psitransfer Installation Guide Installation Guide

psitransfer is a free and open-source simple file sharing. PsiTransfer provides simple, self-hosted file sharing with a clean interface

Hardware Requirements:

CPU: 1 core minimum

RAM: 128MB minimum

Storage: 100MB for app

Network: HTTP/HTTPS access

Operating System:

Linux: Any modern distribution (RHEL, Debian, Ubuntu, CentOS, Fedora, Arch, Alpine, openSUSE)

macOS: 10.14+ (Mojave or newer)

Windows: Windows Server 2016+ or Windows 10

FreeBSD: 11.0+

Network Requirements:

Port 3000 (default psitransfer port)

None

Dependencies:

See official documentation for specific requirements

System Access: root or sudo privileges required

This guide supports installation on:

RHEL 8/9 and derivatives (CentOS Stream, Rocky Linux, AlmaLinux)

Debian 11/12

Ubuntu 20.04/22.04/24.04 LTS

Arch Linux (rolling release)

Alpine Linux 3.18+

openSUSE Leap 15.5+ / Tumbleweed

SUSE Linux Enterprise Server (SLES) 15+

macOS 12+ (Monterey and later)

FreeBSD 13+

Windows 10/11/Server 2019+ (where applicable)

bash

# Install EPEL repository if needed
sudo dnf install -y epel-release

# Install psitransfer
sudo dnf install -y psitransfer

# Enable and start service
sudo systemctl enable --now psitransfer

# Configure firewall
sudo firewall-cmd --permanent --add-port=3000/tcp
sudo firewall-cmd --reload

# Verify installation
psitransfer --version

bash

# Update package index
sudo apt update

# Install psitransfer
sudo apt install -y psitransfer

# Enable and start service
sudo systemctl enable --now psitransfer

# Configure firewall
sudo ufw allow 3000

# Verify installation
psitransfer --version

bash

# Install psitransfer
sudo pacman -S psitransfer

# Enable and start service
sudo systemctl enable --now psitransfer

# Verify installation
psitransfer --version

bash

# Install psitransfer
apk add --no-cache psitransfer

# Enable and start service
rc-update add psitransfer default
rc-service psitransfer start

# Verify installation
psitransfer --version

bash

# Install psitransfer
sudo zypper install -y psitransfer

# Enable and start service
sudo systemctl enable --now psitransfer

# Configure firewall
sudo firewall-cmd --permanent --add-port=3000/tcp
sudo firewall-cmd --reload

# Verify installation
psitransfer --version

bash

# Using Homebrew
brew install psitransfer

# Start service
brew services start psitransfer

# Verify installation
psitransfer --version

bash

# Using pkg
pkg install psitransfer

# Enable in rc.conf
echo 'psitransfer_enable="YES"' >> /etc/rc.conf

# Start service
service psitransfer start

# Verify installation
psitransfer --version

bash

# Using Chocolatey
choco install psitransfer

# Or using Scoop
scoop install psitransfer

# Verify installation
psitransfer --version

bash

# Create configuration directory
sudo mkdir -p /etc/psitransfer

# Set up basic configuration
# See official documentation for detailed configuration options

# Test configuration
psitransfer --version

bash

# Enable service
sudo systemctl enable psitransfer

# Start service
sudo systemctl start psitransfer

# Stop service
sudo systemctl stop psitransfer

# Restart service
sudo systemctl restart psitransfer

# Check status
sudo systemctl status psitransfer

# View logs
sudo journalctl -u psitransfer -f

bash

# Enable service
rc-update add psitransfer default

# Start service
rc-service psitransfer start

# Stop service
rc-service psitransfer stop

# Restart service
rc-service psitransfer restart

# Check status
rc-service psitransfer status

bash

# Enable in /etc/rc.conf
echo 'psitransfer_enable="YES"' >> /etc/rc.conf

# Start service
service psitransfer start

# Stop service
service psitransfer stop

# Restart service
service psitransfer restart

# Check status
service psitransfer status

bash

# Using Homebrew services
brew services start psitransfer
brew services stop psitransfer
brew services restart psitransfer

# Check status
brew services list | grep psitransfer

powershell

# Start service
net start psitransfer

# Stop service
net stop psitransfer

# Using PowerShell
Start-Service psitransfer
Stop-Service psitransfer
Restart-Service psitransfer

# Check status
Get-Service psitransfer

See the official documentation for advanced configuration options.

nginx

upstream psitransfer_backend {
    server 127.0.0.1:3000;
}

server {
    listen 80;
    server_name psitransfer.example.com;
    return 301 https://$server_name$request_uri;
}

server {
    listen 443 ssl http2;
    server_name psitransfer.example.com;

    ssl_certificate /etc/ssl/certs/psitransfer.example.com.crt;
    ssl_certificate_key /etc/ssl/private/psitransfer.example.com.key;

    location / {
        proxy_pass http://psitransfer_backend;
        proxy_set_header Host $host;
        proxy_set_header X-Real-IP $remote_addr;
        proxy_set_header X-Forwarded-For $proxy_add_x_forwarded_for;
        proxy_set_header X-Forwarded-Proto $scheme;
    }
}

apache

<VirtualHost *:80>
    ServerName psitransfer.example.com
    Redirect permanent / https://psitransfer.example.com/
</VirtualHost>

