PrivateBin is a self-hosted, open-source online pastebin where users can store and share text securely. In this tutorial, we will walk you through the steps to install PrivateBin on Clear Linux Latest.
Before we start, make sure you have the following prerequisites:
First, we need to install some dependencies required for PrivateBin to work. Run the following command to install them:
sudo swupd bundle-add nginx php-basic
This command will install the Nginx web server and PHP, which are required for PrivateBin to function properly.
Next, we need to configure Nginx web server to redirect HTTP requests to HTTPS. Open the Nginx configuration file /etc/nginx/nginx.conf with your preferred text editor.
sudo nano /etc/nginx/nginx.conf
Add the following configuration under the http block:
server {
listen 80;
server_name example.com;
return 301 https://$server_name$request_uri;
}
Note: Replace example.com with your own domain name.
Save and close the file. Then restart Nginx for the configuration changes to take effect.
sudo systemctl restart nginx
Download the latest version of PrivateBin from the official website using the following command:
sudo wget https://privatebin.info/releases/PrivateBin-1.3.4.tar.gz
Extract the downloaded archive using the following command:
sudo tar -xzf PrivateBin-1.3.4.tar.gz -C /var/www/html/
Change the ownership of the extracted directory to the Nginx user and group.
sudo chown -R nginx:nginx /var/www/html/PrivateBin/
Next, we need to configure PHP by editing the php.ini file. Open the file /etc/php.ini with your preferred text editor.
sudo nano /etc/php.ini
Find the following lines:
;extension=mysqli
;extension=openssl
Uncomment them by removing the semicolon at the beginning of the lines:
extension=mysqli
extension=openssl
Save and close the file.
To make PrivateBin accessible from the web, we need to create an Nginx configuration file for it. Create a new file named privatebin.conf under the Nginx configuration directory /etc/nginx/conf.d/.
sudo nano /etc/nginx/conf.d/privatebin.conf
Add the following configuration to the file:
server {
listen 443 ssl;
server_name example.com;
ssl_certificate /etc/nginx/certs/ssl-cert.pem;
ssl_certificate_key /etc/nginx/certs/ssl-private-key.pem;
root /var/www/html/PrivateBin/;
index index.php;
location / {
try_files $uri $uri/ /index.php?$args;
}
location ~ \.php$ {
fastcgi_pass unix:/run/php-fpm/php-fpm.sock;
fastcgi_index index.php;
fastcgi_param SCRIPT_FILENAME /var/www/html/PrivateBin/$fastcgi_script_name;
include fastcgi_params;
}
}
Note: Replace example.com with your own domain name.
Save and close the file.
Finally, we need to test the installation by accessing PrivateBin from a web browser. Open your preferred web browser and go to https://example.com. You should see the PrivateBin homepage with a form for creating a new paste.
Congratulations! You have successfully installed PrivateBin on Clear Linux Latest.
In this tutorial, we showed you how to install PrivateBin on Clear Linux Latest. PrivateBin is a powerful tool that enables you to securely share text online. By following this guide, you should now have a fully functional PrivateBin installation running on your own server.
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