Installing Pomf on Fedora Server

Pomf is a lightweight and fast file hosting platform. In this tutorial, we will show you how to install Pomf on Fedora Server.

Prerequisites

Before you begin, ensure that you have the following:

  • A server running Fedora Server latest
  • A valid domain name pointing to your server's IP address
  • Logged in as a sudo user or root user

step 1: Update Fedora server

Before installing Pomf, it's always recommended to update your Fedora server packages to their latest version.

sudo dnf update

step 2: Installing dependencies

Pomf requires Apache, PHP and MySQL to be installed on the server. Run the following command on your terminal to install the dependencies:

sudo dnf install httpd mariadb mariadb-server php php-mysqlnd php-gd php-mbstring

step 3: Configuring MariaDB

Pomf uses a database to store file data. You'll need to create a new database, user, and password for Pomf:

Log in to the MariaDB server:

sudo mysql -u root

Create a new database:

MariaDB [(none)]> create database pomf;

Create a new user:

MariaDB [(none)]> create user 'pomf'@'localhost' identified by 'your_strong_password';

Grant the user privileges for the Pomf database:

MariaDB [(none)]> grant all privileges on pomf.* to 'pomf'@'localhost';

Exit the MariaDB server:

MariaDB [(none)]> exit;

step 4: Installing Pomf

Clone the Pomf repository with Git:

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

Copy the extracted Pomf files to your Apache document root:

sudo cp -r Pomf/upload /var/www/html/
cd /var/www/html/upload
sudo chmod -R 777 files .htaccess

Point your domain name to the server's IP address and navigate to it in a web browser.

Follow the installer prompts to setup Pomf.

Conclusion

In this tutorial, you have learned the installation of Pomf on Fedora Server. Now you can host and share files with Pomf on your server.