How to Install Copyparty on EndeavourOS Latest

Copyparty is a file-sharing server that allows you to easily transfer files over the internet. In this tutorial, we will be installing Copyparty on EndeavourOS Latest using the following steps.

Step 1 - Installing Dependencies

Open a terminal in EndeavourOS and type the following command to update your system package list:

sudo pacman -Syu

After updating your system packages, install the dependencies required for Copyparty by running the following command:

sudo pacman -S python python-pip imagemagick

Step 2 - Installing Copyparty

Now, we will install Copyparty using pip. Run the following command in the terminal to install Copyparty:

sudo pip install copyparty

After the installation is complete, verify that Copyparty is installed correctly by running the following command:

copyparty

If the command runs without any errors, Copyparty has been installed successfully.

Step 3 - Configuring Copyparty

Next, we need to configure Copyparty to allow access to certain directories or folders. To do this, create a new configuration file called copyparty.ini by running the following commands:

cd ~
cp /usr/lib/python3.8/site-packages/copyparty/example_copyparty_config.ini copyparty.ini
nano copyparty.ini

This will create a copy of the example Copyparty configuration file in your home directory and open it in the nano text editor.

In the copyparty.ini file, find the rootdirs section and add the directories or folders you want to share. For example, if you want to share the /home/user/shared folder, add the following line:

rootdirs = /home/user/shared

Save and close the file by pressing Ctrl+X, Y and Enter.

Step 4 - Starting Copyparty

Finally, we can start the Copyparty server using the following command:

copyparty --ini copyparty.ini

This will start the Copyparty server and it will be accessible on your web browser at http://localhost:3923/.

Congratulations! You have successfully installed and configured Copyparty on EndeavourOS Latest.