OSIAM on OpenBSD - Shells KB

Installing OSIAM on OpenBSD

OSIAM is an open source identity and access management software. It allows you to manage user authentication, authorization, and user attributes from one central location. In this tutorial, we will be installing OSIAM on OpenBSD.

Prerequisites

Before starting with the installation, make sure your OpenBSD system meets the following requirements:

OpenBSD 6.3 or later
Java 7 or later
PostgreSQL 9.3 or later

Step 1: Install PostgreSQL

First, we need to install PostgreSQL on OpenBSD. Execute the following command to install it:

$ doas pkg_add postgresql-server

Initialize the database:

$ doas mkdir /var/postgresql/data
$ doas chown _postgresql:_postgresql /var/postgresql/data
$ doas su - _postgresql -c '/usr/local/bin/initdb -D /var/postgresql/data'

Start the PostgreSQL service:

$ doas rcctl enable postgresql
$ doas rcctl start postgresql

Step 2: Install Java

Install Java by executing the following command:

$ doas pkg_add openjdk

Step 3: Download and extract OSIAM

Download the latest version of OSIAM from the official website:

$ cd /tmp
$ ftp http://dl.bintray.com/osiam/downloads/osiam/3.0.0/osiam-3.0.0.tar.gz

Extract the downloaded archive:

$ tar -zxvf osiam-3.0.0.tar.gz

Step 4: Configure OSIAM

Set the database connection properties by editing the application.properties file:

$ cd osiam-3.0.0/
$ vi target/osiam-3.0.0/application.properties

Change spring.datasource.url property to the following:

spring.datasource.url=jdbc:postgresql://localhost/osiam

Set the database username and password by changing spring.datasource.username and spring.datasource.password properties.

Step 5: Build and run OSIAM

Build the OSIAM project with Maven:

$ mvn package

Start the OSIAM server:

$ java -jar target/osiam-3.0.0/osiam-3.0.0.war

The OSIAM server should now be running on http://localhost:8080.

Conclusion

In this tutorial, we have learned how to install and configure OSIAM on OpenBSD. With a few simple steps, you can now manage user authentication and authorization from a single, central location.