Passbolt is an open-source password manager that allows teams to securely store and share sensitive login information. It is a free and easy-to-use tool that provides a robust password management solution, with features such as user management, two-factor authentication, and audit logs.
In this tutorial, you will learn how to install Passbolt on POP! OS Latest, a popular Linux distribution. We will cover the steps needed to install and configure Passbolt on your machine.
Before you start this tutorial, you need to have the following:
The first step is to install the required dependencies for Passbolt to work. Open a terminal window and run the following command:
sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get install -y gnupg php-cli php-mysql php-gnupg php-curl php-intl libapache2-mod-php apache2 mariadb-server curl
This will install all the required packages for Passbolt to work including PHP, Apache, Mariadb, and other necessary libraries.
Next, you need to download and install the Passbolt package. You can download the latest version of the package from the official Passbolt website. Open a terminal and download the package using the following command:
wget https://download.passbolt.com/server/latest/passbolt-ce-server_latest.tar.gz
Once the download is complete, extract the archive to your preferred location using the following command:
tar -xvf passbolt-ce-server_latest.tar.gz -C /var/www/
This will extract the contents of the passbolt-ce-server_latest.tar.gz file to the /var/www/ directory.
Next, you need to set up Passbolt by configuring the database, the webserver, and the app. First, let's create a database for Passbolt. Run the following command to log in to the MariaDB server:
sudo mysql -u root
Once you have logged in, create a new database for Passbolt using the following command:
CREATE DATABASE passbolt;
Next, create a new user and grant permissions to the new database using the following command:
GRANT ALL PRIVILEGES ON passbolt.* TO 'passboltuser'@'localhost' IDENTIFIED BY 'password';
Remember to replace password with your desired password.
After creating a database and a user, you need to configure the webserver. Open the configuration file for the Apache webserver using the following command:
sudo nano /etc/apache2/sites-available/000-default.conf
Add the following lines of code to the VirtualHost configuration:
DocumentRoot /var/www/passbolt/webroot
ServerName passbolt.local
<Directory /var/www/passbolt/webroot>
Options FollowSymLinks
AllowOverride All
Order allow,deny
allow from all
<IfModule mod_rewrite.c>
RewriteEngine on
RewriteRule ^$ webroot/ [L]
RewriteRule (.*) webroot/$1 [L]
</IfModule>
</Directory>
Save the file and exit.
Finally, you need to configure the Passbolt app. Copy the passbolt.php file from the /var/www/passbolt/config/ directory to the /var/www/passbolt/config/ directory using the following command:
sudo cp /var/www/passbolt/config/passbolt.php.default /var/www/passbolt/config/passbolt.php
Edit the passbolt.php file using your preferred editor and set the database settings:
‘passbolt’ => [
‘database’ => [
‘host’ => ‘localhost’,
‘port’ => ‘3306’,
‘username’ => ‘passboltuser’,
‘password’ => ‘password’,
‘database’ => ‘passbolt’,
‘ssl’ => false
]
]
Restart the Apache webserver using the following command:
sudo systemctl restart apache2
You can now test Passbolt by opening up a web browser and navigating to http://localhost/. Follow the instructions on the screen to create an admin account and set up Passbolt.
In this tutorial, you learned how to install Passbolt on POP! OS Latest. Passbolt is an excellent password manager that will keep your sensitive passwords and login information safe and secure. With a little effort, you can have your team securely and efficiently share login information.
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