How to Install XBackBone on Elementary OS Latest

XBackBone is a free and open-source web-based file manager that uses server-side JavaScript technology. It provides a modern and responsive interface for managing files and folders on your web server. In this tutorial, we will show you how to install XBackBone on Elementary OS Latest.

Prerequisites

Before we start, make sure you have the following prerequisites:

• An Elementary OS with sudo privileges
• Nginx or Apache web server installed
• Node.js installed on the server

Step 1 - Download XBackBone

The first step is to download the latest version of XBackBone from the official website. Visit https://xbackbone.app/ and click on the "Download" button to download the latest version.

Alternatively, you can also download XBackBone via the command line by running the following command:

wget https://github.com/jbmoelker/xbackbone/archive/master.zip

Step 2 - Install XBackBone

Once the download is complete, extract the downloaded Zip file and move the extracted files to your web server's document root directory, which is usually located at /var/www/html/ for Apache or /usr/share/nginx/html/ for Nginx.

unzip master.zip
sudo mv xbackbone-master/* /var/www/html/

Step 3 - Install Dependencies and Run XBackBone

Before running XBackBone, we need to install its dependencies by running the following commands:

cd /var/www/html/
sudo npm install

Once the dependencies are installed, start XBackBone by running the following command:

sudo node index.js

At this point, XBackBone is up and running, but it is not accessible from your browser. To access XBackBone, you need to configure your web server to serve the XBackBone files.

Step 4 - Configure Nginx or Apache

Nginx Configuration

If you are using Nginx, you need to create a new virtual host file for XBackBone by running the following command:

sudo nano /etc/nginx/sites-available/xbackbone

Add the following configuration to the file:

server {
    listen 80;
    listen [::]:80;

    server_name example.com; #change this to your domain name

    root /var/www/html;
    index index.html;

    location / {
        try_files $uri $uri/ =404;
    }

    location /api {
        proxy_pass http://localhost:8000/;
    }

    location /socket.io {
        proxy_pass http://localhost:8000/;
        proxy_http_version 1.1;
        proxy_set_header Upgrade $http_upgrade;
        proxy_set_header Connection "Upgrade";
    }
}

Save and close the file, then create a symbolic link to your sites-enabled directory by running the following command:

sudo ln -s /etc/nginx/sites-available/xbackbone /etc/nginx/sites-enabled/

Lastly, restart Nginx to apply the changes by running the following command:

sudo systemctl restart nginx

Apache Configuration

If you are using Apache, you need to create a new virtual host file for XBackBone by running the following command:

sudo nano /etc/apache2/sites-available/xbackbone.conf

Add the following configuration to the file:

<VirtualHost *:80>
    ServerName example.com #change this to your domain name
    DocumentRoot /var/www/html
    ProxyPass /api http://localhost:8000/
    ProxyPassReverse /api http://localhost:8000/
    ProxyPass /socket.io ws://localhost:8000/socket.io/
    ProxyPassReverse /socket.io ws://localhost:8000/socket.io/
</VirtualHost>

Save and close the file, then enable the virtual host by running the following command:

sudo a2ensite xbackbone.conf

Lastly, restart Apache to apply the changes by running the following command:

sudo systemctl restart apache2

Step 5 - Access XBackBone

Once the web server is configured, you should be able to access XBackBone by navigating to http://example.com in your web browser, where example.com is your server's domain name.

If everything is configured correctly, you should see the XBackBone login page. Use the default username and password to log in:

• Username: admin
• Password: xbackboneadmin

After logging in, you should be able to see and manage your files and folders using the XBackBone web interface.

Conclusion

In this tutorial, you learned how to install XBackBone on Elementary OS Latest using a web server such as Nginx or Apache. XBackBone is a powerful and modern file manager that provides a user-friendly interface for managing files on your server.