How to Install XBackBone on macOS

XBackBone is a free, open-source web-based file manager that allows you to easily manage and share files on your server or web hosting account. In this tutorial, we will walk you through the steps to install XBackBone on macOS.

Prerequisites

• A macOS-based machine
• A web server with PHP >= 5.3.3, Apache or Nginx, and PHP PDO extentions installed and enabled.
• Basic knowledge of the command line interface.

Installation Steps

1. Download the latest version of XBackBone by visiting this link: https://github.com/fkrauthan/XBackBone/releases/latest . Choose the xbackbone.zip file.

2. Extract the downloaded xbackbone.zip file into a directory, for example, /Users/<USERNAME>/Documents/xbackbone.

3. Open Terminal or iTerm on your macOS machine and cd into the XBackBone installation directory.

   cd /Users/<USERNAME>/Documents/xbackbone
   

4. Run the following command to install all the required dependencies:

   composer install
   

   _Note: If Composer is not installed on your macOS machine, please follow the instructions from the official Composer website: https://getcomposer.org/download/. _

5. Copy the .env.example file to a new file named .env.

   cp .env.example .env
   

6. Open the .env file using your favorite text editor and configure the settings as required.

   DB_CONNECTION=sqlite
   DB_DATABASE=/var/www/html/xbackbone/database.sqlite
   

   Note: XBackBone by default uses SQLite database which is included. You can also use a different database server if it’s installed, for example, MySQL or PostgreSQL.

7. Run the following command to create the SQLite database:

   mkdir -p database && touch database/database.sqlite
   

8. Set the correct file permissions for the XBackBone installation directory.

   cd /Users/<USERNAME>/Documents/xbackbone && chmod -R 755 .
   

9. Start the web server and browse to the URL of XBackBone installation, for example, http://localhost/xbackbone.

   Note: you may want to configure Apache or Nginx to serve XBackBone by setting up a virtual host. Check the official documentation for Apache and Nginx for more details.

10. Login to XBackBone with the default username and password: admin / admin and change it as required.

Conclusion

In this tutorial, we have walked you through the steps to install XBackBone on macOS. You can now manage and share your files using XBackBone on your own web hosting account.

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