Running File Browser in Docker

#FileBrowser #Docker #Linux

Full steps can be found at https://i12bretro.github.io/tutorials/0694.html

What is File Browser?

filebrowser provides a file managing interface within a specified directory and it can be used to upload, delete, preview, rename and edit your files. It allows the creation of multiple users and each user can have its own directory. It can be used as a standalone app or as a middleware. - https://github.com/filebrowser/filebrowser

Installing Docker

   01. Log into the Linux based device    02. Run the following commands in the terminal          # install prerequisites          sudo apt install apt-transport-https ca-certificates curl software-properties-common gnupg-agent -y          # add docker gpg key          curl -fsSL https://download.docker.com/linux/$(awk -F'=' '/^ID=/{ print $NF }' /etc/os-release)/gpg | sudo apt-key add -          # add docker software repository          sudo add-apt-repository "deb [arch=$(dpkg --print-architecture)] https://download.docker.com/linux/$(awk -F'=' '/^ID=/{ print $NF }' /etc/os-release) $(lsb_release -cs) stable"          # install docker          sudo apt install docker-ce docker-compose containerd.io -y          # enable and start docker service          sudo systemctl enable docker && sudo systemctl start docker          # add the current user to the docker group          sudo usermod -aG docker $USER          # reauthenticate for the new group membership to take effect          su - $USER

Running File Browser

   01. Now that Docker is installed, run the following commands to setup the File Browser Docker container and run it          # create working directories          mkdir ~/docker/filebrowser -p          # set owner of working directories          sudo chown "$USER":"$USER" ~/docker -R          # create db placeholder file          touch ~/docker/filebrowser/filebrowser.db          # run the file browser docker container          # change the first volume to the path you'd like to share          # i'll be sharing out my home directory in this example          docker run -d --name=filebrowser -v ~/:/srv -v ~/docker/filebrowser/filebrowser.db:/database.db -e PGID=$(id -g) -e PUID=$(id -u) -p 8092:80 --restart=unless-stopped filebrowser/filebrowser    02. Open a web browser and navigate to http://DNSorIP:8092    03. Login with username admin and password admin    04. Select Settings from the left navigation menu    05. Scroll to the bottom of the page and enter and confirm a new password for the admin user ≫ Click the Update button    06. Select Global Settings at the top of the page    07. Scroll down and set the theme to Dark ≫ Click the Update button at the bottom of the page    08. Select Logout from the left navigation menu    09. Login with username admin and the new password set earlier    10. Welcome to File Browser   Documentation:  https://filebrowser.org/installation#docker  

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