The tutorial provides a step-by-step guide on installing ProjectSend, a self-hosted file-sharing software, on Ubuntu 20.04 | 18.04 LTS systems. The process involves setting up an Apache HTTP server, installing MariaDB database server, installing PHP 7.4 from third-party repositories, creating a ProjectSend database, downloading and installing the ProjectSend package and configuring its site. The setup allows secure file uploads and assignments to specific users.