How to Install Passbolt on OpenBSD

Passbolt is a free and open-source password manager designed for teams. If you are an OpenBSD user and want to install Passbolt, this tutorial will guide you through the installation process step by step.

Prerequisites

Before starting the installation process, make sure the following requirements are fulfilled:

1. You have a user account with sudo privileges.
2. You have a working internet connection.
3. OpenBSD is installed on your system.

Step 1: Install Required Packages

To install Passbolt on OpenBSD, you need to install several packages first. Open the terminal and run the following command:

$ sudo pkg_add -iv php php-curl php-mbstring php-pdo_mysql php-openssl mariadb-server-10.4

Step 2: Create a Database and User

Next, you need to create a database and user for Passbolt. Open the terminal and run the following commands:

$ mysql_install_db
$ mysqld_safe &

Now, log in to the MySQL console using the following command:

$ mysql -u root

Once you are in the MySQL console, create a new database and user for Passbolt using the following commands:

CREATE DATABASE passbolt;
CREATE USER 'passboltuser'@'localhost' IDENTIFIED BY 'password';
GRANT ALL PRIVILEGES ON passbolt.* TO 'passboltuser'@'localhost';
FLUSH PRIVILEGES;

Replace password with a strong password of your choice.

Step 3: Install Passbolt

Download the latest version of Passbolt using the following command:

$ curl -LO https://github.com/passbolt/passbolt_api/releases/download/3.2.0/passbolt-ce-3.2.0.tar.gz

Extract the downloaded archive using the following command:

$ tar -xzf passbolt-ce-3.2.0.tar.gz

Move the extracted Passbolt files to the web server root directory using the following command:

$ sudo mv passbolt-ce /var/www/htdocs/passbolt

Change the ownership of the Passbolt directory to the web server user:

$ sudo chown -R _www:_www /var/www/htdocs/passbolt

Step 4: Configure Passbolt

Open the configuration file using the following command:

$ sudo nano /var/www/htdocs/passbolt/config/passbolt.php

Find the const DATABASE_* section and replace the default values with the following:

  const DATABASE_HOST = 'localhost';
  const DATABASE_NAME = 'passbolt';
  const DATABASE_USER = 'passboltuser';
  const DATABASE_PASS = 'password';

Replace password with the password you set for the Passbolt user in Step 2.

Save and close the file.

Step 5: Set Up SSL/TLS

To secure your Passbolt installation, you need to set up SSL/TLS. Open the Apache configuration file using the following command:

$ sudo nano /etc/httpd.conf

Find the following lines:

#LoadModule ssl_module modules/mod_ssl.so
#Include /etc/apache24/extra/httpd-ssl.conf

Remove the # symbol from the beginning of both lines to enable SSL/TLS.

Save and close the file.

Generate a self-signed SSL/TLS certificate using the following command:

$ sudo openssl req -x509 -nodes -days 365 -newkey rsa:2048 -keyout /etc/ssl/private/server.key -out /etc/ssl/certs/server.crt

Restart the Apache web server using the following command:

$ sudo apachectl restart

Step 6: Finalizing the Installation

Open a web browser and enter https://your_ip_address/passbolt in the address bar. Replace your_ip_address with the IP address of your OpenBSD system.

Follow the on-screen instructions to set up your Passbolt account.

That's it! You have successfully installed Passbolt on OpenBSD.

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