SysPass is a password manager with a web interface that allows you to store your passwords securely. It is a great tool for managing passwords for many users. In this tutorial, we will guide you on how to install SysPass on Manjaro.
Before proceeding with this tutorial, ensure that you have the following:
Ensure that your Pacman package manager is up-to-date by running the following command:
sudo pacman -Syu
This command will update your package list and upgrade any outdated packages on your Manjaro system.
SysPass requires a web server to operate, and Apache is the best-known web server. To install Apache, run the following command in your terminal:
sudo pacman -S apache
Once installed, enable and start the Apache web server with the following commands:
sudo systemctl enable httpd.service
sudo systemctl start httpd.service
SysPass requires a database to store its data, and MariaDB is a popular relational database server. To install MariaDB, run the following command:
sudo pacman -S mariadb
After installation, enable and start MariaDB with the following commands:
sudo systemctl enable mariadb.service
sudo systemctl start mariadb.service
You will have to configure the MariaDB installation, which includes implementing a root password.
sudo mysql_secure_installation
Follow the prompts that will guide you to configure MariaDB. Once successful, you can proceed to create a SysPass database and a dedicated user for the application.
sudo mysql -u root -p
Once you log in to MariaDB, create a database named syspass_db.
CREATE DATABASE syspass_db;
Create a dedicated database user account named syspass_user with a password of your choice.
CREATE USER 'syspass_user'@'localhost' IDENTIFIED BY 'password';
Finally, grant this new user account full privileges on the SysPass database.
GRANT ALL PRIVILEGES ON syspass_db.* TO 'syspass_user'@'localhost';
To install SysPass, download the latest version from their website https://www.syspass.org/download.html and extract the contents to the web server’s document root directory.
sudo mkdir /srv/http/syspass
sudo wget https://github.com/nuxsmin/sysPass/archive/refs/tags/v3.2.0.tar.gz -P /srv/http/syspass
sudo tar -xvzf /srv/http/syspass/v3.2.0.tar.gz -C /srv/http/syspass
sudo mv /srv/http/syspass/sysPass-3.2.0/* /srv/http/syspass/
Next, set the correct permissions on the installation files.
sudo chown -R http:http /srv/http/syspass/
sudo find /srv/http/syspass/ -type d -exec chmod 750 {} \;
sudo find /srv/http/syspass/ -type f -exec chmod 640 {} \;
To configure Apache for SysPass, create a new virtual host configuration for syspass.
sudo nano /etc/httpd/conf/extra/syspass.conf
Paste the following configuration in the file:
<VirtualHost *:80>
ServerAdmin your-email@example.com
DocumentRoot /srv/http/syspass/
<Directory /srv/http/syspass>
Options FollowSymLinks
AllowOverride All
Require all granted
</Directory>
ErrorLog /var/log/httpd/syspass_error.log
CustomLog /var/log/httpd/syspass_access.log combined
</VirtualHost>
Save the file and exit.
Before accessing SysPass, restart the Apache service to apply the new configurations.
sudo systemctl restart httpd.service
In your web browser, visit http://localhost/syspass. You should see the SysPass login page.
Your SysPass installation should now be up and running securely on your Manjaro installation. You can now store your passwords securely using the web interface. You can further secure the installation by enabling SSL for encryption.
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