How to Install Pomerium on Alpine Linux Latest

In this tutorial, we will be discussing the steps to install Pomerium on Alpine Linux Latest. Pomerium is an open-source identity-aware access proxy that enables secure access to internal and external applications.

Prerequisites

Before proceeding further, you need to have the following prerequisites:

  • A user account with sudo privileges.
  • A running Alpine Linux Latest installation.

Step 1: Install Dependencies

Pomerium requires some dependencies that are not included in Alpine Linux Latest by default. Therefore, we need to install them first. Run the following command to install them:

sudo apk add build-base git go dep

Step 2: Install Pomerium

Now that we have installed the dependencies, we can proceed with the installation of Pomerium. Follow the below steps to install it:

  1. Clone the Pomerium repository by running the following command:
git clone https://github.com/pomerium/pomerium.git && cd pomerium
  1. Build the Pomerium binary by running the following command:
make build
  1. Install the Pomerium binary by running the following command:
sudo make install

Step 3: Configure Pomerium

Now that we have installed Pomerium, the next step is to configure it. Here's how you can do it:

  1. Create a configuration file named config.yaml by running the following command:
sudo cp config.example.yaml /usr/local/etc/pomerium/config.yaml
  1. Modify the config.yaml file according to your requirements. For example, change the listen_address to the IP address on which you want Pomerium to listen.

Step 4: Start Pomerium

We now have installed and configured Pomerium. The last step is to start it. Run the following command to start Pomerium:

sudo pomerium -config /usr/local/etc/pomerium/config.yaml

Congratulations! You have successfully installed and configured Pomerium on Alpine Linux Latest. You can now use Pomerium to enable secure access to your applications.