How to Install Filite on OpenBSD

Filite is a tool used for file sharing over HTTP. In this tutorial, we will guide you through the installation of Filite on OpenBSD.

Prerequisites

Before proceeding with the installation, you will need:

A server running OpenBSD
Root access to the server
Basic knowledge of the command line interface

Installation

Open a terminal window and switch to the root user:
```
su -
```
Update the packages index and install the required prerequisites:
```
pkg_add curl fuse
```

Download the latest version of Filite using the curl command:

curl -L https://github.com/raftario/filite/releases/latest/download/filite-2.1.1.tar.gz -o filite-2.1.1.tar.gz

Extract the Filite tarball:
```
tar -xzvf filite-2.1.1.tar.gz
```
Switch to the extracted directory:
```
cd filite-2.1.1
```
Install Filite using make:
```
make
make install
```
Verify the installation by running the following command:
```
filite --version
```
You should see the version number of Filite displayed on the screen.

Configuration

By default, Filite will create a directory called ~/Filite/ to serve files. You can change this location by creating a configuration file at ~/.config/filite/config.yaml.

Open the configuration file with your favorite text editor and modify the following parameters:

listen: The IP address and port to listen on (default 127.0.0.1:5555)
directory: The path to the directory containing files to be served (default ~/Filite/)
username: The username required for authentication (default admin)
password: The password required for authentication (default admin)

Save the configuration file and restart Filite with the following command:

killall filite && filite

Conclusion

You have successfully installed and configured Filite on OpenBSD. You can now use Filite to share files over HTTP with anyone who has access to the server.