How to Install PassWall on NetBSD

PassWall is an open-source password manager server written in Golang. It allows you to store passwords and other sensitive information in a secure way. In this tutorial, we will go through the steps required to install PassWall on NetBSD.

Prerequisites

Before proceeding, you need to ensure that you have the following:

  • A NetBSD server with root access
  • Git installed on your NetBSD server

Install Golang

PassWall is written in Golang, so we need to install it on our NetBSD server:

  1. Check if Golang is already installed by running the following command:
go version

If it's not installed, you can install it by typing the following command:

pkgin -y in go

Install PassWall

  1. Create a directory for PassWall server by typing:
mkdir -p /opt/passwall/server
  1. Navigate to /opt/passwall/server by typing:
cd /opt/passwall/server
  1. Clone the PassWall repository by typing:
git clone https://github.com/passwall/passwall-server.git .
  1. Build the executable file by typing:
go build -o passwall-server cmd/server/main.go
  1. Create a configuration file for PassWall server by typing:
cp config.example.yaml config.yaml
  1. Open config.yaml file by typing:
vi config.yaml
  1. Edit the server_address and manager_address with your server IP address. For example, if your server IP address is 192.168.1.100, you should edit server_address and manager_address as follows:
server_address: 192.168.1.100:10010
manager_address: 192.168.1.100:10011

  1. Save and close the file by typing :wq.

  2. Start PassWall server by typing:

./passwall-server start

You should see the following message:

INFO[2021-07-29T10:44:44+07:00] starting passwall-server version=v0.3.2-beta.1
INFO[2021-07-29T10:44:44+07:00] listening on 192.168.1.100:10010
INFO[2021-07-29T10:44:44+07:00] listening on 192.168.1.100:10011
  1. Test PassWall server by opening your web browser and navigating to http://your-server-ip:10010. You should see the PassWall login page.

Congratulations, you have successfully installed PassWall on NetBSD! You can now start adding items to your password manager. Don't forget to keep your configuration file safe and secure.