pyload Installation Guide Installation Guide

pyload is a free and open-source download manager. pyLoad provides automated downloading from one-click hosting sites

Hardware Requirements:

CPU: 1 core minimum

RAM: 512MB minimum

Storage: 1GB for downloads

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 8000 (default pyload 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 pyload
sudo dnf install -y pyload

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

# Configure firewall
sudo firewall-cmd --permanent --add-port=8000/tcp
sudo firewall-cmd --reload

# Verify installation
pyload --version

bash

# Update package index
sudo apt update

# Install pyload
sudo apt install -y pyload

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

# Configure firewall
sudo ufw allow 8000

# Verify installation
pyload --version

bash

# Install pyload
sudo pacman -S pyload

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

# Verify installation
pyload --version

bash

# Install pyload
apk add --no-cache pyload

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

# Verify installation
pyload --version

bash

# Install pyload
sudo zypper install -y pyload

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

# Configure firewall
sudo firewall-cmd --permanent --add-port=8000/tcp
sudo firewall-cmd --reload

# Verify installation
pyload --version

bash

# Using Homebrew
brew install pyload

# Start service
brew services start pyload

# Verify installation
pyload --version

bash

# Using pkg
pkg install pyload

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

# Start service
service pyload start

# Verify installation
pyload --version

bash

# Using Chocolatey
choco install pyload

# Or using Scoop
scoop install pyload

# Verify installation
pyload --version

bash

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

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

# Test configuration
pyload --version

bash

# Enable service
sudo systemctl enable pyload

# Start service
sudo systemctl start pyload

# Stop service
sudo systemctl stop pyload

# Restart service
sudo systemctl restart pyload

# Check status
sudo systemctl status pyload

# View logs
sudo journalctl -u pyload -f

bash

# Enable service
rc-update add pyload default

# Start service
rc-service pyload start

# Stop service
rc-service pyload stop

# Restart service
rc-service pyload restart

# Check status
rc-service pyload status

bash

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

# Start service
service pyload start

# Stop service
service pyload stop

# Restart service
service pyload restart

# Check status
service pyload status

bash

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

# Check status
brew services list | grep pyload

powershell

# Start service
net start pyload

# Stop service
net stop pyload

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

# Check status
Get-Service pyload

See the official documentation for advanced configuration options.

nginx

upstream pyload_backend {
    server 127.0.0.1:8000;
}

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

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

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

    location / {
        proxy_pass http://pyload_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 pyload.example.com
    Redirect permanent / https://pyload.example.com/
</VirtualHost>

<VirtualHost *:443>
    ServerName pyload.example.com
    
    SSLEngine on
    SSLCertificateFile /etc/ssl/certs/pyload.example.com.crt
    SSLCertificateKeyFile /etc/ssl/private/pyload.example.com.key
    
    ProxyRequests Off
    ProxyPreserveHost On
    
    ProxyPass / http://127.0.0.1:8000/
    ProxyPassReverse / http://127.0.0.1:8000/
</VirtualHost>

haproxy

frontend pyload_frontend
    bind *:80
    bind *:443 ssl crt /etc/ssl/certs/pyload.pem
    redirect scheme https if !{ ssl_fc }
    default_backend pyload_backend

backend pyload_backend
    balance roundrobin
    server pyload1 127.0.0.1:8000 check

bash

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

# Configure firewall
sudo firewall-cmd --permanent --add-port=8000/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 pyload

# View logs
sudo journalctl -u pyload -f

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

bash

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

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

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

bash

# Stop service
sudo systemctl stop pyload

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

# Start service
sudo systemctl start pyload

1. Service won't start:

bash

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

# Check configuration
pyload --version

# Check permissions
ls -la /etc/pyload

2. Connection issues:

bash

# Check if service is listening
sudo ss -tlnp | grep 8000

# Test connectivity
telnet localhost 8000

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

3. Performance issues:

bash

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

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

# Check connections
ss -an | grep 8000

yaml

version: '3.8'
services:
  pyload:
    image: pyload:latest
    ports:
      - "8000:8000"
    volumes:
      - ./config:/etc/pyload
      - ./data:/var/lib/pyload
    restart: unless-stopped

Maintenance

bash

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

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

# Arch Linux
sudo pacman -Syu pyload

# Alpine Linux
apk update && apk upgrade pyload

# openSUSE
sudo zypper update pyload

# FreeBSD
pkg update && pkg upgrade pyload

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

# Restart after updates
sudo systemctl restart pyload

Regular Maintenance

bash

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

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

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

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

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

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

Best Practices Guide: https://docs.pyload.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

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Maintenance

Update Procedures

Regular Maintenance

Additional Resources

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