This tutorial will guide you through the steps of installing Yopass, which is a self-hosted password management solution, on Debian Linux. Yopass allows users to share sensitive information with others securely, where the information gets automatically deleted after it has been viewed.
Before you start installing Yopass, you need to ensure that you have the following requirements:
Firstly, update the package repository of your Debian system by running the following command:
sudo apt update
Next, install the dependencies required by Yopass using the following command:
sudo apt install -y build-essential redis-server ca-certificates git nodejs npm
Yopass is built using the Go programming language, so we need to install Golang to compile and run the Yopass application. Run the following command to download and install Golang:
sudo apt install -y golang
After installing Golang, set up the environment variable GOPATH by adding the following line to the end of the ~/.profile file:
export GOPATH=$HOME/go
Save and exit the file, then run the following command to apply the changes:
source ~/.profile
Next, we will clone the Yopass source code from the GitHub repository using the following command:
go get github.com/jhaals/yopass
This will download the latest Yopass source code and its dependencies to the $GOPATH/src/github.com/jhaals/yopass directory.
Now we can build our Yopass binary using the following command:
cd $GOPATH/src/github.com/jhaals/yopass
make build
This will build yopass binary and will save it in the $GOPATH/bin directory.
Yopass requires a configuration file, which is a YAML formatted file. To create the configuration file, copy the sample configuration file to the /etc/yopass directory using the following command:
sudo mkdir /etc/yopass
sudo cp config.example.yaml /etc/yopass/config.yaml
You can edit the configuration file using any text editor or your preferred YAML editor.
We are now ready to start our Yopass server using the following command:
sudo $GOPATH/bin/yopass -config /etc/yopass/config.yaml
Yopass will now start running on the default port 1337.
Finally, you can access Yopass by opening your web browser and navigating to the following URL:
http://<your-debian-system-ip>:1337/
You will see the Yopass login page, and you can now use Yopass to manage and share your passwords securely.
In this tutorial, we have installed and configured Yopass on Debian Linux. You should now be able to use Yopass to share sensitive information securely with other users. If you have any difficulties, refer to the Yopass documentation for further assistance.
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