Before we start, make sure that you have the following:
Before we can build and install rustypaste, we need to install several dependencies. Open the terminal and execute the following command:
sudo apt update && sudo apt install -y build-essential curl libpq-dev pkg-config postgresql
This command will update the package list, and install the necessary dependencies, including PostgreSQL which is required for rustypaste to work.
Rustypaste is written in Rust, so we need to install it on our machine. Open the terminal and execute the following command:
curl --proto '=https' --tlsv1.2 -sSf https://sh.rustup.rs | sh -s -- -y
Follow the steps in the installation process. After installation, activate the Rust environment by running this command:
source $HOME/.cargo/env
You can verify the installation by running the command below:
rustc --version
At this point, we're ready to download the rustypaste source code from the repository. Open the terminal and execute this command:
git clone https://github.com/orhun/rustypaste.git
Change to the rustypaste directory by running the following command:
cd rustypaste
Once inside the rustypaste directory, we can now compile and install rustypaste using Cargo. Run this command:
cargo install --path .
This will compile and install rustypaste into your system.
Before running rustypaste, we need to create a database and configure it in the .env file.
Run this command to create a database:
sudo -u postgres createdb rustypaste
Create a file named .env in the rustypaste directory using the following command:
cp .env.example .env
Configure the database connection in the .env file. Open the file using your favorite text editor:
nano .env
Change the DATABASE_URL value to:
DATABASE_URL=postgres://username:password@localhost/rustypaste
Replace username and password with your PostgreSQL user credentials.
Finally, we can start rustypaste by running the following command:
rustypaste run
This will start the rustypaste server. You can access the web interface by opening your browser and visiting http://localhost:7000.
In this tutorial, you have learned how to install rustypaste on POP! OS latest. You also have set up the required dependencies, cloned the source code, compiled and installed rustypaste, and connected it to a PostgreSQL database. You're now ready to use rustypaste to store and share your code snippets securely.
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