AegisPaste

Self-hosted paste service setup (local dev first, then Nginx).

Prerequisites

• Node.js v18+

• MongoDB (see MongoDB Setup)

• Git (optional)

1

Create .env

In the project folder, create a new file called .env and add:

.env

MONGODB_URI="mongodb://localhost:27017/Aegispaste"

NEXTAUTH_SECRET="change-me"
NEXTAUTH_URL="http://localhost:3000"
SYSTEM_SETUP_KEY="change-me"

SECURE="false"
PORT="3000"

Important: Make sure to use your own MongoDB connection string.

2

Install

Run:

Install dependencies

npm install

3

Run

Start the development server:

Run dev server

npm run dev

Before production, set strong values for NEXTAUTH_SECRET and SYSTEM_SETUP_KEY, set NEXTAUTH_URL to your public URL, and enable SECURE where applicable.

Admin panel

• Open: http://localhost:3000/admin

• Login credentials:

  • User: admin

  • Pass: admin

Next: Nginx Setup

Change this password immediately in the admin panel.