How to Install sysPass on Alpine Linux Latest

Here's a step-by-step guide on how to install sysPass, an open-source password manager, on Alpine Linux Latest.

Prerequisites

Before you begin, you must have the following:

• A computer running Alpine Linux Latest
• A terminal window or shell to execute commands
• Docker and docker-compose installed on your system.

Step 1: Download sysPass files

1. Download the latest version of sysPass open-source from the official website at https://www.syspass.org/.

2. Extract the downloaded file and navigate to the extracted folder.

3. Copy the sysPass/ folder to your Alpine Linux Latest system.

   scp -r sysPass user@yourIP:/your/desired/directory
   

Step 2: Configure sysPass

1. Navigate to sysPass/sysPass/.

2. Rename the file sample-config.inc.php to config.inc.php.

3. Open config.inc.php file in a text editor and edit the following fields:

   • $db['host'] - Set to your MySQL/MariaDB server hostname.
   • $db['user'] - Set to your MySQL/MariaDB username.
   • $db['password'] - Set to your MySQL/MariaDB password.
   • $db['database'] - Set to the name of the MySQL/MariaDB database you want to use for sysPass.
   • $default_domain - Set to the default domain name you want to use.
   • $default_scheme - Set to the default scheme you want to use (http or https).

   Remember to save the changes you made to the file.

Step 3: Install Docker and docker-compose

1. Install Docker on your system.

sudo apk add docker

2. Install docker-compose on your system.

sudo apk add docker-compose

3. Start Docker service

sudo service docker start

Step 4: Run sysPass with docker-compose

1. Navigate to sysPass/docker/.

2. Open the docker-compose.yml file in a text editor.

3. In the file, look for the line volumes: and append the path to the sysPass directory.

   Example:

   volumes:
     - /your/path/sysPass:/var/www/html/sysPass
   

4. Save the changes.

5. Run sysPass with docker-compose.

   docker-compose up -d
   

   This command will create a new container for sysPass and start the application.

Step 5: Access sysPass

1. Open a web browser and visit http://localhost:8080/sysPass/.

   If you installed sysPass on a remote server, replace localhost with the IP address or domain name of the server.

2. You will be redirected to the sysPass login page.

3. Use the default admin account to log in:

   • Username: admin
   • Password: admin

Conclusion

With this tutorial, you have learned how to install sysPass on Alpine Linux Latest using docker-compose. You can now begin using sysPass to store and manage your passwords securely.