How to install Yopass on OpenSUSE Latest

Yopass is a self-hosted password manager that allows users to share passwords and other sensitive information securely. In this tutorial, we will walk you through the steps to install Yopass on OpenSUSE Latest.

Prerequisites

Step 1: Install prerequisites

Before we begin, we need to make sure our system has all the necessary packages and dependencies installed. To do this, run the following command in your terminal:

sudo zypper install nodejs npm git

Step 2: Clone Yopass repository

Next, we need to clone the Yopass repository from GitHub. Run the following command to clone the repository:

git clone https://github.com/jhaals/yopass.git

Step 3: Install Yopass

Now we can install Yopass using the npm package manager. Run the following command in the yopass directory to install Yopass:

cd yopass
sudo npm install

Step 4: Configure Yopass

Before we can run Yopass, we need to configure it. Yopass comes with a default configuration file, but we need to make some changes to it. We can copy the sample configuration file, which is located in the config directory, to the config directory and make changes there. Run the following commands to do this:

cd config
cp sample-config.yml yopass-config.yml
nano yopass-config.yml

In the configuration file, you need to set the following parameters:

Step 5: Run Yopass

Now we can run Yopass using the following command:

sudo npm start

You should see the following message displayed in your terminal:

yopass@version start /path/to/yopass
node server.js

Yopass is now up and running! You can access it by navigating to the URL you set in the configuration file.

Conclusion

In this tutorial, we walked you through the steps to install Yopass on OpenSUSE Latest. By following these steps, you can create a secure and self-hosted password manager for your team or organization.

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