In this tutorial, we'll go through the steps of installing EdPaste on an Ubuntu Server. EdPaste is an open-source, minimalist pastebin service that makes sharing and collaborating on code easier.
Before we begin, make sure that you have:
First, we need to install some dependencies. Run the following command:
sudo apt update
sudo apt install build-essential libssl-dev libffi-dev python3-dev python3-pip
This will install necessary dependencies like build tools, SSL libraries, and Python development packages.
Clone the repository using the following command:
git clone https://github.com/ptnr/EdPaste.git
This will download the code from the repository and create a new directory named EdPaste. Navigate to this directory using the following command:
cd EdPaste
EdPaste uses Python, and it's always a good practice to create a virtual environment to isolate the Python environment for each project. To create a new virtual environment, run:
sudo pip3 install virtualenv
virtualenv venv-edpaste
This will create a new virtual environment named venv-edpaste.
Activate the virtual environment using the following command:
source venv-edpaste/bin/activate
You should see (venv-edpaste) in your terminal prompt, indicating that you are now working in the virtual environment.
Install the required Python dependencies using the following command:
pip install -r requirements.txt
This will install all the necessary Python modules needed to run the application.
Next, we need to configure the application. Copy the configuration file settings.py using the following command:
cp settings.py.example settings.py
Then, edit settings.py to suit your needs. You can change the default port and other settings here.
EdPaste uses a database to store pastes. We need to set up the database before we can use the application. To do this, run the following commands:
python manage.py db init
python manage.py db migrate
python manage.py db upgrade
This will initialize a new database, initialize the migration repository, and upgrade the database schema to the latest version.
Finally, run the application using the following command:
python manage.py runserver
This will start the server and listen to incoming requests on the configured port.
That’s it! You have successfully installed EdPaste on your Ubuntu Server. You can now use this minimalist pastebin service to collaborate on code and share snippets.
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