How to Install Patrowl on Alpine Linux Latest

In this tutorial, we will guide you on how to install and set up Patrowl on Alpine Linux Latest. Patrowl is an open-source security tool that enables you to perform threat hunting, threat intelligence analysis, and security automation tasks.

Prerequisites

• A server running Alpine Linux latest
• Nginx web server
• Python 3

Step 1: Update system packages

Before we start, let's ensure the system is up-to-date.

sudo apk update
sudo apk upgrade

Step 2: Install Required Packages

Let's start by installing the required packages for Patrowl.

sudo apk add python3 python3-dev py3-pip gcc make libc-dev libffi-dev openssl-dev musl-dev postgresql-dev git

Step 3: Clone the Patrowl Repository

Next, we need to clone the Patrowl repository from Github.

sudo git clone https://github.com/Patrowl/PatrowlManager.git /opt/PatrowlManager

Step 4: Install Python Requirements

Now, we need to install the required Python packages of Patrowl.

sudo pip3 install -r /opt/PatrowlManager/requirements.txt

Step 5: Set up PostgreSQL Database

We need to create a PostgreSQL database for Patrowl, so let's install and configure it.

sudo apk add postgresql
sudo /etc/init.d/postgresql setup
sudo /etc/init.d/postgresql start
sudo rc-update add postgresql

After the installation, we need to create a PostgreSQL user and database for Patrowl.

sudo -u postgres psql -c "CREATE USER patrowl WITH PASSWORD 'password';"
sudo -u postgres createdb -O patrowl patrowl_db

Step 6: Update the Patrowl Configuration File

We need to update the Patrowl configuration file with our PostgreSQL database details.

sudo cp /opt/PatrowlManager/templates/patrowl_config.json.example /opt/PatrowlManager/templates/patrowl_config.json
sudo nano /opt/PatrowlManager/templates/patrowl_config.json

Update the POSTGRESQL_URI line in JSON format with below code.

{
  ...,
  "POSTGRESQL_URI": "postgresql://patrowl:password@localhost/patrowl_db",
  ...
}

Then, save and exit the file.

Step 7: Install and Configure Nginx

We need to install Nginx and configure it to work with our Patrowl installation.

sudo apk add nginx
sudo mkdir /etc/nginx/sites-available
sudo mkdir /etc/nginx/sites-enabled
sudo cp /opt/PatrowlManager/nginx.conf /etc/nginx/nginx.conf
sudo cp /opt/PatrowlManager/patrowl.nginx /etc/nginx/sites-available/patrowl
sudo ln -s /etc/nginx/sites-available/patrowl /etc/nginx/sites-enabled/

Next, we need to update the Nginx configuration file with our domain name and SSL cert.

sudo nano /etc/nginx/sites-available/patrowl

Update the server_name and ssl_certificate sections with your domain name and SSL certificate details.

server_name patrowl.example.com;
...
ssl_certificate /etc/ssl/certs/fullchain.pem;

Then, save and exit the file.

Step 8: Start the Patrowl Service

Finally, we can start the Patrowl service by running the following command.

cd /opt/PatrowlManager
sudo python3 patrowl.py

You should see some output showing the Patrowl service has started successfully.

Step 9: Access Patrowl from your Web Browser

Open your web browser and navigate to your Patrowl domain name (in our example https://patrowl.example.com/). You should be able to access the Patrowl Management Console and begin using this security tool to perform various tasks.

Congratulations! You have successfully installed and set up Patrowl on Alpine Linux latest.

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