How to install PassWall on FreeBSD Latest

Introduction

PassWall is a free and open-source tool that provides a fast and secure way to access the internet. It is a server-client application that uses Shadowsocks as the proxy server protocol. In this tutorial, we will go through the steps to install PassWall on FreeBSD Latest.

Prerequisites

  • A FreeBSD Latest virtual machine with root access.
  • A user account with sudo privileges.

Installation Steps

  1. Update the system packages using the following command:
sudo pkg update -f && sudo pkg upgrade -y
  1. Install the required dependencies by running the following command:
sudo pkg install -y git go vsftpd

Note: go and vsftpd packages are used for building PassWall and FTP server respectively.

  1. Clone the PassWall repository from Github using the following command:
sudo git clone https://github.com/passwall/passwall-server.git /usr/local/etc/passwall
  1. Change the present working directory (PWD) to /usr/local/etc/passwall by running the below command:
cd /usr/local/etc/passwall
  1. Create a configuration file for PassWall by copying and modifying an example file using the below command:
cp server.json.example server.json

Note: Modify the server.json file according to your requirements.

  1. Build PassWall using the following command:
sudo make
  1. Verify that PassWall is correctly built by running the test script using the following command:
sudo bash test.sh
  1. Start the PassWall server by running the following command:
sudo ./passwall-server start
  1. Verify that the PassWall server is running smoothly by executing the below command:
sudo ./passwall-server status

Congratulations! You have successfully installed PassWall on FreeBSD Latest.

Conclusion

PassWall provides a fast and secure way to bypass internet restrictions and access content from anywhere. In this tutorial, we have demonstrated how to install PassWall on FreeBSD Latest. Keep in mind that the installation steps may vary depending on your system's configuration.