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Running your own PGP keyserver with SKS on Debian 6/Ubuntu 10.04
0Commands prefixed with # need to be run as a sudo or root.
InstallationTo install we need to run the following command:
# apt-get install -y sks
Now we build the key database:
# sks build
And change the permissions for the sks user:
# chown -R debian-sks:debian-sks /var/lib/sks/DB
Next we need to make sks start from init, open up /etc/default/sks in your favourite editor and initstart to look like below:
initstart=yes
Now we can start the service with:
# /etc/init.d/sks start
Your keyserver will now be up and running on port 11371.
Web interfaceWe'll need to create a web folder within sks More >

