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Installation via installer (GNU/Linux)

Installation steps

1. Run the installer

To install Ferron web server, run the following command:

sudo bash -c "$(curl -fsSL https://get.ferron.sh/v1)"

You will be prompted to choose the installation type, and possibly whenever to install packages containing unzip and setcap.

2. Access the web server

By default, Ferron serves content from the /var/www/ferron directory. Open a web browser and navigate to http://localhost to verify that the server is running and serving the default index.html file.

File structure

Ferron installed via the installer for GNU/Linux has following file structure:

  • /usr/sbin/ferron - Ferron web server
  • /usr/sbin/ferron-passwd - Ferron user management tool
  • /var/log/ferron/access.log - Ferron access log in Combined Log Format
  • /var/log/ferron/error.log - Ferron error log
  • /var/www/ferron - Ferron’s web root
  • /etc/ferron.yaml - Ferron configuration

Updating Ferron

You can update Ferron to the latest version using the ferron-updater command.

Managing the Ferron service

Stopping the service

To stop the Ferron service, run:

sudo /etc/init.d/ferron stop # For non-systemd systems
sudo systemctl stop ferron # For systemd systems

Restarting the service

To restart the service:

sudo /etc/init.d/ferron restart # For non-systemd systems
sudo systemctl restart ferron # For systemd systems