How to Install Databunker on OpenBSD

Databunker is a secure vault for personal records created to comply with GDPR and CCPA. In this tutorial, we will see how to install Databunker on OpenBSD.

Prerequisites

Before we begin, there are some prerequisites that we need to meet:

• OpenBSD machine with root access
• Basic command-line knowledge

Installation

1. First, we need to update our system's packages by running pkg_add -u command.

2. Then, we need to install the required dependencies which are sqlite3, gcc, and libssl by running the following command:

   pkg_add sqlite3 gcc libssl
   

3. Next, we need to download the Databunker binary file from the official website. You can use the following command to download the file:

   ftp https://github.com/securitybunker/databunker/releases/download/0.2.69/databunker-0.2.69-openbsd-amd64.tar.gz
   

   Replace the version number with the latest release.

4. After downloading the binary, we need to extract it using the following command:

   tar xvfz databunker-0.2.69-openbsd-amd64.tar.gz
   

5. Move the extracted binary file to the /usr/local/bin directory. You can use the following command:

   mv databunker /usr/local/bin/
   

6. We need to create a systemd service file for Databunker. Use the following command to create a file:

   vi /etc/systemd/system/databunker.service
   

7. Paste the following content to the file:

   [Unit]
   Description=Databunker service
   
   [Service]
   User=root
   Group=wheel
   Type=simple
   ExecStart=/usr/local/bin/databunker serve --config /etc/databunker/config.json --dsn "sqlite3:/var/db/databunker.db?_journal=wal&_sync=normal"
   
   [Install]
   WantedBy=multi-user.target
   

   This file contains the configuration options required to run the Databunker service. It runs the Databunker binary file using the ExecStart option, which tells OpenBSD to use this configuration to run the Databunker as a service.

8. Now let's create a configuration file in the /etc/databunker/ directory. Use the following command to create the file:

   mkdir /etc/databunker
   vi /etc/databunker/config.json
   

9. Add the following content to the config.json file. Make sure to replace CHANGE_ME_WITH_SECRET_KEY with your own secret key.

   {
    "jwt_secret": "CHANGE_ME_WITH_SECRET_KEY",
    "db_set": [
      {
        "name": "sqlite",
        "url": "sqlite3:/var/db/databunker.db?_journal=wal&_sync=normal"
      }
    ],
    "skip_authz_check": false,
    "data_path": "data",
    "cdn": {
      "path": "uploads",
      "bucket": ""
    }
   }
   

10. Finally, we can start the Databunker service using the following command:

    systemctl start databunker
    

11. It's time to check the service status with:

    systemctl status databunker
    

    The output should show the running status of the service.

Congratulations! You have successfully installed Databunker on OpenBSD.

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