Pure-FTPd Authd Database Authenticator

This small Go program is designed to be plugged into Pure-FTPd's authd program, providing authentication against a Paperless-NGX MariaDB or PostgreSQL database.

Prerequisites

• Go installed on your machine
• Pure-FTPd with authd support
• MariaDB or PostgreSQL database configured for Paperless-NGX

Features

• Authenticate users against a Paperless-NGX database
• Support for both MariaDB and PostgreSQL databases
• Automatic dependency resolution using Go Modules

Getting Started

Installation

1. Clone the repository:

   git clone https://github.com/psych0d0g/pure-ftpd-paperless-dbauth.git

2. Change into the project directory:

   cd pure-ftpd-paperless-dbauth

3. Run the build script to compile the binary:

   ./build.sh

Configuration

1. Set up environment variables:

   export PAPERLESS_DBHOST="your_database_host"
   export PAPERLESS_DBPORT="your_database_port"
   export PAPERLESS_DBNAME="your_database_name"
   export DB_USER="your_database_user"
   export PAPERLESS_DBPASS="your_database_password"
   export PAPERLESS_DBENGINE="postgres"  # or "mysql" for MariaDB
   export PAPERLESS_CONSUMPTION_DIR="your_paperless_consumption_dir"

2. Set up authd configuration to use the compiled binary.

Test

Run the compiled binary to authenticate users against the Paperless-NGX database.

AUTHD_ACCOUNT=username AUTHD_PASSWORD=password ./verify_pw

authd configuration

please refer to pure-ftpd documentation on how to integrate it with authd: https://github.com/jedisct1/pure-ftpd/blob/master/README.Authentication-Modules

Database Schema

Ensure your Paperless-NGX database has a table similar to the following:

CREATE TABLE auth_user (
    id SERIAL PRIMARY KEY,
    username VARCHAR(255) NOT NULL,
    password VARCHAR(255) NOT NULL,
    last_login TIMESTAMP,
    is_superuser BOOLEAN NOT NULL,
    first_name VARCHAR(30),
    last_name VARCHAR(30),
    email VARCHAR(255),
    is_staff BOOLEAN NOT NULL,
    is_active BOOLEAN NOT NULL,
    date_joined TIMESTAMP NOT NULL
);

Built With

- Go - The Go Programming Language
- github.com/go-sql-driver/mysql - MySQL driver for Go
- github.com/lib/pq - PostgreSQL driver for Go

Contributing

i am open to any improvement suggestions via issues or pull reqests

License

This project is licensed under the MIT License - see the LICENSE.md file for details.

Acknowledgments

-  ChatGPT