Teleport is a modern and secure way of accessing remote Unix systems. In this tutorial, I will guide you on how to install Teleport on Elementary OS in just a few steps.
Before proceeding with the installation process, make sure you have the following requirements:
To download Teleport on your system, we will use the wget command:
wget https://get.gravitational.com/teleport-v4.0.2-linux-amd64-bin.tar.gz
Once the Teleport tarball is downloaded, extract it using the following command:
tar -xzvf teleport-v4.0.2-linux-amd64-bin.tar.gz
After extracting Teleport, move the binary to /usr/local:
sudo mv teleport /usr/local/bin/
Create a new systemd service file for Teleport:
sudo nano /etc/systemd/system/teleport.service
Then paste the following code into the file:
[Unit]
Description=Teleport SSH Service
After=network.target
[Service]
User=root
ExecStart=/usr/local/bin/teleport start
Restart=always
RestartSec=30
[Install]
WantedBy=multi-user.target
Save and close the file.
After creating a systemd service file, enable Teleport to start at system boot:
sudo systemctl daemon-reload
sudo systemctl enable teleport.service
Now start the Teleport service using the following command:
sudo systemctl start teleport.service
Teleport comes with a web-based user interface that can be accessed by going to the system IP address followed by port 3080 in your web browser. For example, http://your-server-ip:3080.
You will be prompted to create a new admin user on your first visit to the web interface. Once you create the admin user, you can start using Teleport to manage your remote Unix systems securely.
Congratulations! You have successfully installed Teleport on Elementary OS Latest in just a few steps.
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