This tutorial will guide you through the process of installing and configuring PrivateBin on OpenSUSE Latest. PrivateBin is an open-source, secure and self-hosted platform that allows users to share and store sensitive information and data, such as passwords, code snippets, and other confidential information. It uses modern encryption technologies, including AES and RSA, to ensure that data is encrypted and secure.
To install PrivateBin on OpenSUSE Latest, you will need the following:
The first step is to install the Apache web server on your machine. To do this, open the terminal and run the following command:
$ sudo zypper install apache2
Once the installation is complete, start the Apache service using the following command:
$ sudo systemctl start apache2.service
To ensure that Apache starts automatically at system boot time, run the following command:
$ sudo systemctl enable apache2.service
The next step is to install PHP 7.2 or later on your machine. To do this, run the following command in the terminal:
$ sudo zypper install php7 php7-mysql php7-json php7-mbstring php7-gd php7-curl php7-opcache
Once the installation is complete, restart the Apache service using the following command:
$ sudo systemctl restart apache2.service
The next step is to install MySQL or MariaDB on your machine. To do this, run the following command in the terminal:
$ sudo zypper install mariadb-server mariadb-client
Once the installation is complete, start the MySQL/MariaDB service using the following command:
$ sudo systemctl start mariadb.service
To ensure that the MySQL/MariaDB service starts automatically at system boot time, run the following command:
$ sudo systemctl enable mariadb.service
Now that MySQL/MariaDB is installed and running, the next step is to create a database and a user with the necessary privileges.
To create a new database, log in to the MySQL/MariaDB shell using the following command:
$ sudo mysql -u root -p
Once you are in the MySQL/MariaDB shell, create a new database using the following command:
mysql> CREATE DATABASE privatebin;
Next, create a new user and grant the necessary privileges to access the newly created database using the following SQL commands:
mysql> CREATE USER 'privatebinuser'@'localhost' IDENTIFIED BY 'password';
mysql> GRANT ALL PRIVILEGES ON privatebin.* TO 'privatebinuser'@'localhost';
mysql> FLUSH PRIVILEGES;
Make sure to replace password with a strong and secure password.
The next step is to download and install PrivateBin on your machine.
To download the latest version of PrivateBin, run the following command in the terminal:
$ sudo wget https://github.com/PrivateBin/PrivateBin/archive/master.zip
Once the download is complete, extract the downloaded archive using the following command:
$ sudo unzip master.zip -d /var/www/html
This will extract PrivateBin to the /var/www/html/PrivateBin-master folder.
Next, rename the PrivateBin folder to privatebin using the following command:
$ sudo mv /var/www/html/PrivateBin-master /var/www/html/privatebin
Set the ownership of the privatebin folder to the Apache user and group using the following command:
$ sudo chown -R apache:apache /var/www/html/privatebin
Now that PrivateBin is installed, the final step is to configure it to work with your MySQL/MariaDB database.
To do this, open the config.php file located in the /var/www/html/privatebin folder using the following command:
$ sudo nano /var/www/html/privatebin/config.php
Scroll down to the // ** Database settings ** section and replace the default values with the following:
// ** Database settings **
// This is the MySQL/MariaDB database name
$config['database']['name'] = 'privatebin';
// This is the MySQL/MariaDB user that will access the database
$config['database']['user'] = 'privatebinuser';
// This is the password for the MySQL/MariaDB user
$config['database']['password'] = 'password';
// This is the hostname or IP address of the MySQL/MariaDB server
$config['database']['host'] = 'localhost';
// This is the MySQL/MariaDB port (leave blank for default port)
$config['database']['port'] = '';
Make sure to replace password with the password you set for the privatebinuser user in Step 4.
Save and close the file.
The installation and configuration of PrivateBin is complete. To test it, open a web browser and navigate to http://localhost/privatebin.
You should see the PrivateBin welcome page.
Congratulations! You have successfully installed and configured PrivateBin on OpenSUSE Latest.
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