How to Install 0bin on OpenBSD

This tutorial will guide you through the process of installing 0bin, a minimalist pastebin written in Python with Flask, on OpenBSD.

Prerequisites

• OpenBSD installed on your system
• Root access

Step 1: Install Dependencies

Before installing 0bin, you need to install some dependencies. Open the terminal and run the following command:

$ doas pkg_add python3 py3-pip py3-virtualenv git

This command will install Python3, pip, virtualenv, and Git on your system.

Step 2: Clone 0bin From GitHub

Use Git to clone the 0bin repository to your system.

$ cd /var/www
$ doas git clone https://github.com/Tygs/0bin.git

This command will clone the 0bin repository inside /var/www directory.

Step 3: Create a Virtual Environment

Create a virtual environment for 0bin using virtualenv.

$ cd /var/www/0bin
$ doas virtualenv-3 venv
$ source venv/bin/activate

This command will create a virtual environment named venv inside the 0bin directory and activate it.

Step 4: Install Required Packages

Install the required Python packages using pip.

$ pip install -r requirements.txt

This command will install all the required packages for 0bin.

Step 5: Configure 0bin

Create a configuration file for 0bin named config.py using any text editor.

$ doas vim /var/www/0bin/config.py

Add the following lines to the file:

SECRET_KEY = '[YOUR_RANDOM_SECRET_KEY]' # Change this to a random string
SQLALCHEMY_DATABASE_URI = 'sqlite:////var/www/0bin/0bin.db'
DEBUG = False # Set this to True for debugging
MAIL_ENABLED = False # Set this to True if you want to enable email notifications
MAIL_SERVER = '[YOUR_EMAIL_SERVER]'
MAIL_PORT = 465
MAIL_USE_SSL = True
MAIL_USERNAME = '[YOUR_EMAIL_ADDRESS]'
MAIL_PASSWORD = '[YOUR_EMAIL_PASSWORD]'
MAIL_DEFAULT_SENDER = '[YOUR_DEFAULT_SENDER_EMAIL_ADDRESS]'

Replace the [YOUR_RANDOM_SECRET_KEY] and other fields with your desired values.

Step 6: Start 0bin

Start 0bin using the built-in Flask server.

$ python manage.py runserver -h 0.0.0.0 -p 80

This command will start 0bin on port 80.

After the server has started, 0bin will be available at http://<your_ip_address>/.

Congratulations! You have successfully installed 0bin on OpenBSD.

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