<VirtualHost *:443>
    ServerName psitransfer.example.com
    
    SSLEngine on
    SSLCertificateFile /etc/ssl/certs/psitransfer.example.com.crt
    SSLCertificateKeyFile /etc/ssl/private/psitransfer.example.com.key
    
    ProxyRequests Off
    ProxyPreserveHost On
    
    ProxyPass / http://127.0.0.1:3000/
    ProxyPassReverse / http://127.0.0.1:3000/
</VirtualHost>

haproxy

frontend psitransfer_frontend
    bind *:80
    bind *:443 ssl crt /etc/ssl/certs/psitransfer.pem
    redirect scheme https if !{ ssl_fc }
    default_backend psitransfer_backend

backend psitransfer_backend
    balance roundrobin
    server psitransfer1 127.0.0.1:3000 check

bash

# Set appropriate permissions
sudo chown -R psitransfer:psitransfer /etc/psitransfer
sudo chmod 750 /etc/psitransfer

# Configure firewall
sudo firewall-cmd --permanent --add-port=3000/tcp
sudo firewall-cmd --reload

# Enable SELinux policies (if applicable)
sudo setsebool -P httpd_can_network_connect on

See official documentation for database configuration requirements.

bash

# Basic system tuning
echo 'net.core.somaxconn = 65535' | sudo tee -a /etc/sysctl.conf
echo 'net.ipv4.tcp_max_syn_backlog = 65535' | sudo tee -a /etc/sysctl.conf
sudo sysctl -p

bash

# Check service status
sudo systemctl status psitransfer

# View logs
sudo journalctl -u psitransfer -f

# Monitor resource usage
top -p $(pgrep psitransfer)

bash

#!/bin/bash
# Basic backup script
BACKUP_DIR="/backup/psitransfer"
DATE=$(date +%Y%m%d_%H%M%S)

mkdir -p "$BACKUP_DIR"
tar -czf "$BACKUP_DIR/psitransfer-backup-$DATE.tar.gz" /etc/psitransfer /var/lib/psitransfer

echo "Backup completed: $BACKUP_DIR/psitransfer-backup-$DATE.tar.gz"

bash

# Stop service
sudo systemctl stop psitransfer

# Restore from backup
tar -xzf /backup/psitransfer/psitransfer-backup-*.tar.gz -C /

# Start service
sudo systemctl start psitransfer

1. Service won't start:

bash

# Check logs
sudo journalctl -u psitransfer -n 100
sudo tail -f /var/log/psitransfer/psitransfer.log

# Check configuration
psitransfer --version

# Check permissions
ls -la /etc/psitransfer

2. Connection issues:

bash

# Check if service is listening
sudo ss -tlnp | grep 3000

# Test connectivity
telnet localhost 3000

# Check firewall
sudo firewall-cmd --list-all

3. Performance issues:

bash

# Check resource usage
top -p $(pgrep psitransfer)

# Check disk I/O
iotop -p $(pgrep psitransfer)

# Check connections
ss -an | grep 3000

yaml

version: '3.8'
services:
  psitransfer:
    image: psitransfer:latest
    ports:
      - "3000:3000"
    volumes:
      - ./config:/etc/psitransfer
      - ./data:/var/lib/psitransfer
    restart: unless-stopped

Maintenance

bash

# RHEL/CentOS/Rocky/AlmaLinux
sudo dnf update psitransfer

# Debian/Ubuntu
sudo apt update && sudo apt upgrade psitransfer

# Arch Linux
sudo pacman -Syu psitransfer

# Alpine Linux
apk update && apk upgrade psitransfer

# openSUSE
sudo zypper update psitransfer

# FreeBSD
pkg update && pkg upgrade psitransfer

# Always backup before updates
tar -czf /backup/psitransfer-pre-update-$(date +%Y%m%d).tar.gz /etc/psitransfer

# Restart after updates
sudo systemctl restart psitransfer

Regular Maintenance

bash

# Log rotation
sudo logrotate -f /etc/logrotate.d/psitransfer

# Clean old logs
find /var/log/psitransfer -name "*.log" -mtime +30 -delete

# Check disk usage
du -sh /var/lib/psitransfer

Official Documentation: https://docs.psitransfer.org/

GitHub Repository: https://github.com/psitransfer/psitransfer

Community Forum: https://forum.psitransfer.org/

Best Practices Guide: https://docs.psitransfer.org/best-practices

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Note: This guide is part of the HowToMgr collection. Always refer to official documentation for the most up-to-date information.

1. Prerequisites

2. Supported Operating Systems

3. Installation

RHEL/CentOS/Rocky Linux/AlmaLinux

Debian/Ubuntu

Arch Linux

Alpine Linux

openSUSE/SLES

macOS

FreeBSD

Windows

Initial Configuration

Basic Configuration

5. Service Management

systemd (RHEL, Debian, Ubuntu, Arch, openSUSE)

OpenRC (Alpine Linux)

rc.d (FreeBSD)

launchd (macOS)

Windows Service Manager

Advanced Configuration

Reverse Proxy Setup

nginx Configuration

Apache Configuration

HAProxy Configuration

Security Configuration

Basic Security Setup

Database Setup

Performance Optimization

System Tuning

Monitoring

Basic Monitoring

9. Backup and Restore

Backup Script

Restore Procedure

6. Troubleshooting

Common Issues

Integration Examples

Docker Compose Example

Maintenance

Update Procedures

Regular Maintenance

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