In this tutorial, we will go through the steps needed to install FileShelter on nixOS Latest. FileShelter is a web-based application that allows users to securely send files to other users.
Before we begin, you will need the following:
First, we need to install the required dependencies for FileShelter. These include Python 3, pip, and Git.
To install these dependencies, run the following command:
sudo nix-env -i python3 python3Packages.pip git
Next, we need to clone the FileShelter repository from GitHub.
To clone the repository, run the following command:
git clone https://github.com/epoupon/fileshelter.git
Before we can run FileShelter, we need to install its dependencies.
To install the dependencies, navigate into the fileshelter directory and run the following command:
sudo pip3 install -r requirements.txt
Next, we need to configure FileShelter.
First, create a new configuration file by copying the example configuration file:
cp fileshelter/settings.example.py fileshelter/settings.py
Then, open the new settings file using your preferred text editor:
nano fileshelter/settings.py
In the file, update the following settings:
SECRET_KEY
: Set this to a randomly generated string. ALLOWED_HOSTS
: Set this to the domain name or IP address of your server. EMAIL_HOST
and EMAIL_PORT
: If you want to be able to send emails to users, set these to the information for your SMTP server.Save and close the file.
Now that we have installed all the required dependencies and configured FileShelter, we can begin running it.
To start FileShelter, navigate into the fileshelter directory and run the following command:
python3 manage.py runserver 0.0.0.0:8000
This will start FileShelter on port 8000.
You can now access FileShelter by navigating to http://<server-ip>:8000
in your web browser.
Congratulations! You have successfully installed FileShelter on nixOS Latest. You can now use it to securely send files to other users.
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