How to Install Pasty on FreeBSD Latest

Pasty is a simple and lightweight pastebin software written in Python. It allows users to share code, text, and other types of content easily. In this tutorial, we will guide you through the process of installing Pasty on a FreeBSD Latest server.

Prerequisites

Before you begin, ensure that you have the following prerequisites in place:

• A FreeBSD Latest server
• A user account with sudo privileges
• Python 3.x installed
• Git installed

Step 1: Clone the Pasty Repository

First, we need to clone the Pasty repository from GitHub. To do this, follow these steps:

1. Login to your server using SSH.
2. Change to your home directory by running the following command:

cd ~

3. Clone the Pasty repository using Git:

git clone https://github.com/lus/pasty.git

4. Change into the Pasty directory:

cd pasty

Step 2: Install Required Dependencies

Now that we have cloned the repository, we need to install the dependencies required to run Pasty. To do this, follow these steps:

1. Update the package manager:

sudo pkg update

2. Install the required dependencies using the following command:

sudo pkg install py37-setuptools py37-gunicorn py37-cryptography py37-flask

Step 3: Generate a Self-Signed SSL Certificate

Pasty uses HTTPS to transfer data securely. Therefore, we need to generate a self-signed SSL certificate to ensure that data transfer is secure. To do this, follow these steps:

1. Generate a private key using the following command:

sudo openssl genrsa -out server.key 2048

2. Generate a self-signed SSL certificate using the following command:

sudo openssl req -new -x509 -key server.key -out server.crt -days 365

Step 4: Configure Pasty

We need to configure Pasty before running it. To do this, follow these steps:

1. Copy the default configuration file to a new file using the following command:

cp config.py.example config.py

2. Open the config.py file using a text editor such as Nano using the following command:

nano config.py

3. Modify the following settings as per your preferences:

DEBUG = False
LOCAL = False
HOST = '0.0.0.0'
LOG_FILE = None
LOG_LEVEL = 'INFO'
USE_HTTPS = True
CERT_FILE = '/path/to/server.crt'
KEY_FILE = '/path/to/server.key'
SECRET_KEY = b'_5#y2L"F4Q8z\n\xec]/'

Replace '/path/to/server.crt' and '/path/to/server.key' with the actual paths to your SSL certificate and key files.

4. Save and close the config.py file by pressing 'CTRL' + 'X', followed by 'Y' and 'ENTER'.

Step 5: Start Pasty

Now that we have cloned the Pasty repository, installed dependencies, generated an SSL certificate, and configured Pasty, we can now start it. To do this, follow these steps:

1. Change into the pasty directory if you aren't already in it:

cd ~/pasty

2. Start Pasty using the following command:

sudo gunicorn pasty:app -b 0.0.0.0:443 --certfile /path/to/server.crt --keyfile /path/to/server.key

Replace '/path/to/server.crt' and '/path/to/server.key' with the actual paths to your SSL certificate and key files.

3. Access Pasty by opening a web browser and navigating to the URL https://server_IP.

Conclusion

In this tutorial, we have guided you through the process of installing Pasty on a FreeBSD Latest server. After completing this tutorial, you should have a fully functional instance of Pasty that you can use to share your code, text, and other types of content securely.

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