# Opengist
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A self-hosted pastebin **powered by Git**. [Try it here](https://opengist.thomice.li).
* [Features](#features)
* [Install](#install)
* [With Docker](#with-docker)
* [From source](#from-source)
* [Configuration](#configuration)
* [Via YAML file](#configuration-via-yaml-file)
* [Via Environment Variables](#configuration-via-environment-variables)
* [Administration](#administration)
* [Use Nginx as a reverse proxy](#use-nginx-as-a-reverse-proxy)
* [Use Fail2ban](#use-fail2ban)
* [Configure OAuth](#configure-oauth)
* [License](#license)
## Features
* Create public, unlisted or private snippets
* Clone / Pull / Push snippets **via Git** over HTTP or SSH
* Revisions history
* Syntax highlighting ; markdown & CSV support
* Like / Fork snippets
* Search for snippets ; browse users snippets, likes and forks
* Editor with indentation mode & size ; drag and drop files
* Download raw files or as a ZIP archive
* OAuth2 login with GitHub and Gitea
* Avatars via Gravatar or OAuth2 providers
* Light/Dark mode
* Responsive UI
* Enable or disable signups
* Restrict or unrestrict snippets visibility to anonymous users
* Admin panel : delete users/gists; clean database/filesystem by syncing gists
* SQLite database
* Logging
* Docker support
#### Todo
- [ ] Translation
- [ ] Code/text search
- [ ] Embed snippets
- [ ] Tests
- [ ] Filesystem/Redis support for user sessions
- [ ] Have a cool logo
## Install
### With Docker
Docker [images](https://github.com/thomiceli/opengist/pkgs/container/opengist) are available for each release :
```shell
docker pull ghcr.io/thomiceli/opengist:1.4
```
It can be used in a `docker-compose.yml` file :
1. Create a `docker-compose.yml` file with the following content
2. Run `docker compose up -d`
3. Opengist is now running on port 6157, you can browse http://localhost:6157
```yml
version: "3"
services:
opengist:
image: ghcr.io/thomiceli/opengist:1.4
container_name: opengist
restart: unless-stopped
ports:
- "6157:6157" # HTTP port
- "2222:2222" # SSH port, can be removed if you don't use SSH
volumes:
- "$HOME/.opengist:/opengist"
```
You can define which user/group should run the container and own the files by setting the `UID` and `GID` environment variables :
```yml
services:
opengist:
# ...
environment:
UID: 1001
GID: 1001
```
### From source
Requirements : [Git](https://git-scm.com/downloads) (2.20+), [Go](https://go.dev/doc/install) (1.20+), [Node.js](https://nodejs.org/en/download/) (16+)
```shell
git clone https://github.com/thomiceli/opengist
cd opengist
make
./opengist
```
Opengist is now running on port 6157, you can browse http://localhost:6157
## Configuration
Opengist provides flexible configuration options through either a YAML file and/or environment variables.
You would only need to specify the configuration options you want to change — for any config option left untouched, Opengist will simply apply the default values.
