How to install Prologic Pastebin on FreeBSD Latest

Prologic Pastebin is a simple web-based pastebin service that can be used to share code, snippets, and text online. It is designed with minimalism and simplicity in mind, making it easy to install and use. In this tutorial, we will show you how to install Prologic Pastebin on FreeBSD Latest.

Prerequisites

  • A FreeBSD Latest machine with root access.
  • Git installed on your FreeBSD machine.

Step 1: Clone the repository

Open your terminal and clone the Prologic Pastebin repository by running the following command:

git clone https://git.mills.io/prologic/pastebin.git

This will clone the repository into a directory named pastebin.

Step 2: Install Python3 and pip3

Prologic Pastebin is built using Python3, so you'll need to install it along with pip3, the Python package manager. Run the following command to install Python3 and pip3:

pkg install python3 py38-pip

Step 3: Install dependencies

Now that Python3 and pip3 are installed, we need to install the dependencies required by Prologic Pastebin. Navigate to the pastebin directory by running the following command:

cd pastebin

Next, install the dependencies by running the following command:

pip3 install -r requirements.txt

This will install all the dependencies required by Prologic Pastebin.

Step 4: Configure Prologic Pastebin

Prologic Pastebin uses a configuration file named config.yaml to store its settings. Copy the config_template.yaml file to config.yaml using the following command:

cp app/config_template.yml app/config.yml

Next, edit the config.yaml file to specify your desired settings. For example, you'll need to set the SECRET_KEY parameter to a unique secret value.

Step 5: Run Prologic Pastebin

Finally, start the Prologic Pastebin service by running the following command:

python3 app.py

You should now be able to access Prologic Pastebin on your FreeBSD Latest machine by navigating to http://localhost:8080 in your web browser.

Conclusion

Congratulations! You have successfully installed and configured Prologic Pastebin on FreeBSD Latest. You can now use it to share code and text online. If you want to further customize Prologic Pastebin or deploy it in production, be sure to read the official documentation.