In this tutorial, we will guide you through the process of installing Sharry, which is an open-source file sharing platform, on Void Linux.
Before proceeding with the installation of Sharry on Void Linux, you need to have the following prerequisites:
The first step is to update the system packages and repositories.
Open the Terminal application and run the following command:
sudo xbps-install -Suy
This will update your system to the latest version.
In this step, we will install the required packages for Sharry.
Run the following command to install the packages:
sudo xbps-install -y openjdk11 maven git
This will install the OpenJDK 11, Apache Maven and Git packages required for the Sharry installation.
In this step, we will download the latest version of Sharry from the GitHub repository and install it on our system.
Run the following command to download the Sharry source code from the GitHub repository:
git clone https://github.com/eikek/sharry.git
Change into the sharry directory:
cd sharry
Run the following command to build the Sharry application:
sudo mvn package
The above command will build the Sharry application and create the sharry-*.war file in the sharry/target/ directory.
In this step, we will configure Sharry with some basic settings.
Open the sharry/src/main/resources/sharry-default.properties file in your preferred text editor:
sudo nano src/main/resources/sharry-default.properties
Change the following settings according to your needs:
# The URL at which Sharry will be reachable
com.github.eikek.sharry.web.v1.baseUrl=http://localhost:8080
# The SMTP server to which Sharry will send emails
com.github.eikek.sharry.mail.host=smtp.gmail.com
com.github.eikek.sharry.mail.auth=true
com.github.eikek.sharry.mail.user=your-email-address@gmail.com
com.github.eikek.sharry.mail.password=your-email-password
# The administrator email address
com.github.eikek.sharry.mail.admin=your-email-address@gmail.com
Now we will deploy the Sharry application.
Run the following command to deploy Sharry:
sudo nohup java -jar sharry-webui.jar &
The above command will deploy the Sharry application and you should be able to access it at http://your-server-ip:8080.
Congratulations! You have successfully installed Sharry on your Void Linux server. Now you can share files securely with your friends and colleagues.
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