How to Install Password Pusher on OpenBSD

This tutorial will guide you on how to install Password Pusher on OpenBSD. Password Pusher is a web application that allows you to securely share passwords and secrets with others.

Prerequisites

Before you begin, ensure that you have the following:

• A running instance of OpenBSD
• A user account with administrator privileges
• A web server installed and configured on the machine (such as Apache or Nginx)
• Git installed on the machine

Installation Steps

1. Clone the Password Pusher repository from GitHub:

   $ git clone https://github.com/pglombardo/PasswordPusher.git
   

2. Install the required Perl modules:

   $ sudo cpanm --installdeps PasswordPusher
   

3. Copy the configuration file to the appropriate location:

   $ sudo cp PasswordPusher/config/passwordpusher.conf.example /etc/passwordpusher.conf
   

4. Edit the configuration file to match your environment. You will need to set the following parameters:

   # Listen port
   listen = 127.0.0.1:8080
   
   # Database configuration
   database_type = Pg
   database_name = passwordpusher
   database_user = passwordpusher
   database_password = <insert_your_database_password_here>
   
   # Email configuration
   smtp_host = <insert_your_smtp_host_here>
   smtp_port = 587
   smtp_username = <insert_your_smtp_username_here>
   smtp_password = <insert_your_smtp_password_here>
   from_address = <insert_your_from_address_here>
   

5. Create the database:

   $ sudo -u _postgresql createdb passwordpusher
   

6. Run the database migration:

   $ sudo -u _passwordpusher perl PasswordPusher/script/passwordpusher_create.pl deploy
   

7. Start the application server:

   $ sudo -u _passwordpusher hypnotoad PasswordPusher/script/passwordpusher
   

8. Configure your web server to proxy requests to the application server. For example, if you are using Nginx, you can create a virtual host configuration file at /etc/nginx/sites-available/pwpush.example.com with the following content:

   server {
       listen 80;
       server_name pwpush.example.com;
   
       location / {
           proxy_pass http://127.0.0.1:8080;
           proxy_set_header Host $host;
           proxy_set_header X-Real-IP $remote_addr;
           proxy_set_header X-Forwarded-For $proxy_add_x_forwarded_for;
           proxy_set_header X-Forwarded-Proto $scheme;
       }
   }
   

9. Activate the virtual host configuration file:

   $ sudo ln -s /etc/nginx/sites-available/pwpush.example.com /etc/nginx/sites-enabled/
   

   Note: If you are using Apache, you can use mod_proxy to achieve the same result.

10. Restart your web server:

    $ sudo service nginx restart
    

Congratulations! You have successfully installed Password Pusher on OpenBSD. You can now access the application by visiting the URL of your virtual host in a web browser.

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