How to Install Short{Paste} on Kali Linux

Short{Paste} is an open-source pastebin alternative that is designed to be fast, lightweight, and easy to use. In this tutorial, we will guide you through the installation and setup of Short{Paste} on Kali Linux Latest.

Prerequisites

Make sure you have the following before proceeding with the installation:

  • A running instance of Kali Linux Latest (with sudo access)
  • Git installed (sudo apt install git)
  • PHP installed (sudo apt install php)
  • Composer installed (sudo apt install composer)

Installation

Follow these steps to install Short{Paste} on your Kali Linux machine:

  1. Open your Terminal and navigate to the home directory using cd ~ command.

  2. Clone the Short{Paste} repository using the Git command:

git clone https://github.com/adyanth/shortpaste.git
  1. Next, navigate to the cloned directory using the cd command:
cd shortpaste
  1. In the shortpaste directory, install the necessary dependencies using Composer with the following command:
composer install
  1. Once the dependencies installation is complete, make a copy of .env.example and name it .env using the following command:
cp .env.example .env
  1. Edit the .env file using your preferred text editor.
nano .env

Edit the following lines in the .env file: 

DB_DATABASE=shortpaste
DB_USERNAME=root
DB_PASSWORD=
  • DB_DATABASE: The name of the database you want to create for Short{Paste} (default is shortpaste)
  • DB_USERNAME: The username for accessing the database (default is root)
  • DB_PASSWORD: The password for accessing the database (default is blank)

Once done, save and exit the file.

  1. Generate an application key using the following command:
php artisan key:generate
  1. Finally, run the database migration using the following command:
php artisan migrate

This will create necessary tables for Short{Paste} in your configured database.

Running the Application

To run the application, run the following command:

php artisan serve

This will start the application with a default address of http://127.0.0.1:8000/.

You can now access Short{Paste} from your preferred web browser using the following URL: http://127.0.0.1:8000/.

Conclusion

In this tutorial, we have shown you how to install Short{Paste} on your Kali Linux Latest machine. You can now start sharing your texts and files online with Short{Paste}. Enjoy!