In this tutorial, we will go through the steps required to install Psono on Ubuntu Server. Psono is a free and open-source password manager that allows you to store and manage your passwords securely. It provides end-to-end encryption for your data so that only you can access it.
Before we begin, you must have the following:
It is always a good practice to start with updating the system. You can do so by running the following command:
sudo apt update && sudo apt upgrade
Psono requires several dependencies to be installed on the server. To install these dependencies, run the following command:
sudo apt install -y git mariadb-server mariadb-client python3-pip python3-venv gcc
Next, you need to clone the Psono repository from GitHub. To do so, run the following command:
git clone https://github.com/psono/psono-server.git
This will download the Psono repository to your local machine.
Psono requires a virtual environment to run. Let's set up a virtual environment for Psono by running the following commands:
cd psono-server
python3 -m venv venv
source venv/bin/activate
These commands will create a virtual environment in the "venv" directory and activate it.
Now you can install Psono by running the following command:
pip3 install --no-cache-dir .
This command will install Psono and all its dependencies.
Psono uses a MariaDB database to store its data. Let's create a new database and user for Psono. Run the following commands to log in to the MariaDB database and create a new database and user:
sudo mysql -u root
CREATE DATABASE psonodb;
CREATE USER 'psonouser'@'localhost' IDENTIFIED BY 'your_password';
GRANT ALL PRIVILEGES ON psonodb.* TO 'psonouser'@'localhost';
FLUSH PRIVILEGES;
exit
Replace "your_password" with a secure password.
Next, you need to configure Psono to use the MariaDB database. You can do so by running the following command:
psono configure
This command will prompt you to enter the MariaDB database configuration details, such as the database name, database user, and password.
Finally, you can start the Psono server by running the following command:
psono runserver
This will start the Psono server on port 8282 by default. You can access the Psono web interface by opening a web browser and navigating to:
http://your_server_ip:8282
In this tutorial, we have gone through the steps required to install Psono on Ubuntu Server. By following these steps, you can set up a secure, self-hosted password manager on your server.
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