How to Install KeeWeb on FreeBSD
KeeWeb is a free and open-source password manager that you can use to manage your passwords locally or in the cloud. In this tutorial, we will show you how to install KeeWeb on FreeBSD.
Prerequisites
Before installing KeeWeb on FreeBSD, make sure that your system is up to date:
sudo pkg update && sudo pkg upgrade
Install Node.js
KeeWeb is a Node.js application, so you need to install Node.js and npm first. You can install them using the following command:
sudo pkg install node
Install KeeWeb
To install KeeWeb on FreeBSD, follow the steps below:
Create a new directory for KeeWeb:
mkdir keeweb cd keewebDownload the latest version of KeeWeb from the official website using the
wgetcommand:wget https://github.com/keeweb/keeweb/releases/download/v1.15.5/KeeWeb-1.15.5.linux.x64.tar.gzYou can replace the version number with a newer one if a new version is available.
Extract the downloaded archive using the
tarcommand:tar -xzvf KeeWeb-1.15.5.linux.x64.tar.gzThis will create a new directory called
KeeWeb-1.15.5.Navigate to the
KeeWeb-1.15.5directory:cd KeeWeb-1.15.5Install the required dependencies using npm:
npm installStart KeeWeb using the following command:
npm startThis will start KeeWeb on http://localhost:8080/.
You can now access KeeWeb from your web browser by going to http://localhost:8080/.
Conclusion
In this tutorial, we showed you how to install KeeWeb on FreeBSD. Now you can use KeeWeb to manage your passwords locally or in the cloud.