deploy-from-aur.md

Install from AUR on Arch Linux

The AUR package maintained by @devome uses the stable version of GCopy for building.

Installation

Since the GCopy frontend and backend can be installed separately, the AUR package splits them into two packages: the backend gcopy and the frontend gcopy-web. You can install them on different hosts, or you can install them on the same host.

## Install the backend, you can also use yay to install
paru -Sy gcopy

## Install the frontend, you can also use yay to install
paru -Sy gcopy-web

Configuration

Backend

For the backend, the configuration file is located at /etc/gcopy/gcopy.env. Edit it according to the comments, for example:

APPEND_ARGS="-app-key='rqMrHprILwYintES4UeQc0wM/252SLy59y7LMYKXJE0=' -smtp-host='smtp.example.com' -smtp-password='your_password' -smtp-username='[email protected]'"

For the app-key, you can generate a random string using the following command:

openssl rand -base64 32

Frontend

For the frontend, the configuration file is located at /etc/gcopy/gcopy-web.env. Edit it according to the comments. If the backend and frontend are on different hosts, be sure to modify the SERVER_URL.

Starting

After configuration, you can start the services:

## Start the backend
sudo systemctl enable --now gcopy.service

## Start the frontend
sudo systemctl enable --now gcopy-web.service

Reverse Proxy

In production mode, it is recommended to deploy behind a reverse proxy, such as Nginx or Apisix. This makes it easier to manage certificates and configure the proxy. You will need to prepare a domain name and the corresponding certificate. For Nginx, refer to /usr/share/gcopy-web/nginx-example.conf.