Installing FileShelter on FreeBSD Latest
In this tutorial, we will be installing FileShelter on the FreeBSD Latest operating system using the source code from the official GitHub repository.
Prerequisites
Before we start, you will need the following:
- A FreeBSD Latest server
- Root access or a user with sudo privileges
- Basic knowledge of the FreeBSD terminal
Step 1: Install Required Dependencies
First, we need to install a few dependencies that are required for FileShelter to run. We can do this by running the following command:
sudo pkg install py38-pillow py38-cryptography py38-requests
This installs Python Pillow, Cryptography, and Requests.
Step 2: Download and Install FileShelter
Clone the FileShelter repository using the
git clonecommand:git clone https://github.com/epoupon/fileshelter.gitChange directory to the downloaded repository:
cd fileshelterNext, install FileShelter using the following command:
sudo python3 setup.py installThis will install FileShelter on your system.
Step 3: Configure FileShelter
Change to your desired working directory:
cd /usr/localCreate a folder called
fileshelterusing the following command:sudo mkdir fileshelterChange the ownership of the folder to the user you will be running the FileShelter server:
sudo chown <username>:<username> fileshelterConfigure FileShelter by creating a configuration file in the working directory of FileShelter by running the following command:
sudo nano /usr/local/fileshelter/fileshelter.iniIn the configuration file, add the following:
[fileshelter] server.port=8080 server.host=localhost io.base_path=/usr/local/fileshelter/storageNote: You can change the server port and host to your desired values. The base path can also be changed according to your needs.
Step 4: Start the FileShelter Server
Navigate to the
fileshelterdirectory:cd /usr/local/fileshelterStart the FileShelter server using the following command:
sudo python3 -m fileshelterYou should see the following output if FileShelter has started successfully:
Serving on http://127.0.0.1:8080
Conclusion
Congratulations! You now have FileShelter installed and running on your FreeBSD Latest server. You can now configure your webserver to proxy to http://localhost:8080/ to serve FileShelter as a web service.