Pastefy is an open source alternative to Gists or Pastebin. Do you want to share some code with your friends or just save it for yourself? Just paste it! In this step by step guide I will show you how to install Pastefy on your Synology NAS using Docker & Portainer.
STEP 1
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STEP 2
Install Portainer using my step by step guide. If you already have Portainer installed on your Synology NAS, skip this STEP. Attention: Make sure you have installed the latest Portainer version.
STEP 3
Make sure you have a synology.me Wildcard Certificate. Follow my guide to get a Wildcard Certificate. If you already have a synology.me Wildcard certificate, skip this STEP.
STEP 4
Go to Control Panel / Login Portal / Advanced Tab / click Reverse Proxy. Follow the instructions in the image below.
STEP 5
Now click the “Create” button. Follow the instructions in the image below.
STEP 6
After you click the Create button, the window below will open. Follow the instructions in the image below.
On the General area, set the Reverse Proxy Name description: type in Pastefy. After that, add the following instructions:
Source:
Protocol: HTTPS
Hostname: pastefy.yourname.synology.me
Port: 443
Check Enable HSTS
Destination:
Protocol: HTTP
Hostname: localhost
Port: 9429
STEP 7
On the Reverse Proxy Rules click the Custom Header tab. Click Create and then, from the drop-down menu, click WebSocket. After you click on WebSocket, two Header Names and two Values will be automatically added. Click Save. Follow the instructions in the image below.
STEP 8
Go to Control Panel / Network / Connectivity tab/ Check Enable HTTP/2 then click Apply. Follow the instructions in the image below.
STEP 9
Go to Control Panel / Security / Advanced tab/ Check Enable HTTP Compression then click Apply. Follow the instructions in the image below.
STEP 10
Go to File Station and open the docker folder. Inside the docker folder, create one new folder and name it pastefydb. Follow the instructions in the image below.
Note: Be careful to enter only lowercase, not uppercase letters.
STEP 11
Log into Portainer using your username and password. On the left sidebar in Portainer, click on Stacks then + Add stack. Follow the instructions in the image below.
STEP 12
In the Name field type in pastefydb. Follow the instructions in the image below.
version: '3.9'
services:
db:
image: mariadb:11.3-jammy
container_name: Pastefy-DB
security_opt:
- no-new-privileges:false
environment:
MYSQL_DATABASE: pastefy_db
MYSQL_USER: pastefyuser
MYSQL_PASSWORD: pastefypass
MYSQL_ROOT_PASSWORD: pastefy
TZ: Europe/Bucharest
volumes:
- /volume1/docker/pastefydb:/var/lib/mysql:rw
restart: on-failure:5
pastefy:
image: interaapps/pastefy:latest
container_name: Pastefy
restart: on-failure:5
healthcheck:
test: timeout 10s bash -c ':> /dev/tcp/127.0.0.1/80' || exit 1
interval: 10s
timeout: 5s
retries: 3
start_period: 90s
ports:
- 9429:80
depends_on:
- db
environment:
HTTP_SERVER_PORT: 80
HTTP_SERVER_CORS: "*"
DATABASE_DRIVER: mysql
DATABASE_NAME: pastefy_db
DATABASE_USER: pastefyuser
DATABASE_PASSWORD: pastefypass
DATABASE_HOST: db
DATABASE_PORT: 3306
SERVER_NAME: https://pastefy.yourname.synology.me
# There is INTERAAPPS, GOOGLE, GITHUB, DISCORD, TWITCH
#OAUTH2_PROVIDER_CLIENT_ID:
#OAUTH2_PROVIDER_CLIENT_SECRET:
Note: Before you paste the code above in the Web editor area below, change the value for TZ. (Select your current Time Zone from this list.)
Note: Before you paste the code above in the Web editor area below, change the value for SERVER_NAME and type in your own synology.me DDNS with https:// at the beginning that you have previously created at STEP 6.
STEP 13
Scroll down on the page until you see a button named Deploy the stack. Click on it. Follow the instructions in the image below. The installation process can take up to a few minutes. It will depend on your Internet speed connection.
STEP 14
If everything goes right, you will see the following message at the top right of your screen: “Success Stack successfully deployed“.
STEP 15
Go back to STEP 1 or you will deal with karma 🙂
STEP 16
Now open your browser and type in your HTTPS/SSL certificate like this https://pastefy.yourname.synology.me that you have previously created at STEP 6. In my case it’s https://pastefy.mariushosting.synology.me If everything goes right, you will see the Pastefy main page. Follow the instructions in the image below.
STEP 17
Paste your code in the apposite area, then click Submit. Follow the instructions in the image below.
STEP 18
Your code at a glance! You can share the link with your friends.
STEP 19
At the bottom of the page, click Settings for the Pastefy settings. Follow the instructions in the image below.
STEP 20
All your Pastefy codes at a glance!
Enjoy Pastefy!
If you encounter issues by using this container, make sure to check out the Common Docker issues article.
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This post was updated on Monday / March 25th, 2024 at 10:32 PM