How to Install PurritoBin on Manjaro

PurritoBin is an open-source pastebin web application that allows users to easily share text snippets online. In this tutorial, we will be installing PurritoBin on Manjaro using the command line.

Prerequisites

Before we begin, make sure you have the following:

• A Manjaro installation with root access.
• Basic knowledge of the command line and package managers.

Step 1: Install Required Dependencies

Before installing PurritoBin, we need to install a few dependencies:

sudo pacman -S npm git postgresql

This command will install Node.js, Git, and PostgreSQL. Node.js is a JavaScript runtime, Git is a version control system and PostgreSQL is a database management system.

Step 2: Clone PurritoBin Repository

Next, we need to clone the PurritoBin repository from Github:

git clone https://github.com/PurritoBin/PurritoBin.git

This command will create a PurritoBin directory in the current working directory, and clone the repository into the directory.

Step 3: Install Application Dependencies

Navigate to the PurritoBin directory and install the necessary dependencies:

cd PurritoBin
npm install

This command will download and install all the dependencies listed in the package.json file.

Step 4: Create the Database

PurritoBin requires you to have a PostgreSQL server to run. You can create a new database by running the following command:

sudo -u postgres createdb pdatabase_name

Replace database_name with the name of your choice.

Step 5: Configure the Application

We need to create a configuration file for PurritoBin. Make a copy of the example_config.json file and name it config.json:

cp example_config.json config.json

Then, open config.json in a text editor:

nano config.json

Edit the configuration values in the file to match your environment:

{
  "database": {
    "host": "localhost",
    "port": 5432,
    "database": "database_name",
    "username": "postgres",
    "password": ""
  },
  "server": {
    "port": 3000
  }
}

Replace database_name with the name of the database you created in step 4.

Step 6: Start the Application

Finally, we can start the PurritoBin application:

npm run start

This command will start the application on port 3000. You can access the application by visiting http://localhost:3000 in your web browser.

Conclusion

In this tutorial, we have installed PurritoBin on Manjaro. You can now use PurritoBin to share text snippets online with ease.

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