Installing Pomerium on Ubuntu Server Latest

Pomerium is an open source identity-aware proxy that enables secure access to internal applications. In this tutorial, we will guide you through installing Pomerium on Ubuntu Server Latest.

Prerequisites

Step 1: Update the system

Before installing any software, it is recommended to update the system.

sudo apt update
sudo apt upgrade

Step 2: Install dependencies

Pomerium requires the following dependencies to be installed:

You can install them by running the following command:

sudo apt install golang git

Step 3: Clone the Pomerium repository

Clone the Pomerium repository to the server.

git clone https://github.com/pomerium/pomerium.git

Step 4: Build the binary

Navigate to the cmd/pomerium directory and build the binary.

cd pomerium/cmd/pomerium
go build

Step 5: Install Pomerium

Copy the binary to the /usr/local/bin directory.

sudo cp pomerium /usr/local/bin/

Step 6: Create a configuration file

Create a new configuration file config.yaml in the /etc/pomerium directory.

sudo mkdir /etc/pomerium
sudo touch /etc/pomerium/config.yaml

Add the required parameters to the configuration file.

# Example config.yaml

authenticate_service_url: "https://auth.example.com"
authorize_service_url: "https://authz.example.com"
idp_provider: "google"
idp_client_id: "google_client_id"
idp_client_secret: "google_client_secret"
# Add additional parameters as needed

Step 7: Start Pomerium

Start Pomerium as a background process.

sudo pomerium serve --config config.yaml &

Conclusion

Congratulations, you have successfully installed and configured Pomerium on Ubuntu Server Latest. You can now use Pomerium to secure access to your internal applications. Please refer to the Pomerium documentation for additional configuration options and features.

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