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Tutorial: How to Install PrivateBin on Alpine Linux Latest

In this tutorial, we will walk you through the steps to install PrivateBin on the latest version of Alpine Linux.

Prerequisites

Before we begin, make sure you have the following:

• A server running Alpine Linux Latest
• Full root access to the server
• Access to the internet

Step 1: Update the System

First, we will update the system to ensure that all packages are up-to-date. Open the terminal and run the following command:

apk update && apk upgrade

Step 2: Install Dependencies

Next, we will install the dependencies required to run PrivateBin. Run the following command in the terminal:

apk add php7 php7-fpm php7-opcache php7-json php7-mbstring php7-dom php7-openssl php7-pdo_mysql php7-pdo_sqlite php7-simplexml php7-xml php7-xmlreader php7-xmlwriter php7-gd libxslt libcurl nginx git

Step 3: Clone PrivateBin Repository

Now, we will clone the PrivateBin repository from GitHub. Run the command below to clone it:

git clone https://github.com/PrivateBin/PrivateBin.git /var/www/privatebin

Step 4: Configure Nginx

Next, we will create a new virtual host configuration file for PrivateBin in Nginx. Create a new file named "privatebin" in the /etc/nginx/conf.d/ directory using your preferred text editor:

nano /etc/nginx/conf.d/privatebin.conf

Add the following code to the file:

server {
    listen 80;
    server_name your-domain-name.com;
    rewrite ^ https://$server_name$request_uri? permanent;
}

server {
    listen 443 ssl;
    server_name your-domain-name.com;
    root /var/www/privatebin;

    ssl_certificate /path/to/your/certificate.crt;
    ssl_certificate_key /path/to/your/certificate.key;

    client_max_body_size 100M;
    add_header X-Frame-Options "SAMEORIGIN";
    add_header X-Content-Type-Options nosniff;
    add_header X-XSS-Protection "1; mode=block";

    index index.php index.html;

    location / {
        try_files $uri $uri/ /index.php;
    }

    location ~ \.php$ {
        try_files $uri =404;
        fastcgi_split_path_info ^(.+\.php)(/.+)$;
        fastcgi_pass unix:/run/php/php7.2-fpm.sock; 
        fastcgi_index index.php;
        include fastcgi_params;
        fastcgi_param SCRIPT_FILENAME $document_root$fastcgi_script_name;
        fastcgi_param PHP_FLAG "session.auto_start=off \n suhosin.session.cryptua=off";
        fastcgi_param PHP_VALUE "max_execution_time=60 \n upload_max_filesize=100M \n post_max_size=100M";
    }
}

Make sure to replace the "your-domain-name.com" and SSL certificate paths with your own and change the fastcgi_pass value to match your PHP version.

Step 5: Configure PrivateBin

Now, we will configure PrivateBin by copying the sample configuration file to the correct location:

cp /var/www/privatebin/config/conf.sample.php /var/www/privatebin/config/conf.php

Open the configuration file in your text editor:

nano /var/www/privatebin/config/conf.php

Edit the configuration file to match your needs. For example, you might want to change the default cipher and key length, set a salt and change the default storage backend.

Step 6: Start Nginx and PHP-FPM Services

We will now start the Nginx and PHP-FPM services and enable them to start at boot time. Run the following commands:

rc-update add nginx default
rc-update add php-fpm7 default
service nginx start
service php-fpm7 start

Step 7: Access PrivateBin in Your Browser

Finally, open your browser and go to your domain name (or IP address) to access your newly installed PrivateBin instance.

Congratulations! You have successfully installed PrivateBin on Alpine Linux Latest.

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