How to Install Surfer on Ubuntu Server

Surfer is a modern static file server with compelling user experience and enterprise-grade features. It is available for installation on Ubuntu Server, and in this tutorial, we'll guide you through the process.

Prerequisites

• Ubuntu Server installed with root privileges
• Nginx or Apache web server installed
• SSH access to your server

Step 1: Add Cloudron Repository Key

Open terminal and enter the following command to add the Cloudron repository key:

curl -L https://cloudron.io/api/gpg | sudo apt-key add -

Step 2: Add Cloudron Repository

Next, run the following command to add the Cloudron repository:

echo "deb https://cloudron.io/apt/ $(lsb_release -cs) main" | sudo tee /etc/apt/sources.list.d/cloudron.list

Step 3: Update Repositories

After adding the repository, run the following command to update the repositories:

sudo apt update

Step 4: Install Surfer

Finally, run the following command to install Surfer:

sudo apt install surfer

Step 5: Configure Nginx or Apache web server

Now that you have installed Surfer, you need to configure your web server to forward requests to it. Here is an example configuration for Nginx:

server {
        server_name example.com;
        root /var/www/html;
        index index.html;
        
        location / {
          proxy_pass http://localhost:3000;
          proxy_http_version 1.1;
          proxy_set_header Upgrade $http_upgrade;
          proxy_set_header Connection 'upgrade';
          proxy_set_header Host $host;
          proxy_cache_bypass $http_upgrade;
        }
}

For Apache, you can use this example configuration:

<VirtualHost *:80>
        ServerName example.com
        DocumentRoot /var/www/html
        <Proxy *>
            Order deny,allow
            Allow from all
        </Proxy>
        ProxyPass / http://127.0.0.1:3000/
        ProxyPassReverse / http://127.0.0.1:3000/
</VirtualHost>

Step 6: Start Surfer

Finally, start Surfer with the following command:

surfer --dir /path/to/files --port 3000

Replace /path/to/files with the directory where your files are kept, and 3000 with the port number you want Surfer to listen on.

Congratulations! You have successfully installed and configured Surfer on your Ubuntu Server.

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