How to Install PicoShare on Alpine Linux Latest

PicoShare is a lightweight and easy-to-use file sharing tool that is built for privacy and security. In this tutorial, we will go over the steps to install PicoShare on Alpine Linux Latest.

Prerequisites

Before proceeding with the PicoShare installation, make sure the following prerequisites are met:

  • Alpine Linux Latest is installed.
  • You have root or sudo privileges.

Step 1: Install Required Dependencies

To install PicoShare on Alpine Linux Latest, we need to install some dependencies which are required by the PicoShare.

  1. Connect to your server via SSH.

  2. Update the package manager and install required packages using the following commands:

sudo apk update
sudo apk add git curl nodejs npm openssl

Step 2: Clone PicoShare Repository

Next, we will clone the PicoShare repository from GitHub to our Alpine Linux system using Git. Follow the steps below:

  1. Move to the directory where you want to clone the repository. For instance, we will clone the repository to the /opt directory. Run the following command to move to the opt directory:
cd /opt
  1. Clone the PicoShare repository using the following command:
sudo git clone https://github.com/ChocPanda/pico.git pico

Step 3: Configure PicoShare

After cloning the repository, we need to configure PicoShare.

  1. Move to the PicoShare directory:
cd pico
  1. Copy the .env.example file to .env file:
cp .env.example .env
  1. Open the .env file using your favorite text editor to set the required environment variables:
sudo nano .env

In the .env file, set the following environment variables:

APP_ENV=production
APP_URL=http://YOUR_IP_ADDRESS:8000

DB_CONNECTION=sqlite
DB_DATABASE=/opt/pico/database/database.sqlite

SESSION_DRIVER=cookie

Note:

  • Replace YOUR_IP_ADDRESS with your server's IP address.
  1. Save and close the .env file.

Step 4: Install Dependencies and Build PicoShare

Next, we will install the dependencies required by PicoShare, and build it using the following command:

sudo npm install
npm run prod

Step 5: Start PicoShare and Verify Installation

Finally, we need to start PicoShare to verify its installation.

  1. Run the following command to start the PicoShare server:
sudo npm start
  1. Open your web browser and visit the following URL:
http://YOUR_IP_ADDRESS:8000

Note:

  • Replace YOUR_IP_ADDRESS with your server's IP address.
  1. You should see the PicoShare login page. Use the default login credentials to log in to PicoShare.

Default Login Credentials:

Username: admin

Password: password

Conclusion

In this tutorial, we have learned how to install PicoShare on Alpine Linux Latest. PicoShare is now ready to use for file sharing and collaboration.