seafile Installation Guide Installation Guide

seafile is a free and open-source open source file sync and share platform. Seafile provides file synchronization and sharing with client-side encryption, serving as an alternative to Dropbox or OneDrive

Hardware Requirements:

CPU: 2+ cores recommended

RAM: 2GB minimum

Storage: 10GB+ for data

Network: HTTPS for sync

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 seafile port)

Port 8082 for file server

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 seafile
sudo dnf install -y seafile-server

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

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

# Verify installation
seaf-server --version

bash

# Update package index
sudo apt update

# Install seafile
sudo apt install -y seafile-server

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

# Configure firewall
sudo ufw allow 8000

# Verify installation
seaf-server --version

bash

# Install seafile
sudo pacman -S seafile-server

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

# Verify installation
seaf-server --version

bash

# Install seafile
apk add --no-cache seafile-server

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

# Verify installation
seaf-server --version

bash

# Install seafile
sudo zypper install -y seafile-server

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

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

# Verify installation
seaf-server --version

bash

# Using Homebrew
brew install seafile-server

# Start service
brew services start seafile-server

# Verify installation
seaf-server --version

bash

# Using pkg
pkg install seafile-server

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

# Start service
service seafile start

# Verify installation
seaf-server --version

bash

# Using Chocolatey
choco install seafile-server

# Or using Scoop
scoop install seafile-server

# Verify installation
seaf-server --version

bash

# Create configuration directory
sudo mkdir -p /etc/seafile-server

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

# Test configuration
seaf-server --version

bash

# Enable service
sudo systemctl enable seafile

# Start service
sudo systemctl start seafile

# Stop service
sudo systemctl stop seafile

# Restart service
sudo systemctl restart seafile

# Check status
sudo systemctl status seafile

# View logs
sudo journalctl -u seafile -f

bash

# Enable service
rc-update add seafile default

# Start service
rc-service seafile start

# Stop service
rc-service seafile stop

# Restart service
rc-service seafile restart

# Check status
rc-service seafile status

bash

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

# Start service
service seafile start

# Stop service
service seafile stop

# Restart service
service seafile restart

# Check status
service seafile status

bash

# Using Homebrew services
brew services start seafile-server
brew services stop seafile-server
brew services restart seafile-server

# Check status
brew services list | grep seafile-server

powershell

# Start service
net start seafile

# Stop service
net stop seafile

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

# Check status
Get-Service seafile

See the official documentation for advanced configuration options.

nginx

upstream seafile-server_backend {
    server 127.0.0.1:8000;
}

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

server {
    listen 443 ssl http2;
    server_name seafile-server.example.com;

    ssl_certificate /etc/ssl/certs/seafile-server.example.com.crt;
    ssl_certificate_key /etc/ssl/private/seafile-server.example.com.key;

    location / {
        proxy_pass http://seafile-server_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 seafile-server.example.com
    Redirect permanent / https://seafile-server.example.com/
</VirtualHost>

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

haproxy

frontend seafile-server_frontend
    bind *:80
    bind *:443 ssl crt /etc/ssl/certs/seafile-server.pem
    redirect scheme https if !{ ssl_fc }
    default_backend seafile-server_backend

backend seafile-server_backend
    balance roundrobin
    server seafile-server1 127.0.0.1:8000 check

bash

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

# 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 seafile

# View logs
sudo journalctl -u seafile -f

# Monitor resource usage
top -p $(pgrep seafile-server)

bash

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

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

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

bash

# Stop service
sudo systemctl stop seafile

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

# Start service
sudo systemctl start seafile

1. Service won't start:

bash

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

# Check configuration
seaf-server --version

# Check permissions
ls -la /etc/seafile-server

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 seafile-server)

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

# Check connections
ss -an | grep 8000

yaml

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

Maintenance

bash

# RHEL/CentOS/Rocky/AlmaLinux
sudo dnf update seafile-server

# Debian/Ubuntu
sudo apt update && sudo apt upgrade seafile-server

# Arch Linux
sudo pacman -Syu seafile-server

# Alpine Linux
apk update && apk upgrade seafile-server

# openSUSE
sudo zypper update seafile-server

# FreeBSD
pkg update && pkg upgrade seafile-server

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

# Restart after updates
sudo systemctl restart seafile

Regular Maintenance

bash

# Log rotation
sudo logrotate -f /etc/logrotate.d/seafile-server

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

# Check disk usage
du -sh /var/lib/seafile-server

Official Documentation: https://docs.seafile-server.org/

GitHub Repository: https://github.com/seafile-server/seafile-server

Community Forum: https://forum.seafile-server.org/

Best Practices Guide: https://docs.seafile-server.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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