Installing Vaults on FreeBSD Latest

Overview

Vaults is a password manager that stores encrypted passwords in a SQLite database. In this tutorial, we will cover the steps to install Vaults on FreeBSD Latest from the source code. Vault's source code is available on Github at https://github.com/MatrixEternal/vaults.

Prerequisites

Before we begin, we need to ensure that our system meets the following requirements:

  • FreeBSD Latest installation with root privileges
  • git installed on the system
  • SQLite3 installed on the system

Step 1: Clone the Repository

The first step is to clone the repository from Github. To do this, run the following command as the root user:

git clone https://github.com/MatrixEternal/vaults.git

This command will download the source code at the current directory.

Step 2: Install required Dependencies

Vaults needs several dependencies to be installed before it can be compiled. To install these dependencies, run the following command as the root user:

pkg install cmake sqlite3 libargon2

This command will install cmake, sqlite3, and libargon2 packages along with their dependencies.

Step 3: Install the Application

After installing the dependencies, we can compile and install the Vaults application to the system. Run the following commands as the root user:

cd vaults
mkdir build
cd build
cmake ..
make
make install

These commands will generate a binary and install it to the system.

Step 4: Run the Application

With the installation complete, you can run the Vaults application by typing vaults into a terminal window. If you want to create a new database, specify the path using the -f flag:

vaults -f /path/to/database

You will be prompted to enter a master password to encrypt your data. After setting up a master password, you can use the Vaults application to store your passwords securely.

Conclusion

Installing Vaults on FreeBSD Latest requires downloading the source code, installing dependencies, compiling the application, and running it. In this tutorial, we covered all the necessary steps to install and run Vaults on FreeBSD. This password manager will protect sensitive passwords by storing them in an encrypted database.