EdPaste is an open-source web application for pasting and sharing text. It is a modern alternative to pastebins like Pastebin or Gist. In this tutorial, we'll walk through the steps to install EdPaste on Kali Linux Latest.
Before we get started, make sure you have the following prerequisites:
First, let's clone the EdPaste repository from GitHub by running the following command:
git clone https://github.com/ptnr/EdPaste.git
This will create a new directory called "EdPaste" containing all the necessary files.
Next, we need to configure our web server to serve the EdPaste files. If you're using Apache, create a new virtual host and set the DocumentRoot to the "public" directory inside the EdPaste directory. If you're using Nginx, you can use the following configuration:
server {
listen 80;
server_name example.com;
root /path/to/EdPaste/public;
index index.php index.html;
location / {
try_files $uri $uri/ /index.php?$query_string;
}
location ~ \.php$ {
try_files $uri =404;
fastcgi_pass unix:/run/php/php7.4-fpm.sock;
fastcgi_index index.php;
fastcgi_param SCRIPT_FILENAME $document_root$fastcgi_script_name;
include /etc/nginx/fastcgi_params;
}
}
Make sure to update the "server_name" and "root" directives to match your server's configuration.
EdPaste requires several dependencies to run. You can install them using the following command:
cd EdPaste
composer install --no-dev
This will install all the necessary dependencies in a new "vendor" directory.
EdPaste stores its data in a MySQL database. You can create a new database and user using the following commands:
mysql -u root -p
CREATE DATABASE edpaste;
CREATE USER 'edpaste'@'localhost' IDENTIFIED BY 'password';
GRANT ALL PRIVILEGES ON edpaste.* TO 'edpaste'@'localhost';
QUIT;
Make sure to update the username and password to match your preferences.
Next, copy the "config.sample.php" file to "config.php" and update the database configuration:
cp config.sample.php config.php
nano config.php
Update the "DB" configuration section to match your database configuration:
define('DB_HOST', 'localhost');
define('DB_NAME', 'edpaste');
define('DB_USER', 'edpaste');
define('DB_PASS', 'password');
Save the file and exit the editor.
Next, we need to run the database migrations to create the necessary tables:
php artisan migrate
This will create several tables in the database, including users, pastes, and comments.
Finally, generate a new application key for EdPaste by running the following command:
php artisan key:generate
This will create a new "APP_KEY" value in your ".env" file.
You can now start your web server and visit the EdPaste URL to create your first paste!
In this tutorial, we've walked through the steps to install and configure EdPaste on Kali Linux Latest. With EdPaste, you can easily share text snippets with others or just keep them for yourself. Happy pasting!
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