to install the necessary dependencies by running the following command.

sudo apt-get install git ffmpeg -y

Next, we need to install PHP Composer, a dependency manager for PHP.

sudo apt-get install composer -y

Step 2: Clone Repository and Install Requirements

Now, we need to clone the Rapidbay repository from Github using the following command.

git clone https://github.com/hauxir/rapidbay.git

Navigate to the cloned directory and run the composer to install the required PHP dependencies

cd rapidbay
composer install

Step 3: Create Database

Now, we need to create a MySQL database required for Rapidbay. Let's log in to MySQL and create a new database and user for Rapidbay.

mysql -u root -p

Create a new database, user, and grant permission to access the database.

CREATE DATABASE rapidbay;
GRANT ALL ON rapidbay.* TO 'myuser'@'localhost' IDENTIFIED BY 'mypassword';
FLUSH PRIVILEGES;
EXIT;

Step 4: Configure Nginx Server

Create a new server block for Rapidbay in Nginx.

sudo nano /etc/nginx/sites-available/rapidbay

Add the following content to the file.

server {
    listen 80;
    server_name rapidbay.example.com;

    root /path/to/rapidbay/public;
    index index.php;

    charset utf-8;

    location / {
        index index.html index.htm index.php;
        try_files $uri $uri/ /index.php?$query_string;
    }

    location /api/ {
        index index.php;
        try_files $uri $uri/ /api/index.php?$query_string;
    }

    location ~ \.php$ {
        include snippets/fastcgi-php.conf;
        fastcgi_pass unix:/run/php/php8.0-fpm.sock;
    }

    location ~ /\.ht {
        deny all;
    }
}

Save and exit the configuration file.

Enable the server block by creating a symlink.

sudo ln -s /etc/nginx/sites-available/rapidbay /etc/nginx/sites-enabled/

Restart the Nginx server

sudo service nginx restart

Step 5: Configure Environment Variables

We need to configure environment variables required in Rapidbay. Navigate to the project's root directory by running the following command.

cd rapidbay

Copy the .env.example file to .env.

cp .env.example .env

Open the .env file and update the database configuration.

DB_HOST=127.0.0.1
DB_PORT=3306
DB_DATABASE=rapidbay
DB_USERNAME=myuser
DB_PASSWORD=mypassword

Save and exit the file.

Step 6: Run Migrations

Now, we can migrate the database by running the following command in the project's root directory.

php artisan migrate

Step 7: Generate Application Key and Run Server

Generate the application key using the following command.

php artisan key:generate

Finally, we can run the Rapidbay application by running the following command.

php artisan serve

If everything is correctly configured, you should see output similar to the following.

Laravel development server started: http://127.0.0.1:8000

Conclusion

Finally, Congratulations! You have successfully installed Rapidbay on Ubuntu Server Latest with NGINX server and PHP. You can now access Rapidbay from the browser.

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