In this tutorial, we will guide you through the steps to install Pastefy on Linux Mint. Pastefy is an open-source pastebin alternative written in PHP. It's a simple but powerful tool that allows you to create and share temporary text snippets quickly.
The installation of Pastefy is straightforward and takes only a few minutes. You can follow the step-by-step guide given below to install Pastefy on Linux Mint latest.
Before starting with the Pastefy installation, make sure you have the following prerequisites:
First, you need to download Pastefy files from the official website. You can download the latest version of Pastefy by running the following command:
wget https://github.com/pastefy/pastefy/archive/master.zip
Once the download is complete, extract the pastefy code archive using the following command:
unzip master.zip
Next, you need to configure your web server to serve Pastefy files. If you're using Apache web server, create a new virtual host file to point the Pastefy directory like this:
sudo nano /etc/apache2/sites-available/pastefy.conf
Then add the following lines:
<VirtualHost *:80>
ServerName pastefy.example.com # replace with your domain name
ServerAlias www.pastefy.example.com # replace with your domain name
DocumentRoot /var/www/pastefy # replace with your Pastefy directory
<Directory /var/www/pastefy>
AllowOverride All
Require all granted
</Directory>
ErrorLog ${APACHE_LOG_DIR}/pastefy_error.log # replace with your log file path
CustomLog ${APACHE_LOG_DIR}/pastefy_access.log combined # replace with your log file path
</VirtualHost>
If you're using Nginx web server, open the default Nginx configuration file and add the following block:
sudo nano /etc/nginx/sites-available/default
server {
listen 80;
root /var/www/pastefy; # replace with your Pastefy directory
index index.php index.html index.htm;
server_name pastefy.example.com; # replace with your domain name
access_log /var/log/nginx/pastefy.access.log;
error_log /var/log/nginx/pastefy.error.log;
location / {
try_files $uri $uri/ /index.php?$query_string;
}
location ~ \.php$ {
fastcgi_pass unix:/run/php/php7.2-fpm.sock; # PHP 7.2 or higher
fastcgi_index index.php;
include fastcgi_params;
fastcgi_param SCRIPT_FILENAME $document_root$fastcgi_script_name;
}
}
Save the changes and restart your web server to apply the new configuration:
sudo systemctl restart apache2 # Apache
sudo systemctl restart nginx # Nginx
By default, Pastefy uses a MySQL or MariaDB database to store pastes. You need to create a new database and a user with full privileges on that database.
Log in to your MySQL shell using the following command:
mysql -u root -p
Create a new database and a user with full privileges on the database:
CREATE DATABASE pastefy;
CREATE USER 'pastefyuser'@'localhost' IDENTIFIED BY 'password';
GRANT ALL PRIVILEGES ON pastefy.* TO 'pastefyuser'@'localhost';
FLUSH PRIVILEGES;
Replace the database name, username, and password with your preferred ones.
Once the database is created, you need to import the database schema from the Pastefy source:
cd pastefy-master
mysql -u pastefyuser -p pastefy < /var/www/pastefy/install/pastefy.sql
The above command will create necessary tables and indexes for the Pastefy application.
Next, you need to configure Pastefy by editing the configuration file config.php.
cd /var/www/pastefy
cp config-sample.php config.php
nano config.php
Then, edit the following properties:
DEBUG_MODE to false for production modeBASEPATH to the URL of your Pastefy installation, e.g., http://pastefy.example.comDATABASE_USER and DATABASE_PASSWORD with your MySQL/MariaDB credentialsDATABASE_NAME and DATABASE_HOST with your database name and host.Save the changes to the config.php file.
Finally, you can test the Pastefy installation by opening your web browser and navigating to the URL of your Pastefy installation. You should see the Pastefy homepage.
Paste some text into the form and submit it. You should see a new paste created with a unique URL. You can share this URL with your friends for temporary text sharing.
In this tutorial, we have shown you how to install Pastefy on Linux Mint. With Pastefy, you can easily create and share temporary text snippets with your friends or colleagues. If you face any issues or errors during the installation, refer to the Pastefy documentation or leave a comment below.
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