Yopass is a password manager designed for sharing passwords securely. In this tutorial, we will be using NixOS Latest to install Yopass. Here are the steps to follow:
Before we start installing Yopass, let's make sure our system is up to date by running:
sudo nixos-rebuild switch
Yopass requires Redis, an in-memory data structure store. We can install Redis by running:
sudo nix-env -i redis
We can now install Yopass by running:
sudo nix-env -i yopass
By default, Yopass listens on port 1337. We need to allow access to this port in our firewall by adding the following configuration to our NixOS configuration file (/etc/nixos/configuration.nix):
services.firewall.allowedTCPPorts = [ 1337 ];
You can also change the port number to any other available port of your choice.
We need to start Redis and Yopass services by running:
sudo systemctl start redis
sudo systemctl start yopass
Yopass should be up and running now. We can test it by visiting http://<your-server-ip>:1337 in a web browser. You should see a message that says "Welcome to yopass." If you don't see this message, make sure that your firewall is configured correctly and that the Yopass service is running.
Congratulations! You have now successfully installed Yopass on NixOS Latest.
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