How to Install Pomerium on Elementary OS Latest

Pomerium is an open-source identity-aware access proxy that can be used to secure internal services and applications. In this tutorial, we'll show you how to install Pomerium on the latest version of Elementary OS.

Prerequisites

Before you begin, make sure your system meets the following requirements:

• Elementary OS Latest installed on your machine
• User account with sudo privileges
• Access to a terminal/command line interface

Step 1: Install Required Dependencies

We'll need to install some dependencies before building and installing Pomerium. Open the terminal and run the following command:

sudo apt-get install -y make git curl gcc g++

Step 2: Install Golang

Next, we need to install Golang, which is required to build and install Pomerium. Run the following commands to download and install the latest version of Golang:

curl -O https://dl.google.com/go/go1.16.7.linux-amd64.tar.gz
sudo tar -zxvf go1.16.7.linux-amd64.tar.gz -C /usr/local/
export PATH=$PATH:/usr/local/go/bin

After running these commands, the latest version of Golang should be installed on your machine.

Step 3: Build and Install Pomerium

To build and install Pomerium, follow these steps:

1. Clone the Pomerium repository by running the following command in the terminal:

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

2. Change to the Pomerium directory:

   cd pomerium/
   

3. Build Pomerium by running the following command:

   make build
   

4. Install Pomerium by running the following command:

   sudo make install
   

Step 4: Configure Pomerium

Now that Pomerium is installed, we need to configure it to work with our services and applications.

1. Open the Pomerium configuration file by running the following command in the terminal:

   nano /etc/pomerium/config.yaml
   

2. Update the configuration file to match your environment and the services you want to secure. The documentation for Pomerium contains detailed explanations of each configuration option.

Step 5: Start the Pomerium Service

Finally, we can start the Pomerium service by running the following command:

sudo systemctl start pomerium

If you want Pomerium to start automatically when your system boots up, run the following command:

sudo systemctl enable pomerium

Conclusion

In this tutorial, we covered how to install Pomerium on the latest version of Elementary OS. After installation, we also showed you how to configure Pomerium and start the service. With Pomerium, you can now secure your internal services and applications with ease.

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