How to Install Passbolt on Elementary OS Latest

Passbolt is a free, open-source password manager. It allows you to manage and share passwords securely with your team. Here's how to install Passbolt on Elementary OS Latest:

Step 1: Install LAMP Stack

Before installing Passbolt, you need to install a LAMP stack. Open a terminal and run the following command:

sudo apt install lamp-server^ -y

This command will install Apache, MySQL, and PHP on your system. During the installation process, you will be prompted to set a MySQL root user password.

Step 2: Install GnuPG

Passbolt uses GnuPG to encrypt and decrypt passwords. To install GnuPG, run the following command:

sudo apt install gnupg2 -y

Step 3: Download Passbolt

Now you need to download the Passbolt package to your system. Run the following command to download the package:

wget -O passbolt.zip https://github.com/passbolt/passbolt_ce/releases/download/3.2.0/passbolt-ce-3.2.0.zip

This command will download the Passbolt package to a file named passbolt.zip.

Step 4: Install Passbolt

Extract the contents of the Passbolt package using the following command:

unzip passbolt.zip -d /var/www/

This command will extract the contents of passbolt.zip to the /var/www/ directory.

Next, change the ownership of the Passbolt directory to the Apache user:

sudo chown -R www-data:www-data /var/www/passbolt/

Step 5: Create a MySQL Database

Create a new MySQL database and user for Passbolt using the following command:

sudo mysql -u root -p

Enter your MySQL root user password when prompted. Then, run the following commands to create a new database and user:

CREATE DATABASE passbolt;
GRANT ALL PRIVILEGES ON passbolt.* TO 'passboltuser'@'localhost' IDENTIFIED BY 'password';
FLUSH PRIVILEGES;
EXIT;

Replace password with your preferred password for the passboltuser MySQL user.

Step 6: Configure Passbolt

Copy the passbolt.php configuration file to your Passbolt directory by running the following command:

sudo cp /var/www/passbolt/config/passbolt.php.default /var/www/passbolt/config/passbolt.php

Open the passbolt.php configuration file using any editor of your choice and update the database settings with the following values:

// Path to the application's root
'passbolt.paths.root' => dirname(__DIR__),

// Name of the database
'database.name' => 'passbolt',

// Login for the database
'database.username' => 'passboltuser',

// Password for the database
'database.password' => 'password',

// Database Host
'database.host' => 'localhost',

Replace password with the password you set for the passboltuser MySQL user in the previous step.

Step 7: Create GnuPG Keys

Generate two pairs of GnuPG keys for the www-data user using the following commands:

sudo -u www-data /usr/bin/gpg --generate-key --batch <<EOF
     %echo Generating a basic OpenPGP key
     Key-Type: default
     Subkey-Type: default
     Name-Real: Passbolt User
     Name-Comment: with passphrase
     Name-Email: user@passbolt.com
     Expire-Date: 0
     Passphrase: my_passphrase
     %commit
     %echo done
EOF

Run the above command twice to generate two sets of keys.

Step 8: Complete the Passbolt Setup

In your browser, navigate to your server's IP address or domain name. You will see the Passbolt setup page. Follow the on-screen instructions to complete the setup.

Conclusion

You have successfully installed and configured Passbolt on Elementary OS Latest. You can now start managing your passwords securely with your team.

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