How to install PrivateBin on Fedora CoreOS Latest

PrivateBin is an open-source web application that allows you to create encrypted pastes that can be shared with others securely. It is self-hosted, meaning you can host it on your own server and protect your data.

In this tutorial, we will guide you through the process of installing PrivateBin on Fedora CoreOS Latest.

Requirements

• A Fedora CoreOS Latest instance.
• A user account on the server with sudo privileges.
• Basic knowledge of Linux commands.

Installation

Step 1: Install Docker

PrivateBin runs in a Docker container, so the first thing you need to do is to install Docker on your Fedora CoreOS Latest instance.

1. Connect to your server via SSH as a user with sudo privileges.

2. Install Docker by running the following command:

   $ sudo dnf install docker
   

3. Start the Docker service:

   $ sudo systemctl start docker
   

4. Enable the Docker service to start automatically at boot:

   $ sudo systemctl enable docker
   

Step 2: Install PrivateBin

1. Pull the latest PrivateBin Docker image:

   $ sudo docker pull privatebin/nginx-fpm-alpine:latest
   

2. Create a directory to store the PrivateBin configuration and data:

   $ sudo mkdir /opt/privatebin
   

3. Change the ownership of the directory to the user running Docker:

   $ sudo chown -R $(whoami): $(pwd)
   

4. Create a Docker Compose YAML file for PrivateBin:

   $ sudo nano docker-compose.yml
   

   and paste the following code:

   version: "3"
   
   services:
     privatebin:
       image: privatebin/nginx-fpm-alpine:latest
       restart: always
       ports:
         - "8080:8080"
       depends_on:
         - database
       volumes:
         - ./privatebin.ini:/srv/privatebin/config/privatebin.ini
         - /opt/privatebin/data:/srv/privatebin/data
   
     database:
       image: mariadb:10.5
       restart: always
       environment:
         MYSQL_DATABASE: privatebin
         MYSQL_USER: privatebin
         MYSQL_PASSWORD: password
         MYSQL_ROOT_PASSWORD: password
       volumes:
         - /opt/privatebin/mysql:/var/lib/mysql
   

   Save and exit the file.

5. Create a PrivateBin configuration file:

   $ sudo nano privatebin.ini
   

   Paste the following code:

   ; PrivateBin configuration file
   
   [main]
   basedir = /srv/privatebin
   pagesize = 20
   language = en
   
   [expire]
   default = "1day"
   minimal = "5min"
   maximal = "30day"
   never = "never"
   
   [model]
   type = "filesystem"
   ; For advanced settings see https://github.com/PrivateBin/PrivateBin/wiki/Configuration
   
   [storage]
   ; For advanced settings see https://github.com/PrivateBin/PrivateBin/wiki/Configuration
   

   Save and exit the file.

Step 3: Start PrivateBin

1. Start PrivateBin:

   $ sudo docker-compose up -d
   

   This command will start PrivateBin and MariaDB in detached mode.

2. Wait a few seconds for the containers to start up and then verify that they are running with the following command:

   $ sudo docker ps
   

   You should see two containers listed: privatebin_privatebin_1 and privatebin_database_1.

3. Access PrivateBin by opening a web browser and navigating to http://your-server-ip:8080.

Conclusion

Congratulations! You have successfully installed PrivateBin on Fedora CoreOS Latest. You can now create encrypted pastes and share them with others securely.

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