In this tutorial, we will guide you through the steps of installing 2FAuth on your FreeBSD Latest system. 2FAuth is an open-source two-factor authentication tool that allows you to secure your applications and services with a second layer of security.
Before we begin, make sure you have the following prerequisites:
The first step is to install the necessary dependencies for 2FAuth. We need to install the PHP extensions needed for the tool to run. To install the dependencies, run the following command:
sudo pkg install php74-gmp php74-openssl php74-hash php74-bcmath php74-json
This command will install the required PHP extensions. Once installed, we can proceed to the next step.
The next step is to clone the 2FAuth repository from Github. We will use the git command to clone the repository. Run the following command to clone the repository:
git clone https://github.com/Bubka/2FAuth.git
This command will clone the repository in the current directory.
After cloning the repository, we need to configure the web server to serve the 2FAuth application. We will assume that you have Apache or Nginx installed on your system. Follow the steps below to configure the web server.
If you are using Apache, you need to create a VirtualHost configuration file for the 2FAuth application. Run the following command to create a new configuration file:
sudo nano /usr/local/etc/apache24/Includes/2fauth.conf
Then add the following contents to the file:
<VirtualHost *:80>
DocumentRoot "/path/to/2FAuth"
ServerName 2fauth.com
<Directory "/path/to/2FAuth">
Options FollowSymLinks
AllowOverride All
Order allow,deny
Allow from all
</Directory>
</VirtualHost>
Save the file and exit your editor. Don’t forget to replace /path/to/2FAuth with the actual path to your 2FAuth application root directory. Also, change the ServerName to your domain name.
Restart Apache for the changes to take effect:
sudo service apache24 restart
If you are using Nginx, you need to create a server block configuration file for the 2FAuth application. Run the following command to create a new server block configuration file:
sudo nano /usr/local/etc/nginx/conf.d/2fauth.conf
Then add the following contents to the file:
server {
listen 80;
server_name 2fauth.com;
root /path/to/2FAuth;
index index.php;
location / {
try_files $uri $uri/ /index.php?$args;
}
location ~ \.php$ {
fastcgi_pass 127.0.0.1:9000;
fastcgi_index index.php;
include fastcgi_params;
fastcgi_param SCRIPT_FILENAME $document_root$fastcgi_script_name;
fastcgi_param PHP_VALUE "error_log=/path/to/2FAuth/php.log";
}
}
Save the file and exit your editor. Don’t forget to replace /path/to/2FAuth with the actual path to your 2FAuth application root directory. Also, change the server_name to your domain name.
Restart Nginx for the changes to take effect:
sudo service nginx restart
Now, that the web server is configured we can proceed to configure the 2FAuth application.
First, rename the src/Config.example.php file to src/Config.php using the following command:
mv src/Config.example.php src/Config.php
Then, open the src/Config.php file using a text editor and make the following changes:
define('BASE_URL', 'http://2fauth.com'); // Replace 2fauth.com with your domain name.
// MySQL Database Settings
define('DB_HOST', 'localhost');
define('DB_NAME', '2fauth');
define('DB_USER', '2fauth');
define('DB_PASS', '2fauthpassword');
Save the changes and exit the text editor.
Now we can install the 2FAuth application on your FreeBSD Latest system by navigating to the root directory of the application and running the following command:
composer install --no-dev --optimize-autoloader
This command will install all the dependencies needed for the application to run.
Finally, set the appropriate permissions for the 2FAuth application files.
chown -R www:www /path/to/2FAuth
Don’t forget to replace /path/to/2FAuth with the actual path to your 2FAuth application root directory.
Now you can access the 2FAuth application by opening a web browser and entering the URL http://2fauth.com (replace 2fauth.com with your domain name).
You should then see the 2FAuth login page. To log in, enter the default email and password:
Once logged in, you can change the default credentials and configure the application to your specific needs.
Congratulations! You have successfully installed 2FAuth on your FreeBSD Latest system.
If you want to self-host in an easy, hands free way, need an external IP address, or simply want your data in your own hands, give IPv6.rs a try!
Alternatively, for the best virtual desktop, try Shells!
