Installing goploader on Windows 11

In this tutorial, we will go over the steps required to install goploader on a system running Windows 11. Goploader is a self-hosted file sharing and storage solution written in Go. It allows you to securely upload files and share them with others.

Prerequisites

Before we begin, you will need to make sure you have the following software installed on your system:

Go 1.16 or higher - https://golang.org/dl/
Git - https://git-scm.com/download/win

Installation

Open a command prompt or PowerShell window.
Navigate to the directory where you want to install goploader. For example, C:\Users\username\Documents.
Clone the goploader repository by running the following command:
```
git clone https://github.com/Depado/goploader.git
```
Navigate into the goploader directory by running:
```
cd goploader
```
Build the goploader binary by running:
```
go build -tags "sqlite" -o goploader.exe cmd/goploader/main.go
```
If this command does not work, try running go get first.
Once the build is complete, you should see a file named goploader.exe in the goploader directory.
Run the binary by executing the following command:
```
.\goploader.exe
```
This will start the goploader server on port 8080 by default, and you should see output similar to the following:
```
INFO[0000] Successfully connected to database           database=sqlite3
INFO[0000] Starting goploader                          port=8080
```
You can access the goploader web interface by navigating to http://localhost:8080 in your web browser.

Optional Steps

Configure goploader

By default, goploader will store uploaded files in the ./files directory. You can change this by configuring the GOPLOADER_STORAGE_PATH environment variable.

Here's an example of how to set the storage path to C:\goploader-files:

set GOPLOADER_STORAGE_PATH=C:\goploader-files

Run goploader as a service

To run goploader as a service, you can use a tool like NSSM (Non-Sucking Service Manager) to create a Windows service.

Here's an example of how to create a service using NSSM:

Download and extract NSSM from https://nssm.cc/download.
Open a command prompt or PowerShell window as an administrator.
Navigate to the directory where you extracted NSSM.
Run the following command to create a new service:
```
nssm install goploader C:\path\to\goploader.exe -port 8080 -database sqlite -storage-path C:\goploader-files
```
Replace C:\path\to\goploader.exe with the path to your goploader binary, and C:\goploader-files with the path to your desired storage directory.
Open the Windows Services snap-in by running services.msc.
Find the goploader service and start it.

Now goploader should be running as a Windows service, and you can access the web interface by navigating to http://localhost:8080 in your web browser.

Conclusion

In this tutorial, we have gone over the steps required to install goploader on a system running Windows 11. With goploader, you can securely upload and share files with others on your own server.