Dpaste

Abstract

1. Introduction

dpaste is a pastebin application written in Python using the Django framework. You can find a live installation on dpaste.org.

The code is open source and available on Github: https://github.com/darrenofficial/dpaste. If you found bugs, have problems or ideas with the project or the website installation, please create an Issue there.

dpaste requires at a minimum Python 3.9 and Django 3.2.

2. Objective

The Django project driving dpaste.org

This project demonstrates how Python, Docker, Django can be applied to a real-world Full Stack Web Development problem.

4. Technology Stack

5. System Requirements

General requirements for this technology stack — check the README for exact versions.

• Python 3.8 or later
• pip / virtualenv for dependencies
• VS Code, PyCharm or Jupyter Notebook
• Git (to clone the repository)

6. Installation & Setup

git clone https://github.com/DarrenOfficial/dpaste.git
cd dpaste

Full setup instructions are in the project README.

7. Future Enhancements

Suggested extensions you can add to make this your own project.

• Add role-based access control
• Deploy on a VPS or cPanel hosting with a custom domain
• Add automated tests and a CI pipeline

8. Viva / Review Questions

Common questions examiners ask for projects in this domain.

1. Explain the frontend, backend and database layers of this application.
2. How is user authentication and authorisation implemented?
3. Describe the main database tables / collections and their relationships.
4. Which REST APIs or routes are exposed and what do they return?
5. How would you deploy this application to production?

9. Source Code & License

This project is developed by DarrenOfficial and published on GitHub under the MIT License. Please follow the license terms and credit the original author when you use or modify this code.