How to Install Seafile on Fedora CoreOS Latest

Seafile is a free and open-source cloud storage and collaboration platform that allows users to create their own cloud storage services using their servers or computers. In this tutorial, we'll show you how to install Seafile on Fedora CoreOS Latest.

Prerequisites

Before you start installation, you need to have a Fedora CoreOS server running and you should have root or sudo access to install the needed packages.

Step 1: Update the Linux server

To update your Fedora CoreOS Latest server, use the following command:

sudo dnf update

Step 2: Install the Dependencies

Seafile requires some dependencies to be installed before you can install it. Use the following command to install the dependencies:

sudo dnf install -y wget curl tar unzip

Step 3: Download Seafile

Download Seafile using the following command:

wget https://bintray.com/artifact/download/seafile-org/seafile/seafile-server_7.0.5_x86-64.tar.gz

Step 4: Extract the Seafile Package

Extract the downloaded package using the following command:

tar -xf seafile-server_7.0.5_x86-64.tar.gz

Step 5: Install Seafile

Navigate to the extracted directory and run the setup-seafile.sh script as follows:

cd seafile-server-7.0.5
sudo ./setup-seafile.sh

The script will ask you a few questions to configure your Seafile installation. Answer them as appropriate for your needs.

Step 6: Start and enable Seafile

To start Seafile, run the following commands:

sudo ./seafile.sh start
sudo ./seahub.sh start

These commands will start the Seafile and Seashub servers. To make sure that Seafile is started automatically on system start-up, use the following command:

sudo systemctl enable seafile
sudo systemctl enable seahub

Conclusion

In this tutorial, we have shown you how to install Seafile on your Fedora CoreOS Latest server. You should now be ready to use Seafile to create your own cloud storage and collaboration platform.