PrivateBin is a self-hosted tool that allows users to store and share text, images, and other files securely online. In this tutorial, we will guide you through the process of installing PrivateBin on Arch Linux.
Before you begin, ensure that you have:
First, you need to install the Pacman package manager to manage packages in Arch Linux. To do so, run the following command in your terminal:
sudo pacman -Syu
Once the update process is completed, install the required packages for PrivateBin:
sudo pacman -S apache php php-apache php-mcrypt php-intl php-gd mcrypt
Now, we need to configure Apache to support PHP. To do so, open the Apache configuration file using your favourite text editor:
sudo nano /etc/httpd/conf/httpd.conf
Scroll down to the
LoadModule php7_module modules/libphp7.so
AddHandler php7-script php
Include conf/extra/php7_module.conf
Once you've added these lines, save and close the file.
Restart Apache for the changes to take effect:
sudo systemctl restart httpd
Download the latest version of PrivateBin using the following command:
sudo git clone https://github.com/PrivateBin/PrivateBin.git /var/www/html
After cloning, change the ownership of the directory using the following command:
sudo chown -R http:http /var/www/html
Create a new configuration file for PrivateBin by copying the example file:
sudo cp /var/www/html/cfg/conf.sample.php /var/www/html/cfg/conf.php
Edit the configuration file using your favourite text editor:
sudo nano /var/www/html/cfg/conf.php
Configure the following lines, replacing PRIVATEBIN_DOMAIN.COM with your own domain name or public IP address:
$c['baseurl'] = 'https://PRIVATEBIN_DOMAIN.COM/';
$c['datadir'] = '/var/www/html/data';
Save and close the file.
Create a new directory to store your PrivateBin data:
sudo mkdir /var/www/html/data
Set the appropriate permissions for the directory:
sudo chown -R http:http /var/www/html/data
sudo chmod -R 700 /var/www/html/data
If you're using the Arch Linux firewall (ufw), you need to allow traffic on port 80 (HTTP) and port 443 (HTTPS):
sudo ufw allow http
sudo ufw allow https
Open your web browser and navigate to https://PRIVATEBIN_DOMAIN.COM/. If everything has been configured correctly, you should see the PrivateBin homepage.
You've successfully installed PrivateBin on Arch Linux! You can now use this secure and self-hosted tool to store and share text, images, and other files with others.
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