TahoeLAFS is a free and open-source distributed file storage system. It provides a cloud-like storage system that is secure, resilient, and decentralized. In this tutorial, we will learn how to install TahoeLAFS on Void Linux.
To follow this tutorial, you will need access to a computer running Void Linux and root privileges.
Before installing TahoeLAFS, we need to install some dependencies. Run the following command in your terminal:
sudo xbps-install -S python3 python3-pip python3-setuptools python3-dev build-base openssl-dev libffi-dev
This command will install Python3, pip, setuptools, build-base, OpenSSL, and libffi for Void Linux.
Now, we can install TahoeLAFS using pip. Run the following command in your terminal:
sudo pip3 install tahoe-lafs
Once the installation is complete, we need to create a configuration file. Run this command in your terminal:
tahoe create-node
This command will prompt you to choose a name for your node, select a location to store your configuration files and create a node keypair. You can choose the default values by pressing enter.
After creating the configuration files, we can start TahoeLAFS. Run the following command in your terminal:
tahoe start
This command will start the storage node and the web-based user interface. You can access the web interface at http://localhost:3456/.
In this tutorial, we have learned how to install TahoeLAFS on Void Linux. We first installed the dependencies required for TahoeLAFS and then installed it using pip. After that, we created a configuration file and started the storage node. You can now use TahoeLAFS to store and share files securely and privately.
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