How to install PicoShare on Fedora CoreOS Latest

Introduction

PicoShare is a web-based file sharing tool that allows you to easily share files with your colleagues or friends. In this tutorial, we will show you how to install PicoShare on Fedora CoreOS.

Prerequisites

Before proceeding with this tutorial, you should have the following:

  • A Fedora CoreOS Latest instance.
  • A user account with sudo privileges.

Step 1: Install Docker

PicoShare requires Docker to be installed on your machine. You can install Docker using the following command:

sudo dnf install docker -y

Once Docker is installed, start the Docker service:

sudo systemctl start docker

Verify that Docker is running by running the following command:

sudo systemctl status docker

You should see a status message indicating that Docker is active and running.

Step 2: Install Git

To install PicoShare, you'll need to clone the PicoShare git repository. You can install git using the following command:

sudo dnf install git -y

Once git is installed, you can clone the PicoShare repository:

git clone https://github.com/feross/picoshare.git

Step 3: Configure PicoShare

Before we can start using PicoShare, we need to configure it with our settings. Change to the PicoShare directory:

cd picoshare

Copy the .env.example file to .env:

cp .env.example .env

Next, open the .env file using a text editor:

nano .env

Update the UPLOAD_DIR variable to specify the directory where files will be uploaded. For example:

UPLOAD_DIR=/var/picoshare/uploads

Save and close the file.

Step 4: Build the PicoShare Docker image

To build the PicoShare Docker image, run the following command:

sudo docker build -t picoshare .

This command will create a Docker image with the name picoshare in the local Docker registry.

Step 5: Run PicoShare

To run PicoShare using Docker, run the following command:

sudo docker run -d --name picoshare \
  --restart=always \
  -p 3000:3000 \
  -v /var/picoshare:/uploads \
  -e UPLOADS_DIR=/uploads \
  picoshare

This command will start a Docker container named picoshare in the background with the following settings:

  • The container will be restarted automatically if it stops for any reason.
  • The container will listen for incoming connections on port 3000.
  • The /var/picoshare directory on the host machine will be mounted to the /uploads directory inside the container.
  • The UPLOADS_DIR environment variable will be set to /uploads.

Step 6: Access PicoShare

Once PicoShare is running, you can access it by opening a web browser and navigating to the IP address or hostname of your Fedora CoreOS instance on port 3000. For example:

http://<ip_address>:3000

You should see the PicoShare home page where you can upload and share files with your colleagues or friends.

Conclusion

In this tutorial, we showed you how to install PicoShare on Fedora CoreOS Latest. By following the steps outlined in this tutorial, you should now have a fully functional PicoShare installation ready to use.