How to Install dpaste on Manjaro

dpaste is a pastebin service that allows you to share snippets of code and other text online. In this tutorial, we will guide you through the process of installing dpaste on Manjaro.

Prerequisites

Before you start, make sure that you have a system running Manjaro and have access to the Internet.

Step 1: Open the Terminal

To install dpaste on Manjaro, first, you need to open a terminal. Press the keyboard shortcut key Ctrl+Alt+T to open the terminal.

Step 2: Install Dependencies

Before you can install dpaste, you must install the dependencies on which it depends. Use the following command to install the required dependencies:

sudo pacman -S python-pip python-virtualenv nginx uwsgi

Step 3: Download dpaste

After the installation of the dependencies, now it's time to download the dpaste code from Github using the following command:

cd ~
git clone https://github.com/bartTC/dpaste.git

Step 4: Create a Virtual Environment

Now you need to create a virtual environment for dpaste. Use the following command to create a virtual environment in the dpaste directory.

cd dpaste
python -m virtualenv dpaste_venv

Step 5: Activate the Virtual Environment

After creating the virtual environment, activate it by running the following command:

source dpaste_venv/bin/activate

Step 6: Install dpaste

After activating the virtual environment, you can now install dpaste by running the following command:

pip install -r requirements.txt

Step 7: Configure dpaste

Now it’s time to configure dpaste. Create a configuration file by running the following command:

cp dpaste/settings.py.example dpaste/settings.py

Step 8: Run dpaste as a Service

Now you need to run dpaste as a service using uwsgi. Use the following command to run dpaste as a service:

uwsgi --ini dpaste_uwsgi.ini

Step 9: Configuring Nginx as a Reverse Proxy

Finally, you need to configure Nginx as a reverse proxy for uwsgi. Open the Nginx configuration file by running the command below:

sudo nano /etc/nginx/nginx.conf

Add the following code after the line user http; inside http block:

upstream dpaste {
    server localhost:8000;
}

server {
    listen 80 default_server;
    listen [::]:80 default_server;

    location / {
        include uwsgi_params;
        uwsgi_pass dpaste;
    }
}

Save and close the file. Restart the Nginx service to apply changes:

sudo systemctl restart nginx

Step 10: Access dpaste

Now you can access dpaste at http://localhost. If you want to use dpaste from a remote machine, replace localhost with your server's IP.

That's it! You have successfully installed dpaste on Manjaro. Thanks for following along.