How to Install EdPaste on NetBSD

EdPaste is a pastebin application that allows sharing and storing of code snippets or text. In this tutorial, we will guide you on how to install EdPaste on NetBSD.

Prerequisites

Before we proceed, make sure that you have these prerequisites installed on your system.

• NetBSD system
• Git
• PostgreSQL

Step 1: Clone the EdPaste Repository

First, open your terminal and clone the EdPaste repository from GitHub. Execute the following command:

git clone https://github.com/ptnr/EdPaste.git

Step 2: Install Dependencies

In this step, we will install the dependencies required for EdPaste to work properly. Navigate to the cloned repository directory and run the following command:

cd EdPaste
pkgin install gmake postgresql95-client py37-psycopg2

Step 3: Create the Database

Before we proceed with the installation, we need to create a database for EdPaste in PostgreSQL. Run the following commands to create a new database and user:

su -l pgsql
createdb edpaste
psql edpaste
CREATE USER edpaste;
ALTER USER edpaste WITH PASSWORD 'edpaste_password';
GRANT ALL PRIVILEGES ON DATABASE edpaste TO edpaste;
\q
exit

Step 4: Configure the Application

Next, we need to configure the EdPaste application. Copy the config.example.py file to config.py:

cp config.example.py config.py

Open config.py in a text editor and change the following lines:

DB_URL = 'postgres://user:password@localhost:5432/edpaste'

to:

DB_URL = 'postgresql://edpaste:edpaste_password@localhost:5432/edpaste'

Step 5: Install EdPaste

Now, we are ready to install EdPaste. Run the following command to install the application:

gmake

Step 6: Start the Application

Finally, we can start the EdPaste application using the following command:

bin/edpaste

You can now access EdPaste by visiting http://localhost:8080 in your web browser.

Conclusion

In this tutorial, we have shown you how to install EdPaste on NetBSD. You can now easily share and store code snippets using this pastebin application.