How to Install BounCA on Debian Latest

BounCA is an open-source software that manages digital certificates and provides a web interface for certificate management. In this tutorial, we will guide you through the installation process of BounCA on Debian latest.

Prerequisites

Before you start, make sure that the following prerequisites are met:

• You have a Debian latest machine with root access.
• You have a valid domain name pointing to your server's IP address.

Step 1: Install Dependencies

The first step is to install the necessary dependencies for BounCA to run correctly. Run the following command to install the packages:

sudo apt update
sudo apt install git python3 python3-pip python3-venv nginx certbot

Step 2: Clone BounCA Repository

BounCA's source code is available on GitHub. Clone the BounCA repository using the git command:

git clone https://github.com/bounca/bounca.git

Step 3: Configure Python Environment

Create a new virtual environment for python using the python3-venv command:

cd bounca
python3 -m venv env
source env/bin/activate

Step 4: Install Python Dependencies

To install the python dependencies for BounCA, run the following command:

pip3 install -r requirements.txt

Step 5: Configure BounCA

Create a configuration file for BounCA using the following command:

cp bounca/settings/local.sample.py bounca/settings/local.py

Open the local.py file using a text editor and configure the values according to your system. Update the following values:

ALLOWED_HOSTS = ['yourdomain.com']

DATABASES = {
    'default': {
        'ENGINE': 'django.db.backends.postgresql',
        'NAME': 'dbname',
        'USER': 'dbuser',
        'PASSWORD': 'dbpassword',
        'HOST': 'dbhost',
        'PORT': '5432',
    }
}

EMAIL_BACKEND = 'django.core.mail.backends.smtp.EmailBackend'
EMAIL_USE_TLS = True
EMAIL_HOST = 'smtp.gmail.com'
EMAIL_PORT = 587
EMAIL_HOST_USER = 'youremail@gmail.com'
EMAIL_HOST_PASSWORD = 'emailpassword'

Make sure to replace the values with the actual ones that you want to use.

Step 6: Run Migrations & Create Superuser

Run the database migrations to apply the changes that you made in the configuration file by running the following command:

./manage.py migrate

After the migrations are completed, create a superuser account by running:

./manage.py createsuperuser

Step 7: Configure Nginx

Create a new server block for Nginx to point to BounCA by creating a new configuration file:

sudo nano /etc/nginx/sites-available/bounca

Copy and paste the following configuration in the file:

upstream django {
    server unix:///path/to/bounca.sock;
}

server {
    listen 80;

    server_name yourdomain.com;

    location / {
        proxy_pass http://django;
        proxy_set_header Host $host;
        proxy_set_header X-Real-IP $remote_addr;
    }

    location /static {
        alias /path/to/bounca/static;
    }
}

Make sure to replace the values accordingly.

Enable the new configuration file by creating a symlink:

sudo ln -s /etc/nginx/sites-available/bounca /etc/nginx/sites-enabled/

Test the configuration and restart Nginx:

sudo nginx -t
sudo systemctl restart nginx

Step 8: Configure TLS Certificate

To configure TLS certificate on your website, use Let's Encrypt Certbot by running:

sudo certbot --nginx -d yourdomain.com

Follow the instructions to complete the setup process.

Step 9: Start BounCA

Finally, start the BounCA application by running the following command:

./manage.py runserver unix:///path/to/bounca.sock

Conclusion

Congratulations! You have successfully installed BounCA on Debian latest. You can now access the BounCA web interface by visiting your domain name.

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