How to Install prologic Pastebin on OpenBSD

prologic Pastebin is a Python pastebin application, which allows users to upload and share text snippets. This tutorial will guide you through the steps to install the prologic Pastebin on OpenBSD.

Prerequisites

Before starting the installation, make sure you have the following prerequisites:

  • A server running OpenBSD
  • A non-root user account with sudo privileges
  • Python 3 installed.

Step 1: Install Required Packages

The first step is to install the packages required for building and running the prologic Pastebin. You can use the following command to install the required packages:

$ sudo pkg_add py3-setuptools py3-pip uwsgi

Step 2: Clone the prologic Pastebin repository

Next, you need to clone the prologic Pastebin repository to your OpenBSD system. You can use the following command to clone the repository:

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

Step 3: Install prologic Pastebin

After cloning the repository, navigate to the pastebin directory and install the required Python packages using pip:

$ cd pastebin
$ sudo pip3 install -r requirements.txt

Step 4: Configure prologic Pastebin

The next step is to edit the config.yml file to match your configuration. Use the following command to open the file in your preferred editor:

$ sudo vi config.yml

Type in the following configuration details:

production:
    server:
        secret: <enter secret key here>
    database:
        url: sqlite:///pastebin.db

Replace <enter secret key here> with a strong secret key. Save the file and exit.

Step 5: Run prologic Pastebin

You can use the following command to start the prologic Pastebin:

$ uwsgi --http :9090 --wsgi-file app.wsgi

The --http :9090 argument specifies the port number for the server, and --wsgi-file app.wsgi specifies the location of the WSGI file.

Step 6: Test prologic Pastebin

You can now test the prologic Pastebin by opening a web browser and navigating to http://yourserverIP:9090. You should see the prologic Pastebin homepage.

Congratulations! You have successfully installed prologic Pastebin on OpenBSD. You can now start using it to share text snippets.