Configuration option list
| YAML Config Key | Environment Variable | Default value | Description |
|-----------------------|--------------------------|----------------------|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| log-level | OG_LOG_LEVEL | `warn` | Set the log level to one of the following: `trace`, `debug`, `info`, `warn`, `error`, `fatal`, `panic`. |
| external-url | OG_EXTERNAL_URL | none | Public URL for the Git HTTP/SSH connection. If not set, uses the URL from the request. |
| opengist-home | OG_OPENGIST_HOME | home directory | Path to the directory where Opengist stores its data. |
| db-filename | OG_DB_FILENAME | `opengist.db` | Name of the SQLite database file. |
| sqlite.journal-mode | OG_SQLITE_JOURNAL_MODE | `WAL` | Set the journal mode for SQLite. More info [here](https://www.sqlite.org/pragma.html#pragma_journal_mode) |
| http.host | OG_HTTP_HOST | `0.0.0.0` | The host on which the HTTP server should bind. |
| http.port | OG_HTTP_PORT | `6157` | The port on which the HTTP server should listen. |
| http.git-enabled | OG_HTTP_GIT_ENABLED | `true` | Enable or disable git operations (clone, pull, push) via HTTP. (`true` or `false`) |
| ssh.git-enabled | OG_SSH_GIT_ENABLED | `true` | Enable or disable git operations (clone, pull, push) via SSH. (`true` or `false`) |
| ssh.host | OG_SSH_HOST | `0.0.0.0` | The host on which the SSH server should bind. |
| ssh.port | OG_SSH_PORT | `2222` | The port on which the SSH server should listen. |
| ssh.external-domain | OG_SSH_EXTERNAL_DOMAIN | none | Public domain for the Git SSH connection, if it has to be different from the HTTP one. If not set, uses the URL from the request. |
| ssh.keygen-executable | OG_SSH_KEYGEN_EXECUTABLE | `ssh-keygen` | Path to the SSH key generation executable. |
| github.client-key | OG_GITHUB_CLIENT_KEY | none | The client key for the GitHub OAuth application. |
| github.secret | OG_GITHUB_SECRET | none | The secret for the GitHub OAuth application. |
| gitea.client-key | OG_GITEA_CLIENT_KEY | none | The client key for the Gitea OAuth application. |
| gitea.secret | OG_GITEA_SECRET | none | The secret for the Gitea OAuth application. |
| gitea.url | OG_GITEA_URL | `https://gitea.com/` | The URL of the Gitea instance. |
### Configuration via YAML file
The configuration file must be specified when launching the application, using the `--config` flag followed by the path to your YAML file.
```shell
./opengist --config /path/to/config.yml
```
You can start by copying and/or modifying the provided [config.yml](config.yml) file.
### Configuration via Environment Variables
Usage with Docker Compose :
```yml
services:
opengist:
# ...
environment:
OG_LOG_LEVEL: "info"
# etc.
```
Usage via command line :
```shell
OG_LOG_LEVEL=info ./opengist
```
## Administration
### Use Nginx as a reverse proxy
Configure Nginx to proxy requests to Opengist. Here is an example configuration file :
```
server {
listen 80;
server_name opengist.example.com;
location / {
proxy_pass http://127.0.0.1:6157;
proxy_set_header Host $host;
proxy_set_header X-Real-IP $remote_addr;
proxy_set_header X-Forwarded-For $proxy_add_x_forwarded_for;
proxy_set_header X-Forwarded-Proto $scheme;
}
}
```
Then run :
```shell
service nginx restart
```
### Use Fail2ban
Fail2ban can be used to ban IPs that try to bruteforce the login page.
Log level must be set at least to `warn`.
Add this filter in `etc/fail2ban/filter.d/opengist.conf` :
```ini
[Definition]
failregex = Invalid .* authentication attempt from
ignoreregex =
```
Add this jail in `etc/fail2ban/jail.d/opengist.conf` :
```ini
[opengist]
enabled = true
filter = opengist
logpath = /home/*/.opengist/log/opengist.log
maxretry = 10
findtime = 3600
bantime = 600
banaction = iptables-allports
port = anyport
```
Then run
```shell
service fail2ban restart
```
## Configure OAuth
Opengist can be configured to use OAuth to authenticate users, with GitHub or Gitea.
Integrate Github
* Add a new OAuth app in your [Github account settings](https://github.com/settings/applications/new)
* Set 'Authorization callback URL' to `http://opengist.domain/oauth/github/callback`
* Copy the 'Client ID' and 'Client Secret' and add them to the configuration :
```yaml
github.client-key:
github.secret:
```
Integrate Gitea
* Add a new OAuth app in Application settings from the [Gitea instance](https://gitea.com/user/settings/applications)
* Set 'Redirect URI' to `http://opengist.domain/oauth/gitea/callback`
* Copy the 'Client ID' and 'Client Secret' and add them to the configuration :
```yaml
gitea.client-key:
gitea.secret:
# URL of the Gitea instance. Default: https://gitea.com/
gitea.url: http://localhost:3000
```
## License
Opengist is licensed under the [AGPL-3.0 license](LICENSE).