Installing Black Candy on Ubuntu Server

In this tutorial, we will go through the steps to install Black Candy, a fast and lightweight file sharing platform, on Ubuntu Server Latest.

Prerequisites

Before we proceed, make sure your Ubuntu Server is up-to-date and you have sudo access.

Step 1: Install Required Dependencies

Black Candy requires some dependencies to be installed on the system before we can proceed with the installation. Run the following command to install them:

sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get install -y wget git curl zip unzip sqlite3 build-essential

Step 2: Install Go Language

Next, we need to install Go Language on the system. Black Candy is written in Go, so this is a mandatory step. Run the following commands to install Go:

wget https://golang.org/dl/go1.17.2.linux-amd64.tar.gz
sudo tar -xvf go1.17.2.linux-amd64.tar.gz
sudo mv go /usr/local
sudo nano ~/.bashrc

Add the following lines at the end of ~/.bashrc file:

export GOPATH=$HOME/go
export PATH=$PATH:/usr/local/go/bin:$GOPATH/bin

Save and close the file by pressing Ctrl+x and then y.

Then, run the following command to apply the changes:

source ~/.bashrc

Step 3: Clone the Black Candy Repository

Now, we can clone the Black Candy repository to our server by running the following command:

git clone https://github.com/blackcandy-org/black_candy.git

Once the repository is cloned, navigate to the directory by running:

cd black_candy

Step 4: Install Black Candy

Next, we will build and install Black Candy on the system. To do this, execute the following commands:

go mod tidy
go build .
sudo cp ./black_candy /usr/bin
sudo chmod +x /usr/bin/black_candy

Step 5: Finish the Installation

Finally, we need to create a directory for Black Candy to store the uploaded files, and start the service. Run the following commands to do this:

sudo mkdir /var/tmp/black_candy
sudo chmod 777 /var/tmp/black_candy
sudo black_candy start

That's it! You have successfully installed Black Candy on Ubuntu Server. You can now access the web interface at http://<Server-IP>:8888 and start uploading and sharing files. Enjoy!