Pastefy is an open-source pastebin software that allows you to store and share text data, codes, and other snippets with other users. In this tutorial, we will guide you on how to install Pastefy on MXLinux Latest.
To start the Pastefy installation process on your MXLinux system, you will need to install a few dependencies. Open the terminal from the taskbar or application menu and run the following command to update the system repositories.
sudo apt update
After that, enter the following command to install the required dependencies.
sudo apt install -y git curl wget unzip build-essential
sudo apt install -y nginx php7.3-fpm php7.3-mysql php7.3-curl php7.3-xml php7.3-zip php7.3-mbstring mariadb-server mariadb-client
Now that we have installed the required packages on the system, we can download the pastefy source code from its official repository. To get started, use the following command to clone the pastefy repository.
git clone https://github.com/pastefy/pastefy.git
This command will clone the pastefy source code into the current working directory.
With the pastefy files downloaded on your system, navigate to the cloned pastefy directory using the following command:
cd pastefy
After that, execute the installation script with the following command:
sudo ./install.sh
The installation script will install pastefy on your MXLinux system. During the process, the script will ask for your MySQL database root password. Provide the password and follow the prompts. Once the installation is completed successfully, you will see the following output.
Pastefy is successfully installed.
With pastefy installed on your system, you can edit the configuration settings to customize the software interface to your liking. Open the nano text editor to modify the configuration settings with the following command:
sudo nano /opt/pastefy/config.php
Navigate to the $conf['url'] section in the configuration file and modify the line to your new domain name.
$conf['url'] = "http://pastefy.yourdomain.com";
Remember to save and close the file to save the changes you made.
At this point, pastefy is installed and configured on your system. You can now access the pastefy web interface using a web browser. Open the browser and type the following URL in the address bar.
http://localhost
The above URL should redirect you to the pastefy login page, where you can then create an account and start using the pastefy service.
In this tutorial, we illustrated how to install Pastefy on MXLinux Latest. You can now quickly install, configure and start using pastefy on your MXLinux system. Additionally, Pastefy offers a straightforward-to-use interface, which can help enhance your productivity by sharing text data with other users.
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