How to Install KeeWeb on FreeBSD

KeeWeb is a free and open-source password manager that you can use to manage your passwords locally or in the cloud. In this tutorial, we will show you how to install KeeWeb on FreeBSD.

Prerequisites

Before installing KeeWeb on FreeBSD, make sure that your system is up to date:

sudo pkg update && sudo pkg upgrade

Install Node.js

KeeWeb is a Node.js application, so you need to install Node.js and npm first. You can install them using the following command:

sudo pkg install node

Install KeeWeb

To install KeeWeb on FreeBSD, follow the steps below:

1. Create a new directory for KeeWeb:

   mkdir keeweb
   cd keeweb
   

2. Download the latest version of KeeWeb from the official website using the wget command:

   wget https://github.com/keeweb/keeweb/releases/download/v1.15.5/KeeWeb-1.15.5.linux.x64.tar.gz
   

   You can replace the version number with a newer one if a new version is available.

3. Extract the downloaded archive using the tar command:

   tar -xzvf KeeWeb-1.15.5.linux.x64.tar.gz
   

   This will create a new directory called KeeWeb-1.15.5.

4. Navigate to the KeeWeb-1.15.5 directory:

   cd KeeWeb-1.15.5
   

5. Install the required dependencies using npm:

   npm install
   

6. Start KeeWeb using the following command:

   npm start
   

   This will start KeeWeb on http://localhost:8080/.

   You can now access KeeWeb from your web browser by going to http://localhost:8080/.

Conclusion

In this tutorial, we showed you how to install KeeWeb on FreeBSD. Now you can use KeeWeb to manage your passwords locally or in the cloud.

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