How to Install Filestash on POP! OS Latest

Filestash is a web-based file manager that allows you to access and manage your files from any device with a web browser. It supports a wide range of file formats, including documents, images, videos, and audio files. In this tutorial, we will show you how to install Filestash on POP! OS Latest.

Step 1: Install Dependencies

Before we can install Filestash, we need to install some dependencies. Open the terminal and run the following command:

sudo apt-get update && sudo apt-get install -y python3-pip python3-dev build-essential libssl-dev libffi-dev python3-setuptools

This will update the package list and install the necessary packages on your system.

Step 2: Install Filestash

To install Filestash, we need to use pip, which is a package manager for Python. Open the terminal and run the following commands:

sudo pip3 install -U pip

sudo pip3 install filestash

These commands will upgrade pip and install Filestash on your system.

Step 3: Configure Filestash

Before we can use Filestash, we need to configure it. Open the terminal and run the following command:

sudo filestash setup

This command will start the setup wizard for Filestash. Follow the on-screen instructions to configure Filestash. You will be asked to set a username and password for the admin account, select the storage location for your files, and configure SSL settings.

Step 4: Start Filestash

Once Filestash is configured, you can start it by running the following command in the terminal:

sudo filestash run

This will start Filestash on your system. Open your web browser and navigate to http://localhost:8338 to access the Filestash interface.

Step 5: Access Filestash

To access Filestash from another device, open your web browser and navigate to the IP address of your POP! OS machine followed by :8338. For example, if your IP address is 192.168.1.10, you would enter http://192.168.1.10:8338 into your web browser.

Congratulations! You have successfully installed and configured Filestash on POP! OS Latest.