How to Install Prologic Pastebin on Linux Mint

In this tutorial, we will guide you through the installation process of Prologic Pastebin from https://git.mills.io/prologic/pastebin on Linux Mint latest version.

Prerequisites

Before proceeding with the installation process, make sure that you have the following:

  • A Linux Mint system with root or sudo privileges
  • Git installed on the system

Step 1: Install Git

The first step is to install Git on your Linux Mint system. You can do this by opening the Terminal and running the following command:

sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get install git

This will update the system's package list and install Git on your system.

Step 2: Clone Prologic Pastebin Repository

Next, we need to clone the Prologic Pastebin repository to our local system. To do this, run the following command in your Terminal:

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

This will clone the repository to your current directory.

Step 3: Install Requirements

After cloning the repository, we need to install its dependencies. Navigate to the cloned repository directory and run the following command:

cd pastebin
sudo pip3 install -r requirements.txt

This will install all the necessary requirements for the Prologic Pastebin application.

Step 4: Configure Application

To configure the application, run the following command:

cp paste.ini.example paste.ini

Then edit the paste.ini file and update the following parameters:

  • SECRET_KEY: A secret key for your application.
  • DATABASE_URI: The URI of your database.
  • SITE_NAME: The name of your site.
  • SITE_URL: The URL of your site.

Step 5: Start the Application

You can now start the application by running the following command:

python3 main.py

This will start the Prologic Pastebin application on your Linux Mint system. You can access it via your browser by visiting http://localhost:8000/.

Conclusion

At this point, you should have a working installation of the Prologic Pastebin application on Linux Mint. You can now start using it to host and share your code snippets.