How to Install PassIt on macOS

PassIt is an open-source, self-hosted password manager that allows you to securely store and share your passwords. In this tutorial, we will walk you through the steps to install PassIt on macOS.

Prerequisites

Before you can install PassIt on your macOS machine, you need to have the following prerequisites:

• macOS version 10.9 or later
• Python 3.x
• PostgreSQL
• A web browser (e.g. Safari, Chrome)

Step 1: Install Homebrew

Homebrew is a package manager for macOS. It helps you install and manage various packages and applications easily. To install Homebrew, open Terminal and run the following command:

/bin/bash -c "$(curl -fsSL https://raw.githubusercontent.com/Homebrew/install/HEAD/install.sh)"

Step 2: Install PassIt Dependencies

With Homebrew installed, we can now install the dependencies required for PassIt. Open Terminal and run the following command:

brew install redis postgresql

Step 3: Install PassIt

Download the latest release of PassIt from the official website, https://passit.io. Extract the downloaded archive to a directory of your choice.

Step 4: Configure PassIt

Configure PassIt to work with PostgreSQL by creating a database for it. Open Terminal and run the following commands:

createdb passit
createdb passit_test

Next, modify the configuration file for your PassIt database by copying the example:

cp config/database.example.yml config/database.yml

Now edit the config/database.yml file and modify the following line to match your PostgreSQL settings:

default: &default
  adapter: postgresql
  encoding: unicode
  database: passit
  pool: <%= ENV.fetch("RAILS_MAX_THREADS") { 5 } %>
  username: postgres
  password:
  host: localhost

Step 5: Install Gems and Run Database Migrations

Open Terminal, and navigate to the directory where you extracted PassIt. Run the following commands to install the required gems and run the database migrations:

bundle install
bundle exec rake db:migrate

Step 6: Start Redis and the Rails Server

To start Redis, run the following command:

redis-server

To start the Rails server, run the following command:

bundle exec rails server

Step 7: Access PassIt

Open your web browser and navigate to http://localhost:3000 to access PassIt. You should now see the login page.

Conclusion

Congratulations! You have successfully installed PassIt on your macOS machine. You can now securely store and share your passwords with PassIt.

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