How to Install pyShelf on Fedora Server Latest

PyShelf is a lightweight and web-based content management system that is designed to manage data-intensive applications. It allows users to store, organize and search documents or files. This tutorial will guide you through the installation of pyShelf on a Fedora Server.

Prerequisites

To install pyShelf on your Fedora server, you'll need the following:

  • A running Fedora server with a user account that has sudo privileges.
  • Python v3.6 and above installed on the server.
  • pip installed on the system.

Step 1: Clone the pyShelf repository

First, open the terminal on the Fedora Server and navigate to the directory where you want to install pyShelf. Then, clone the pyShelf repository from its GitHub repository using the command:

git clone https://github.com/th3r00t/pyShelf.git

This will download the latest version of the pyShelf repository to your local system.

Step 2: Install Dependencies

Before installing pyShelf, you need to install the necessary dependencies. pyShelf requires Flask, Flask-WTF, and Flask-Markdown. You can install these dependencies using the following command:

sudo pip3 install flask flask-wtf flask-markdown

This will install Flask, Flask-WTF,and Flask-Markdown on your system.

Step 3: Configure the Database

pyShelf uses SQLite or MySQL as a database, so you need to create a database according to your preferences. To use SQLite, create a new directory named db in the pyShelf directory, and then create an empty SQLite database using the following command:

sqlite3 ./db/pyShelf.db

To use MySQL, install the mysql connector and create a new database, and then grant appropriate permissions to a user account.

After creating the database, edit the config.py file in the pyShelf directory and update the database URL as follows:

SQLALCHEMY_DATABASE_URI = 'sqlite:///./db/pyShelf.db'
# or
SQLALCHEMY_DATABASE_URI = 'mysql://user:password@localhost/db_name'

Step 4: Configuration of Flask APP Secret Key

pyShelf uses Flask as a Web Framework, which requires a secret key configuration variable that is used for securely signing session cookies. Generate a secure random key to use in the application by running the following command:

python -c 'import os; print(os.urandom(24))'

Copy the key generated and paste it in the config.py file as shown:

SECRET_KEY = b'_5#ixUuF6y\n\xec]/'

Step 5: Running pyShelf

To run pyShelf, navigate to the pyShelf directory, create a virtual environment, activate it, and then start the Flask app by running the following commands:

cd pyShelf
python3 -m venv env
source env/bin/activate
export FLASK_APP=run.py
flask run

This will start the pyShelf application server, and you can now access the pyShelf control panel by visiting http://localhost:5000 in the web browser.

In conclusion, Congratulations! You have successfully installed pyShelf on Fedora Server Latest. You can now customize and configure pyShelf to manage and organize all your documents, files and website content.