Firezone is a web-based firewall management tool that simplifies the process of configuring, monitoring, and managing firewalls. In this tutorial, we will show you how to install Firezone on your Fedora Server.
Before installing Firezone, ensure that your Fedora Server is up to date. Run the following command to update the packages:
sudo dnf update -y
Firezone requires an Apache web server to function properly. Install the Apache web server using the following command:
sudo dnf install httpd -y
Next, start and enable the Apache web service using the following command:
sudo systemctl start httpd
sudo systemctl enable httpd
Firezone requires a database server to store its data. In this tutorial, we will use MariaDB. Run the following command to install MariaDB:
sudo dnf install mariadb mariadb-server -y
Start and enable the database server using the following command:
sudo systemctl start mariadb
sudo systemctl enable mariadb
After starting the MariaDB database server, run the following command to secure it:
sudo mysql_secure_installation
Firezone requires PHP to be installed on your Fedora Server. Run the following command to install PHP and its required extensions:
sudo dnf install php php-mysqlnd php-gd php-json php-xml php-mbstring -y
Download the Firezone installation file from the official website using the following command:
wget https://www.firez.one/downloads/firezone.tar.gz
Once the download is complete, extract the archive to the Apache web server document root directory using the following command:
sudo tar xvf firezone.tar.gz -C /var/www/html/
Log in to the MariaDB database server using the following command:
sudo mysql -u root -p
Enter your root password and run the following SQL command to create a new database for Firezone:
CREATE DATABASE firezone_db;
Create a new user account and grant the necessary privileges to the database using the following SQL commands:
CREATE USER 'firezone_user'@'localhost' IDENTIFIED BY 'firezone_pass';
GRANT ALL PRIVILEGES ON firezone_db.* TO 'firezone_user'@'localhost';
FLUSH PRIVILEGES;
Copy the 'config.sample.php' file to 'config.php' and edit the database configuration settings within it using the following commands:
cd /var/www/html/firezone
cp config.sample.php config.php
sudo vi config.php
Update the following lines as shown with your own database information:
define('FZ_DB_PREFIX', 'fz_');
define('FZ_DB_NAME', 'firezone_db');
define('FZ_DB_USER', 'firezone_user');
define('FZ_DB_PASSWORD', 'firezone_pass');
Set the ownership and permissions of the Firezone directory using the following commands:
sudo chown -R apache:apache /var/www/html/firezone/
sudo chmod -R 0775 /var/www/html/firezone/
Restart the Apache web server to apply the changes using the following command:
sudo systemctl restart httpd
Finally, access Firezone by opening your web browser and entering the following URL:
http://localhost/firezone/
You should see the Firezone login page. Enter the default username 'admin' and password 'password' to log in.
Congratulations! You have successfully installed Firezone on your Fedora Server.
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