Installation of GoKeyless

1. Update the System Packages. First, ensure that the system package repository is up to date.

sudo dnf update -y

This command updates all installed packages to their latest versions to ensure compatibility and avoid dependency-related issues during installation.

2. Install the necessary tools required for downloading and managing packages.

sudo dnf install -y wget curl tar

wget and curl are used for downloading files from external sources.tar is used for extracting compressed archives if required during setup.

3. Install the DNF plugins package and add the Cloudflare GoKeyless repository.

sudo dnf install -y dnf-plugins-core
sudo dnf config-manager --add-repo https://pkg.cloudflare.com/gokeyless.repo

dnf-plugins-core enables repository management features. The Cloudflare repository is added to allow installation of the GoKeyless package directly using the package manager.

4. Install the GoKeyless package from the configured repository.

sudo dnf install -y gokeyless

This installs the Cloudflare GoKeyless daemon, which acts as a bridge between Cloudflare’s edge servers and the private key stored in the HSM.

GoKeyless setup and package installation

5. Configure file permissions.

sudo chmod 644 /etc/keyless/gokeyless.yaml

6. Add the required user (e.g., build) to the keyless group.

sudo usermod -aG keyless build

7. Check the installed GoKeyless version.

gokeyless --version

GoKeyless version details