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Save as values.hcl, edit, then run:
# The name of the Nomad job.
job_name = "opengist"
# The Nomad namespace to deploy into.
namespace = "default"
# The datacenters to deploy to.
datacenters = ["*"]
# The Opengist container image. Pin a tag in production.
image = "ghcr.io/thomiceli/opengist:1"
# Host port for the Opengist web UI (OG_HTTP_PORT).
port = 6157
# UID Opengist runs as. The data volume is chown'd to this at startup.
uid = 1000
# Named volume for the SQLite database and Git repositories (/opengist).
data_volume = "opengist_data"
# Placement constraints. Pin to the node holding the volume. On a nomploy cluster: attribute = "$${meta.nomploy_control_plane}", operator = "=", value = "true".
constraints = []
# The task resources.
resources = {
cpu = 300
memory = 256
}
| Name | Type | Default | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| job_name | string | "opengist" | The name of the Nomad job. |
| namespace | string | "default" | The Nomad namespace to deploy into. |
| datacenters | list | ["*"] | The datacenters to deploy to. |
| image | string | "ghcr.io/thomiceli/opengist:1" | The Opengist container image. Pin a tag in production. |
| port | number | 6157 | Host port for the Opengist web UI (OG_HTTP_PORT). |
| uid | number | 1000 | UID Opengist runs as. The data volume is chown'd to this at startup. |
| data_volume | string | "opengist_data" | Named volume for the SQLite database and Git repositories (/opengist). |
| constraints | list | [] | Placement constraints. Pin to the node holding the volume. On a nomploy cluster: attribute = "$${meta.nomploy_control_plane}", operator = "=", value = "true". |
| resources | object | {
cpu = 300
memory = 256
} | The task resources. |
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Opengist — a self-hosted pastebin powered by Git, an open-source alternative to GitHub Gist: share snippets with syntax highlighting, revisions, visibility controls, and embeds.
Single host-networked Nomad service on SQLite with a data volume. A busybox prestart task chowns the data volume to Opengist's UID.
nomad-pack registry add nomploy https://github.com/Nomploy/nomad-packs
nomad-pack run opengist --registry=nomploy
| Variable | Default | Description |
|---|---|---|
port |
6157 |
Web UI port (OG_HTTP_PORT). |
uid |
1000 |
User Opengist runs as; data volume is chown'd to it. |
data_volume |
opengist_data |
/opengist — SQLite database + Git repos. |
image |
ghcr.io/thomiceli/opengist:1 |
Image. Pin a tag in production. |
resources |
{ cpu = 300, memory = 256 } |
Task resources. |
The first registered user becomes admin. Git-over-SSH is off by default (HTTP only) — enable it with
OG_SSH_GIT_ENABLED + an SSH port if you need git push/pull. Pin the job to the node holding the
volume with constraints.