How to Install File Sharing on Alpine Linux

In this tutorial, we will demonstrate how to install File Sharing on Alpine Linux. File Sharing is a web application that allows users to share files with others. It is an open-source project hosted on Github.

Prerequisites

Before starting the installation process, make sure that you have the following:

A server or virtual machine running Alpine Linux latest version
A non-root user with sudo privileges
Update the system using the following command:
```
sudo apk update && sudo apk upgrade
```

Install Required Packages

Before installing File Sharing, we need to install some required packages:

sudo apk add git curl nginx php7 php7-ctype php7-dom php7-fpm php7-gd php7-iconv php7-json php7-mbstring php7-opcache php7-openssl php7-pdo php7-pgsql php7-phar php7-session php7-xml php7-xmlreader php7-zip

Install File Sharing

Follow the steps below to install File Sharing:

Clone the File Sharing repository from Github:

git clone https://github.com/axeloz/filesharing.git

Copy the cloned repository to the directory where you want to host it:
```
sudo cp -r filesharing /var/www/
```
Change the ownership of the directory to the user that will run the application:
```
sudo chown -R www-data:www-data /var/www/filesharing/
```
Next, create a new Nginx virtual host configuration file in the /etc/nginx/conf.d/ directory. For example, create a file named filesharing.conf:
```
sudo nano /etc/nginx/conf.d/filesharing.conf
```

Add the following content to the file:

server {
    listen 80;
    root /var/www/filesharing/public;
    index index.php index.html index.htm;
    server_name example.com; # Replace with your own domain
    location / {
        try_files $uri $uri/ /index.php?$query_string;
    }
    location ~ \.php$ {
        try_files $uri $uri/ /index.php?$query_string;
        fastcgi_split_path_info ^(.+\.php)(/.+)$;
        fastcgi_pass unix:/var/run/php-fpm.sock;
        fastcgi_index index.php;
        include fastcgi_params;
        fastcgi_param SCRIPT_FILENAME $document_root$fastcgi_script_name;
        fastcgi_param PATH_INFO $fastcgi_path_info;
        fastcgi_param PATH_TRANSLATED $document_root$fastcgi_path_info;
    }
}

Save and close the file.
Test the Nginx configuration:
```
sudo nginx -t
```
If the test is successful, reload the Nginx server:
```
sudo service nginx reload
```
Finally, configure the environment variables by copying the .env.example file to .env:
```
cd /var/www/filesharing/
cp .env.example .env
```
Update the .env file with your desired configuration settings.
Start the PHP-FPM service:
```
sudo service php-fpm7 start
```
Access the File Sharing application using the web browser and the server's IP address or domain name.

Congratulations! You have successfully installed File Sharing on Alpine Linux.