Installing Shynet on Alpine Linux Latest

Shynet is a lightweight open-source security incident and event management system that provides a centralized logging and alerting platform for network and system administrators. In this tutorial, we will guide you on how to install Shynet on Alpine Linux Latest.

Prerequisites

Before we proceed with the installation of Shynet, make sure that you have the following prerequisites:

• A VPS or a dedicated server running Alpine Linux Latest.
• Root access to the server.
• Basic knowledge of Linux commands.

Step 1: Update the System

First, you need to update the system packages to the latest version available. To do this, run the following command:

apk update && apk upgrade

Step 2: Install Dependencies

Next, we need to install the dependencies required by Shynet. Run the following command to install them:

apk add build-base libffi-dev openssl-dev libgcrypt-dev zlib-dev libxml2-dev libxslt-dev rust cargo sqlite-dev

Step 3: Install Shynet

Once all the dependencies are installed, we can proceed with installing Shynet. Run the following command to clone the Shynet repository:

git clone https://github.com/milesmcc/shynet.git

Once the repository is cloned, navigate to the Shynet directory using the following command:

cd shynet

Now, we can install Shynet using the following command:

cargo install --path .

This command will download all the dependencies required by Shynet, compile the source code, and install it.

Step 4: Configure Shynet

The next step is to configure Shynet. Copy the config.toml.example configuration file to config.toml using the following command:

cp config.toml.example config.toml

Next, you need to generate a secure random key to encrypt sensitive information. Run the following command to generate a key:

openssl rand -hex 32

Copy the generated key and paste it in the encryption_key field in the config.toml file.

Step 5: Start the Shynet Service

Once the configuration is done, we can start the Shynet service using the following command:

sudo shynet service install

This command installs Shynet as a service on the server, which will start automatically at boot time.

Conclusion

Congratulations, you have successfully installed Shynet on Alpine Linux Latest. Now you can access the Shynet dashboard by opening your web browser and navigating to http://<server-ip>:8080. If you face any issues with the installation, feel free to refer to the Shynet documentation at https://shynet.dev/docs/.

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