Notes

05 Apr 2019

Setup password-store on multiple computers using gitlab for synchronizing password repository

By Alex Bouchard under pass password-store password manager gitlab git backup sync linux

Setup pass on multiple computers

Instructions:

  1. Create GPG Key

     gpg --full-generate-key
 gpg -k
 gpg --export-secret-key 6002450973C62F2FD9F8353101C4ECCB53ACCE05 > key-gpg-pws.private

    Note: Copy the private key to all of your devices.

  2. Initialize git repository on first computer and gitlab (create new project on gitlab first)

     pass init 6002450973C62F2FD9F8353101C4ECCB53ACCE05
 pass git init
 pass git remote add origin ssh://git@gitlab.com/username/pws
 pass insert email/gmail.com
 pass insert forum/reddit.com
 pass git push origin master

  3. Setup additional computer

     gpg --import 6002450973C62F2FD9F8353101C4ECCB53ACCE05
 git clone ssh://git@gitlab.com/username/pws ~/.password-store

Compatible client list can be found at: https://www.passwordstore.org/ (including ones for Android and iOS)

Note: I will probably go with Bitwarden or KeepassXC instead because this one would not encrypt the paths to the passwords…