Alaya

Alaya is a cool, open-source software that’s totally free to use! It works through the command line and was designed to be a chrooting web server. You’ll find that it has basic WebDav (Web Distributed Authoring and Versioning) support, which makes sharing files super easy.

Features of Alaya

This software can handle both HTTP and secure HTTP (HTTPS) requests. Plus, it’s got some neat user authentication options! It can use your system's /etc/shadow or /etc/passwd files for this, along with PAM (Pluggable Authentication Modules), or even its own special authentication files. This means only the users you allow will get access to your stuff!

Easy Configuration

Alaya is made to be user-friendly when it comes to sharing web content using the WebDav protocol. You can easily tweak its settings through command-line switches and a single configuration file tailored just for you.

Safety First!

A great thing about Alaya is that it keeps your documents safe from sneaky users who might try to mess with URLs by using '..' to access other files. It always chroots, which means users are locked into their own area and can't wander off into other directories.

How to Install Alaya

If you want to install and use Alaya on your GNU/Linux system, just grab the latest version from its official website or from Softpedia. Save the downloaded archive somewhere on your computer, like in your Home directory, then use an archive manager tool to extract it.

Getting Started with Alaya

Next up, open your Terminal app and navigate to where you extracted the archive (like using 'cd /home/softpedia/alaya-1.4.1'). Then run the command ‘./configure && make’ to set everything up.

Final Steps

To install Alaya system-wide, simply run ‘sudo make install’. After it's all set up, check out how to use it by running ‘./alaya --help’ for a list of commands!