Bepasty is a simple, open-source pastebin with file uploads and Markdown support. In this tutorial, we will guide you through the installation process of Bepasty on Ubuntu Server.
Before installing Bepasty, update your Ubuntu server with the following command:
sudo apt update && sudo apt upgrade
Bepasty requires Python 3 and several Python libraries to work. To install them, run the command below:
sudo apt install python3-pip python3-dev python3-setuptools python3-virtualenv build-essential
Create a virtual environment for Bepasty using virtualenv. This will keep the required packages separate from the system's Python installation. Enter the following command to create a directory and virtual environment for Bepasty:
mkdir ~/bepasty
cd ~/bepasty
python3 -m virtualenv bepasty-env
Activate the virtual environment with the following command:
source bepasty-env/bin/activate
To install the latest version of Bepasty, enter the following command:
pip3 install bepasty[server]
Create the configuration file for Bepasty at ~/bepasty/bepasty.conf with the following content:
[beaker]
session.type = file
session.data_dir = /tmp/bepasty-session/
session.lock_dir = /tmp/bepasty-session/
[app:main]
use = egg:bepasty[server]
http = 127.0.0.1:8000
upload_dir = /path/to/upload/directory
mimetypes_path = /etc/mime.types
logging_dir = /var/log/bepasty/
Note that you should replace /path/to/upload/directory with the path to the directory where you want to store the uploaded files.
To run Bepasty, enter the following command:
pserve bepasty.conf
Bepasty should now be accessible at http://your-server-ip-address:8000, where your-server-ip-address is the IP address of your server.
Congratulations! You have successfully installed and configured Bepasty on Ubuntu Server.
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