BounCA is an open-source certificate authority software that allows users to create their own certificate authority and issue SSL/TLS certificates. In this tutorial, we will learn how to install BounCA on EndeavourOS.
Before you proceed with the installation, make sure the following prerequisites are met:
BounCA requires some dependencies to be installed on your system. Run the following command to install the necessary packages:
sudo pacman -S sudo certutil mariadb mariadb-libs mariadb-clients mariadb-jdbc
Download the latest version of BounCA from the official website. Once the download is complete, extract the archive to a directory of your choice:
wget https://github.com/BounCA/bounca/releases/download/v2.2.0/bounca-2.2.0.tar.gz
tar -xzvf bounca-2.2.0.tar.gz
To install BounCA, navigate to the extracted directory and run the install.sh script:
cd bounca-2.2.0
sudo ./install.sh
This will install BounCA on your system and prompt you to configure the database settings.
BounCA requires a database to store its configuration and certificates. You will need to set up a MariaDB database for BounCA.
To create a new database, run the following command:
sudo mysqladmin -u root create bounca
This will create a new database named bounca.
Next, create a new user and grant necessary privileges to the user on the bounca database. Run the following commands:
sudo mysql -u root
CREATE USER 'bounca'@'localhost' IDENTIFIED BY 'password';
GRANT ALL PRIVILEGES ON bounca.* TO 'bounca'@'localhost';
FLUSH PRIVILEGES;
Replace the password with a secure password for the bounca user.
After installation, BounCA needs to be configured manually. Navigate to the ~/bounca directory and open the config.toml file:
cd ~/bounca
nano config.toml
Update the ca_ca_db_url, db_username, and db_password parameters with your database details.
ca_ca_db_url = "jdbc:mariadb://localhost:3306/bounca"
db_username = "bounca"
db_password = "password"
Replace the password with the password you set for the bounca user in step 4.
To start the BounCA service, run the following command:
sudo systemctl start bounca
You can now access the BounCA web interface by opening a web browser and navigating to http://localhost:8080.
You have successfully installed BounCA on EndeavourOS. You can now use BounCA to create your own certificate authority and issue SSL/TLS certificates.
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