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Installing BounCA on EndeavourOS

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.

Prerequisites

Before you proceed with the installation, make sure the following prerequisites are met:

Step 1 - Install Dependencies

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

Step 2 - Download and Extract BounCA

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

Step 3 - Install BounCA

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.

Step 4 - Configure Database

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.

Step 5 - Set up BounCA

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.

Step 6 - Run BounCA

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.

Conclusion

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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