How to Install sysPass on OpenBSD

sysPass is a web-based password management software that helps businesses manage their passwords securely. In this tutorial, we will guide you through the steps of installing sysPass on OpenBSD.

Prerequisites

Before starting, make sure you have the following:

• A server running OpenBSD 6.8 (or higher)
• Access to the root user account or a user account with sudo privileges

Step 1: Install Required Packages

First, you need to install the required packages for sysPass to function properly. Open the terminal on your OpenBSD server and run the following command:

$ doas pkg_add composer php php-curl php-gd php-intl php-json php-mbstring php-pdo php-openssl php-pgsql php-pdo_pgsql php-ldap

This will download and install all the required packages for sysPass.

Step 2: Download sysPass

Next, you need to download the latest version of sysPass from its official website. To do so, run the following commands:

$ cd /var/www
$ doas ftp https://github.com/nuxsmin/sysPass/archive/latest.tar.gz

This will download the latest version of sysPass and save it in the /var/www directory.

Step 3: Install sysPass

After downloading sysPass, you need to extract it and move it to the appropriate directory. Run the following command:

$ doas tar -xzvf latest.tar.gz
$ doas mv sysPass-latest/* html/

This will extract sysPass and move it to the /var/www/html/ directory.

Step 4: Configure sysPass

Now it's time to configure sysPass. Open the config.php file with a text editor:

$ doas vi html/config/config.php

In this file, you need to modify the following variables:

• SP_DB_HOST: Enter your database host.
• SP_DB_NAME: Enter the name of your sysPass database.
• SP_DB_USER: Enter the user with access to the sysPass database.
• SP_DB_PASSWORD: Enter the password of the user with access to the sysPass database.

After making the necessary changes, save and close the file.

Step 5: Create a Database

Now you need to create a database for sysPass to use. Run the following command:

$ doas su - _postgresql
$ createdb syspass

This will create a new database called syspass.

Step 6: Set Permissions

Finally, you need to set the appropriate permissions for sysPass. Run the following commands:

$ doas chown -R www:www /var/www/html/
$ doas chmod -R 775 /var/www/html/

This will set the owner and permissions for the sysPass files.

Step 7: Start sysPass

Now you can start sysPass by opening a web browser and navigating to your server's IP address or domain name. You will see the sysPass login screen where you can log in with the default credentials (admin, sysadmin).

Congratulations! You have successfully installed sysPass on OpenBSD.

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