How to Install Teampass on NixOS Latest

In this tutorial, we will guide you on how to install Teampass on NixOS Latest. Teampass is a password management system that stores passwords in a secure and organized way. NixOS is a Linux distribution with a focus on declarative configuration and atomic upgrades.

Prerequisites

Before you begin, ensure you have the following:

• A running instance of NixOS Latest
• A user with sudo privileges
• Access to the internet
• Basic knowledge of the command line

Step 1: Update the System

We will start by updating our system to ensure that we have all the latest software packages installed. To update your system, run the following command:

$ sudo nix-env -iA nixpkgs.nixUnstable

This command will update your system to the latest version.

Step 2: Install Required Dependencies

Next, we will install some dependencies required by Teampass. Run the following command:

$ sudo nix-env -i xsel php php-gd php-ldap php-xml php-mbstring postgresql

This command will install the required dependencies.

Step 3: Install and Configure PostgreSQL

We will be using PostgreSQL as our database system for Teampass. We will install and configure PostgreSQL before we install Teampass.

Run the following command to install PostgreSQL:

$ sudo nix-env -iA nixpkgs.postgresql

Next, we need to create a PostgreSQL user and database for Teampass. Run the following commands to create a new user and a new database:

$ sudo -u postgres createuser teampass_user
$ sudo -u postgres createdb teampass_db -O teampass_user

Note: Replace teampass_user and teampass_db with your desired names.

After creating the database, we need to configure it to allow connections from Teampass. Edit the PostgreSQL configuration file /etc/postgresql/configuration.nix:

$ sudo nano /etc/postgresql/configuration.nix

Add the following lines to the file:

{
  security.enableLocalTCP = true;
  security.localTCP.allowedAddresses = [ "127.0.0.1" ];
  users.users.teampass_user = {
    isDBA = true;
  };
  databases."teampass_db" = {
    owner = "teampass_user";
    allowSQL = true;
    enabled = true;
  };
}

Save and close the file.

To apply the changes, restart the PostgreSQL service:

$ sudo systemctl restart postgresql

Step 4: Download and Install Teampass

We will now download and install Teampass. Run the following commands to download and install Teampass:

$ sudo mkdir /var/www
$ cd /var/www
$ sudo wget https://github.com/nilsteampassnet/TeamPass/archive/master.zip
$ sudo unzip master.zip
$ sudo ln -s /var/www/TeamPass-master /var/www/teampass

This will install Teampass in the /var/www/teampass directory.

Step 5: Configure Teampass

We need to configure Teampass to connect to the database we just created.

Edit the Teampass configuration file /var/www/teampass/include/config.php:

$ sudo nano /var/www/teampass/include/config.php

Update the following lines to match your PostgreSQL configuration:

define('TP_HOST', 'localhost');
define('TP_PORT', '5432');
define('TP_USER', 'teampass_user');
define('TP_PASS', '');
define('TP_DB', 'teampass_db');

Save and close the file.

Next, we need to set the Teampass password. Run the following command:

$ sudo /var/www/teampass/passwords.php

This command will prompt you to set the Teampass password.

Step 6: Configure Nginx

We will configure Nginx to serve the Teampass web interface.

Edit the Nginx configuration file /etc/nginx/default.nix:

$ sudo nano /etc/nginx/default.nix

Add the following lines to the file:

{
  services.nginx = {
    enable = true;
    virtualHosts."teampass.example.com" = {
      locations."/".proxyPass = "http://localhost/teampass/";
    };
  };
}

Note: Replace teampass.example.com with your desired domain name.

Save and close the file.

To apply the changes, restart the Nginx service:

$ sudo systemctl restart nginx

Step 7: Access Teampass

You can now access Teampass by opening your web browser and navigating to http://teampass.example.com/. Replace teampass.example.com with your configured domain name.

Conclusion

You have successfully installed Teampass on NixOS Latest. You can now use Teampass to manage your passwords securely.

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