How to Install OSIAM on Alpine Linux Latest

OSIAM is an open source Identity and Access Management (IAM) solution that enables organizations to manage access to resources in a secure and centralized way. In this tutorial, we will show you how to install OSIAM on Alpine Linux Latest in just a few simple steps.

Prerequisites

Before we begin, make sure that you have the following:

• A server running Alpine Linux Latest
• Root access to the server
• A working internet connection

Step 1: Update the system

First, we need to update the system by running the following command:

apk update && apk upgrade

This will update the package repositories and upgrade any installed packages to their latest available version.

Step 2: Install Java

OSIAM is a Java-based application, so we need to install Java on our system. We can do this by running the following command:

apk add openjdk8

This will install OpenJDK 8, which is the recommended version for OSIAM.

Step 3: Download and extract OSIAM

Next, we need to download and extract the OSIAM distribution. You can download the latest version of OSIAM from the official website or GitHub page:

wget https://github.com/osiam/osiam/releases/download/v3.0.0/osiam-3.0.0-dist.tar.gz
tar -xzvf osiam-3.0.0-dist.tar.gz

Replace v3.0.0 with the latest version available.

This will download and extract the OSIAM distribution into a directory named osiam-3.0.0-dist.

Step 4: Configure OSIAM

Now that we have OSIAM installed, we need to configure it by creating a configuration file.

Create a new directory called osiam-config and create a configuration file inside it called application.yml:

mkdir osiam-config
cd osiam-config
nano application.yml

Copy and paste the following into the file and make appropriate changes:

security:
  oauth2:
    client:
      client-id: my-client-id
      client-secret: my-client-secret
      scope: openid
      access-token-validity: 120
      refresh-token-validity: 3600
	
osiam:
  endpoint:
    token: http://localhost:8080/oauth/token
    login: http://localhost:8080/login
    logout: http://localhost:8080/logout
    userinfo: http://localhost:8080/oauth/userinfo
    authorize: http://localhost:8080/oauth/authorize
  
  ldap:
    url: ldap://localhost:389
    user: cn=admin,dc=my-domain,dc=com
    password: my-password
    base-dn: dc=my-domain,dc=com
    user-base-dn: ou=people
    group-base-dn: ou=groups
    group-member-attribute: uniqueMember

This file includes authentication and LDAP settings. Change the values as per your needs and save the file.

Step 5: Run OSIAM

OSIAM comes with a pre-configured embedded Jetty web server. To run it, navigate to the osiam-3.0.0-dist directory and run the following command:

java -jar osiam-server/target/osiam-server.war --spring.config.name=application --spring.config.location=file:../osiam-config/

This will start the OSIAM server and load the configuration file that we created in the previous step.

You can access OSIAM by opening a web browser and navigating to http://localhost:8080.

Congratulations! You have successfully installed OSIAM on Alpine Linux Latest. You can now start configuring and using it to manage access to your organization's resources.