How to Install ProjectSend on Cloud9 IDE

ProjectSend is a free and open source self-hosted file sharing software that allows users especially businesses share files securely without relying on any third-party service like Dropbox. What’s unique about that web application is that it allows clients to upload files to the server, which might be very helpful for many businesses.

This post will present a step by step guide on how to install ProjectSend for free on Cloud9 for development purposes, please note that it’s not advisable to install a production version of the web application on Cloud9 as the free tier isn’t designed for that intended purpose. Now, and without further ado let’s dive into the tutorial.

Prerequisite

First, you’ll need to sign-up for the free version of Cloud9.

Installation

Step One

After signing up and confirming your email, you’ll be directed to your dashboard, just click on the “add workspace” plus sign.

Step Two

You’ll be directed to a new window where you should set up your workspace, select the PHP option, in the clone from git field, copy and paste the following link:

“https://github.com/ignacionelson/ProjectSend” and then create the workspace.

Step Three

Now, just click on the “Run Project” arrow, then click on the “Preview”, the installation window will appear in a browser like a side-window.

Step Four

In the first step of the installation process you should enter the database credentials, use the ones in the screenshot below; Host Name “0.0.0.0”, username “root”, database name “c9”. Finally hit the ‘Connect” tab. After checking the database connection, go to the bottom of the page and click on the “write config file” tab.

Step Five

You’ll then be prompted by a message informing you that you’ve successfully written to the config file click on the “continue to installation” tab.

Step Six

In the second step of the installation process, you should create your admin password, username, and login email. Finally hit the “install” tab.

Step Seven

Now, you should find a link to your login page just click it and you’ll be directed to the admin login window, just log in using the admin username and password you have created in step 5.

Congratulations, now you have a fully functional installation of ProjectSend on Cloud9 IDE. But, remember this installation should be for development purposes only and not for production.