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title: 'How to install the FileGator file manager on Centos (Apache-Nginx) | Zomro'
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# How to install the FileGator file manager on Centos 7. (Apache-Nginx)
31-08-2023
Filegator is an open source file manager that provides a simple and efficient way to manage files and directories on your server. If you already have Apache-Nginx and VestaCP installed on CentOS 7, this detailed guide will help you install Filegator without any problems.
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**Software Update** : First of all, update your system software to make sure all packages are up to date.
sudo yum update -y
### **Step 1: Downloading and unzipping Filegator**
**Downloading the file** : Download the latest version of Filegator directly from the GitHub repository to the `/usr/share/` directory.
wget https://github.com/filegator/static/raw/master/builds/filegator_latest.zip -P /usr/share/
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**Extract archive** : The command extracts the downloaded archive to the same directory.
unzip -o /usr/share/filegator_latest.zip -d /usr/share/ >/dev/null
### **Step 2: Set permissions**
**Change the owner** : This is necessary to ensure proper security and functionality of the directory.
As we can see the permissions are **root:root** So from under the **admin** user we can't work.
chown -R admin:admin:admin /usr/share/filegator
**Customize permissions** : Provide appropriate read, write, and execute permissions.
chmod -R 775 /usr/share/filegator
**Additional configuration** : In this example, the permissions are also set for the `**/home/backup** ` directory so that you can download backups that the VestaCP panel has created.
chmod +rx /home/backup
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### **Step 3: Apache Configuration**
**Delete an existing configuration file** : If the file already exists, it should be deleted to avoid conflicts.
sudo rm /etc/httpd/conf.d/filegator.conf
**Creating a new configuration file** : A new configuration file is then created and populated with the appropriate settings.
vim /etc/httpd/conf.d/filegator.conf
Paste the following code:
Alias /filegator /usr/share/filegator
Order Deny,Allow
Deny from All
Allow from All
Order Deny,Allow
Deny from All
Allow from All
Should look like this:
### Step 4: Modify the Filegator configuration
**Change Root Directory** : The following command changes the default storage root directory in Filegator.
sed -i "s#__DIR__\.'/repository'#'/home'#g" /usr/share/filegator/configuration.php
### Step 5: Activate Changes
**Restart Apache** : After all of the previous steps, Apache must be restarted to apply the changes.
systemctl restart httpd
## Completion
From this point Filegator should be fully installed and configured on your CentOS 7 server with Apache-Nginx and VestaCP. The Filegator interface can be accessed through a browser at **`http://your_domain_or_ip/filegator`**.
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