Installing Filebrowser on Clear Linux Latest

Filebrowser is a tool that makes it easy to manage your files on a server or hosting account. This tutorial will guide you through the process of installing filebrowser on Clear Linux latest.

Prerequisites

Before you begin, you need to make sure you have the following:

• A Clear Linux latest installation with root access or a user with sudo privileges.
• A web browser to access the Filebrowser web interface.

Step 1: Update the system

The first step is to update the system to ensure you have the latest packages and dependencies.

sudo swupd update

Step 2: Install the required packages

To install filebrowser on Clear Linux, you need to install the Go programming language, and Git. Run the following commands to install the required packages.

sudo swupd bundle-add go-basic git

Step 3: Clone the Filebrowser repository

After installing the required packages, Clone the Filebrowser repository to your server.

git clone https://github.com/filebrowser/filebrowser.git

Step 4: Build filebrowser

Move to the directory containing the cloned repository and run the following commands to build the filebrowser.

cd filebrowser
go build

Step 5: Configure Filebrowser

Create a new configuration file for Filebrowser by running the following command:

./filebrowser -d /etc/filebrowser

Open the /etc/filebrowser/filebrowser.json file with nano or vim to edit it.

sudo vim /etc/filebrowser/filebrowser.json

Modify the configuration file to customize your filebrowser settings, e.g. add users, set a port, etc.

Step 6: Run Filebrowser

Run the filebrowser with the following command:

./filebrowser -c /etc/filebrowser/filebrowser.json

You can now access filebrowser by navigating to http://yourserverip:8080 on your web browser.

Conclusion

Congratulations! You have successfully installed Filebrowser on Clear Linux latest, and now you can easily manage your files through a web interface.