How to Install Passbolt on Clear Linux Latest

Passbolt is an open-source password manager that allows organizations to securely store and share passwords. In this tutorial, we will show you how to install Passbolt on Clear Linux Latest step-by-step using the command line.

Prerequisites

Before we begin, make sure that you have the following requirements:

• Clear Linux Latest installed on your system.
• A non-root user account with sudo privileges.

Step 1: Update the system

First, update the package list of your system using the following command in the terminal:

sudo swupd update

Step 2: Install necessary packages

Passbolt requires some packages to run on your system. Use the following command to install them:

sudo swupd bundle-add php-basic php-openssl php-pdo php-mysqli php-gd php-intl php-bcmath php-mbstring php-curl nginx mysql

You will be prompted to enter the sudo password. Type it in and wait for the installation to complete.

Step 3: Install Composer

Composer is a package manager used by PHP applications. Use the following commands to install it:

sudo su
cd /tmp
php -r "copy('https://getcomposer.org/installer', 'composer-setup.php');"
php composer-setup.php --install-dir=/usr/local/bin --filename=composer

Step 4: Download Passbolt

Download the latest stable version of Passbolt using the following command:

sudo su
cd /var/www/
composer create-project --no-dev passbolt/passbolt passbolt

Step 5: Configure Nginx

Create a new Nginx server block configuration file for Passbolt using the following command:

sudo nano /etc/nginx/conf.d/passbolt.conf

Copy and paste the following configuration into the file:

server {
    listen 80 default_server;
    server_name passbolt.example.com; # Change to your domain name
    charset utf-8;
    root /var/www/passbolt/webroot;
    index index.php;
    location / {
        try_files $uri $uri/ /index.php?$args;
    }
    location ~ \.php$ {
        fastcgi_pass unix:/run/php-fpm/www.sock;
        fastcgi_index index.php;
        fastcgi_param SCRIPT_FILENAME $document_root$fastcgi_script_name;
        include /etc/nginx/fastcgi_params;
    }
}

Save the file by pressing CTRL + X, then y, then ENTER.

Step 6: Enable and start services

Enable and start the following services:

sudo systemctl enable nginx
sudo systemctl start nginx
sudo systemctl enable php-fpm
sudo systemctl start php-fpm
sudo systemctl enable mysql
sudo systemctl start mysql

Step 7: Set up Passbolt

Use the following commands to set up the Passbolt application:

cd /var/www/passbolt
cp config/credentials/passbolt.php.default config/credentials/passbolt.php
chmod 775 config/credentials/passbolt.php
nano config/credentials/passbolt.php

Change the following lines in the passbolt.php configuration file:

'host' => 'localhost',
'username' => 'passbolt_user',
'password' => 'passbolt_db_password',
'database' => 'passbolt_db_name',

Save the file by pressing CTRL + X, then y, then ENTER.

Step 8: Connect to Passbolt

Open a web browser and go to http://<your-server-IP-address> to access the Passbolt application.

Congratulations! You have successfully installed Passbolt on Clear Linux Latest.

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