How to Install PassWall on NixOS Latest

PassWall is an open-source password manager that allows you to store your passwords securely. The installation process of PassWall on NixOS Latest is straightforward and can be done in a few steps. In this tutorial, we will explain the process of installing PassWall on NixOS Latest step-by-step.

Prerequisites

To install PassWall on NixOS Latest, you will need:

• Access to a command-line terminal
• A user account with administrative privileges on your NixOS system

Step 1 - Install git

First, you need to install git, a version control system, that you will use to clone the PassWall-server repository from Github. To install git, run the following command in your terminal:

sudo nix-env -iA nixos.git

Step 2 - Clone the PassWall-server Repository

After installing git, you need to clone the PassWall-server repository from Github to your local system. To do this, run the following command:

git clone https://github.com/passwall/passwall-server.git

This command will download the PassWall-server repository to your current directory.

Step 3 - Install Required Dependencies

PassWall-server requires nodejs, yarn and a few other dependencies to run. Install these dependencies by running the following command:

sudo nix-env -iA nixos.nodejs-lts
sudo nix-env -iA nixos.yarn
sudo nix-env -iA nixos.nginx

Step 4 - Install and Configure MongoDB

PassWall-server requires a MongoDB database to store user data. Install MongoDB using the following command:

sudo nix-env -iA nixos.mongodb

After installing MongoDB, create a new directory for the MongoDB data:

sudo mkdir /var/lib/mongodb/
sudo chown mongodb:mongodb /var/lib/mongodb/

After creating the directory, start the MongoDB service and enable it to run on system startup:

sudo systemctl start mongodb.service
sudo systemctl enable mongodb.service

Step 5 - Install and Configure PassWall-server

To install PassWall-server, navigate to the directory where you cloned the PassWall-server repository. In this directory, run the following command to install PassWall-server and its dependencies:

yarn install

After installing, create a new configuration file for PassWall-server using the example file provided:

cp config.example.js config.js

Now, edit the config.js file to configure your PassWall-server settings:

module.exports = {
  port: 3000, // Port to listen on
  url: 'https://passwall.example.com', // Public URL of PassWall-server
  database: {
    host: 'localhost',
    port: 27017,
    name: 'passwall'
  },
  jwt: {
    secret: 'yoursecret', // Secret key to sign JWT tokens
    expiresIn: '24h' // JWT token expiration time
  },
  mail: {
    host: 'smtp.gmail.com',
    port: 465,
    secure: true,
    auth: {
      user: '[email protected]',
      password: 'yourpassword'
    }
  },
  passwordMinLength: 8 // Minimum length of passwords
};

Make sure to replace the default values with your own values.

Step 6 - Start PassWall-server

After configuring PassWall-server, start the server using the following command:

yarn start

This command will start the PassWall-server and listen for incoming connections on the configured port.

Step 7 - Verify PassWall-server

To verify that PassWall-server is running successfully, open your web browser and navigate to http://localhost:3000. You should see the PassWall-server login page. Log in with your configured credentials to access the PassWall-server dashboard.

Congratulations! You have successfully installed PassWall-server on NixOS Latest. You can now use PassWall to manage your passwords.