How PeerLock Server Enhances Secure File Sharing for Enterprises

2. Create installation directories

• Open PowerShell as Administrator:

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  New-Item -ItemType Directory -Path “C:\Program Files\PeerLock” New-Item -ItemType Directory -Path “C:\ProgramData\PeerLock\logs” New-LocalUser -Name “peerlock” -NoPassword Add-LocalGroupMember -Group “Administrators” -Member “peerlock” 

3. Download & install PeerLock

• Download the Windows installer or ZIP from your vendor.
• If installer (.msi/.exe): run as Admin and follow prompts, choose install path.
• If ZIP: extract into C:\Program Files\PeerLock and set proper permissions for the peerlock user.

4. Configure PeerLock

• Edit config file (e.g., C:\Program Files\PeerLock\conf\peerlock.yml):
  • Set bind address, ports, data directory, log path.
  • Configure storage paths and access control settings.
• Install SSL:
  • For Let’s Encrypt, use win-acme to obtain certs and configure the server to use the PFX file.
  • Or place certificate and key in the configured cert path.

5. Create Windows service

• If provided, use the bundled service installer, or use NSSM:

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  nssm install PeerLock “C:\Program Files\PeerLock\bin\peerlock.exe” –config “C:\Program Files\PeerLock\conf\peerlock.yml” nssm set PeerLock AppDirectory “C:\Program Files\PeerLock” nssm start PeerLock 

• Ensure service runs under the peerlock user.

6. Firewall rules

• Open required ports:

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  New-NetFirewallRule -DisplayName “PeerLock HTTPS” -Direction Inbound -LocalPort 443 -Protocol TCP -Action Allow New-NetFirewallRule -DisplayName “PeerLock HTTP” -Direction Inbound -LocalPort 80 -Protocol TCP -Action Allow 

7. Verify

• Check service status:

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  Get-Service PeerLock 

• Test HTTPS access: https://your-server/
• Tail logs in C:\ProgramData\PeerLock\logs.

Linux deployment (Ubuntu 22.04 LTS)

1. Install prerequisites

• Update and install OpenJDK 17:

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  sudo apt update && sudo apt upgrade -y sudo apt install -y openjdk-17-jre-headless wget unzip 

• Create user and directories:

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  sudo useradd -r -s /usr/sbin/nologin peerlock sudo mkdir -p /opt/peerlock /var/log/peerlock /etc/peerlock sudo chown -R peerlock:peerlock /opt/peerlock /var/log/peerlock /etc/peerlock 

2. Download & install PeerLock

• Download the Linux tar/zip from vendor:

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  sudo -u peerlock wget -O /tmp/peerlock.tar.gz “https://vendor.example/peerlock/linux/peerlock-latest.tar.gz”
  sudo -u peerlock tar -xzvf /tmp/peerlock.tar.gz -C /opt/peerlock 

• Move config to /etc/peerlock and set permissions.

3. Configure PeerLock

• Edit /etc/peerlock/peerlock.yml:
  • Set bind address (0.0.0.0 or specific IP), ports, data and log locations.
  • Configure storage backend and authentication settings.
• SSL:
  • Use Certbot for Let’s Encrypt:

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    sudo apt install -y certbot sudo certbot certonly –standalone -d your.domain.tld 

  • Configure PeerLock to use /etc/letsencrypt/live/your.domain.tld/fullchain.pem and privkey.pem or convert to keystore if needed.

4. Create systemd service

• Create /etc/systemd/system/peerlock.service:

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  [Unit] Description=PeerLock Server After=network.target[Service] User=peerlock Group=peerlock ExecStart=/opt/peerlock/bin/peerlock –config /etc/peerlock/peerlock.yml Restart=on-failure LimitNOFILE=65536
  
   
  [Install] WantedBy=multi-user.target 

• Enable and start:

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  sudo systemctl daemon-reload sudo systemctl enable –now peerlock sudo journalctl -u peerlock -f 

5. Firewall (UFW) and SELinux/AppArmor

• UFW:

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  sudo ufw allow 443/tcp sudo ufw allow 80/tcp sudo ufw enable 

• If using SELinux (RHEL/CentOS), set appropriate contexts; for AppArmor on Ubuntu, add profile rules if needed.

6. Verify

• Check service:

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  sudo systemctl status peerlock 

• Test HTTPS: https://your.domain.tld/
• Verify logs in /var/log/peerlock.

Post-install checks and best practices

• Rotate SSL certs and configure auto-renew (certbot renew with reload command).
• Configure regular backups of PeerLock data and config.
• Harden server: disable unused services, enable automatic security updates.
• Monitor logs and set alerting (Prometheus, Grafana, or file-based alerts).
• Test failover procedures and recovery from backups.

Troubleshooting quick tips

• Service fails to start: check logs for port in use or missing Java.
• SSL errors: confirm cert paths and permissions; test with openssl s_client.
• Permission issues: ensure peerlock user owns data and log directories.
• Port blocked: double-check firewall and cloud security group rules.

If you want, I can generate the exact example peerlock.yml and systemd unit with realistic defaults