How to Install Wastebin on EndeavourOS

Wastebin is an open-source pastebin tool for sharing code and snippets. It's a simple, self-hosted solution that allows developers to share code snippets without worrying about data or code getting lost after a set period, which is usually the case with many online pastebin tools. In this tutorial, we'll see how to install wastebin on EndeavourOS Latest.

Prerequisites

Before starting with the installation, you should have:

• A user account with sudo privileges
• A running instance of EndeavourOS Latest
• Access to a terminal

Step 1: Update Packages

Before installing anything, make sure your system is up-to-date. You can update your packages by running the following command:

$ sudo pacman -Syu

You'll be prompted to enter your password; once you've entered it, the system will start updating packages.

Step 2: Install Dependencies

Wastebin depends on Node.js and a few other tools that need to be installed on your system. Install the required dependencies by running:

$ sudo pacman -S git nodejs npm sqlite

Step 3: Clone the Repository

Next, you need to clone the Wastebin repository from Github. Change to the directory where you want to install it and run the following command:

$ git clone https://github.com/matze/wastebin.git

This will create a new wastebin directory in your current working directory, containing the source code and scripts.

Step 4: Configure Wastebin

Before we can use wastebin, we need to configure it. Change to the wastebin directory and copy the example configuration file to create your own:

$ cd wastebin
$ cp config.json.example config.json

Now, edit the newly created config.json file and modify the settings according to your preferences. At a minimum, you need to set the port to listen on and the database file to use:

{
  "app": {
    "secret": "This-secret-should-be-replaced-with-a-real-one",
    "port": 3000
  },
  "database": {
    "path": "/var/lib/wastebin/database.sqlite"
  }
}

Step 5: Install Dependencies

The Wastebin project has dependencies that need to be installed. Run the following command to install them:

$ npm install

Step 6: Run Wastebin

At this point, you're ready to start Wastebin. Run the start command below:

$ npm start

This should start the wastebin server, and you should see a message in the terminal indicating that the server is running. Wastebin will listen on the port specified in the config.json file.

Step 7: Test Wastebin

To test that wastebin is up and running, open your web browser and visit the Wastebin URL (if you set the port to 3000 in the configuration file, the URL should be http://localhost:3000/). If everything is set up correctly, you should see the Wastebin homepage.

Conclusion

In this tutorial, we've seen how to install and configure Wastebin on EndeavourOS Latest. Now that you have your own pastebin server, you can start sharing snippets of code with others without worrying about data or code getting lost after a set period.

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