Installing Chibisafe on Arch Linux

Chibisafe is a web application designed to store and share images securely. This tutorial will guide you through the installation process of Chibisafe on Arch Linux.

Prerequisites

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

• Arch Linux is installed and running on your system.
• You have administrative privileges.
• Python version 3.7 or higher is installed on your system.

Step 1: Install Required Dependencies

Open the terminal window and execute the following command to update the Arch Linux system's package manager:

sudo pacman -Syu

Now, install the following dependencies required for Chibisafe:

sudo pacman -S git python python-pip nginx

Step 2: Clone the Chibisafe Repository

Use the following command to clone the Chibisafe repository from Github:

git clone https://github.com/Chibisafe/chibisafe.git

Move to the cloned directory using the cd command:

cd chibisafe

Step 3: Install Chibisafe

In the chibisafe folder, use the following command to install Chibisafe:

sudo pip install -r requirements.txt

Step 4: Create Secret Key

Now, generate a secret key for the Chibisafe application using the following command:

python app_secret.py

Save the generated secret key in the config.json file.

Step 5: Configure Nginx

Now, configure Nginx to serve Chibisafe. Create a new Nginx configuration file for Chibisafe with the following command:

sudo nano /etc/nginx/conf.d/chibisafe.conf

Add the following configuration to the file:

server {
    listen 80;

    server_name your_domain_name;

    location / {
        proxy_pass http://127.0.0.1:5000;
        proxy_set_header Host $host;
        proxy_set_header X-Real-IP $remote_addr;
    }
}

Replace your_domain_name with your domain name or IP address.

Step 6: Run Chibisafe

Use the following command to run the Chibisafe application:

python app.py

Open your web browser and go to http://your_domain_name to access Chibisafe. You can now create an account, upload images and share them securely.

Congratulations! You have successfully installed and set up Chibisafe on Arch Linux!