Installing FileShelter on Alpine Linux

In this tutorial, we will guide you through the steps to install FileShelter on Alpine Linux Latest.

Prerequisites

• Access to the command line of your Alpine Linux system.
• An internet connection.

Step 1: Update the System

It is important to ensure that the packages and dependencies on your system are up to date. To update the system, use the following command:

sudo apk update && apk upgrade

Step 2: Install Required Packages

FileShelter depends on some packages that are not installed by default on Alpine Linux. To install these packages, run the following command:

sudo apk add git python3 python3-dev gcc musl-dev libffi-dev openssl-dev

Step 3: Clone FileShelter Repository

We can now clone the FileShelter repository from GitHub to our local machine using the following command:

git clone https://github.com/epoupon/fileshelter.git

Navigate to the cloned repository with the following command:

cd fileshelter

Step 4: Install FileShelter

To install FileShelter, we will use pip3 package manager. Run the following command:

pip3 install -r requirements.txt
python3 setup.py install

Step 5: Configure FileShelter

FileShelter requires a configuration file for it to work. The configuration file is located in conf/fileshelter.conf. You can make changes to the configuration file as required.

Step 6: Start FileShelter

To start the FileShelter service, run the following command:

fileshelter start

The FileShelter service should now be running.

Conclusion

In this tutorial, we have guided you through the steps to install FileShelter on Alpine Linux Latest. You can now use FileShelter to share files securely with your clients or partners.