PrivateBin
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PrivateBin is a minimalist, open source online pastebin where the server (can) has zero knowledge of pasted data. We all need to paste data / log files somewhere when it doesn't make sense to paste it inline. With PrivateBin, you can own the hosting, access, and eventual deletion of this data.
PrivateBin Requirements
Ingredients
Already deployed:
- Docker swarm cluster with persistent shared storage
- Traefik configured per design
- DNS entry for the hostname you intend to use (or a wildcard), pointed to your keepalived IP
Related:
- Traefik Forward Auth or Authelia to secure your Traefik-exposed services with an additional layer of authentication
Preparation
Setup data locations
We'll need a single location to bind-mount into our container, so create /var/data/privatebin, and make it world-writable (there might be a more secure way to do this!)
mkdir /var/data/privatebin
chmod 777 /var/data/privatebin/
PrivateBin Docker Swarm config
Create a docker swarm config file in docker-compose syntax (v3), something like the example below:
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version: '3'
services:
app:
image: privatebin/nginx-fpm-alpine
volumes:
- /var/data/privatebin:/srv/data
networks:
- traefik_public
deploy:
labels:
# traefik common
- traefik.enable=true
- traefik.docker.network=traefik_public
# traefikv1
- traefik.frontend.rule=Host:privatebin.example.com
- traefik.port=4180
# traefikv2
- "traefik.http.routers.privatebin.rule=Host(`privatebin.example.com`)"
- "traefik.http.services.privatebin.loadbalancer.server.port=4180"
- "traefik.enable=true"
networks:
traefik_public:
external: true
Serving
Launch PrivateBin stack
Launch the PrivateBin stack by running docker stack deploy privatebin -c <path -to-docker-compose.yml>
Log into your new instance at https://YOUR-FQDN, with user "root" and the password you specified in gitlab.env.
Chef's notes π
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The PrivateBin repo explains how to tweak configuration options, or to use a database instead of file storage, if your volume justifies it :) β©
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The inclusion of Privatebin was due to the efforts of @gkoerk in our Discord server- Unfortunately on the 22nd August 2020 Jerry passed away. Jerry was very passionate and highly regarded in the field of Information Technology. He will be missed. β©
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