Pastefy is a free and open-source pastebin like service that allows you to share text, code snippets, and files with others. In this tutorial, we will show you how to install Pastefy on an Arch Linux system.
Before starting with the installation, make sure you have the following prerequisites:
Pastefy is built with Node.js, so you need to have Node.js and npm installed on your system. To do that, run the following command:
sudo pacman -S nodejs npm
After the installation is complete, you can verify the installation by checking the Node.js and npm version:
node --version
npm --version
Pastefy uses MongoDB as its database backend. So you need to install MongoDB on your system. To do that, run the following command:
sudo pacman -S mongodb
After the installation is complete, start the MongoDB service:
sudo systemctl start mongodb
Also, enable the MongoDB service to start automatically at boot time:
sudo systemctl enable mongodb
Now, it's time to install Pastefy. First, clone the Pastefy repository from GitHub:
git clone https://github.com/detain/pastefy.git
Navigate to the Pastefy directory:
cd pastefy
Install the required dependencies:
npm install
Next, create a .env file and add the following configuration:
PORT=3000
DB_URI=mongodb://localhost/pastefy
JWT_SECRET=example_secret
BASE_URL=http://localhost:3000
You can customize the configuration as per your requirements.
Finally, start the Pastefy server:
npm start
That's it! You have successfully installed and configured Pastefy on your Arch Linux system. You can access the Pastefy web interface by visiting http://localhost:3000 in your web browser.
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