How to Install Adagios on Kali Linux

Adagios is a web-based front-end for the nagios monitoring system. It offers a simple and efficient interface for managing hosts and services on your network. This tutorial will guide you through the steps to install Adagios on Kali Linux.

Step 1: Install Required Dependencies

1. Open the terminal in Kali Linux by clicking on the terminal icon in the taskbar or pressing "Ctrl+Alt+T".
2. Update the package list to ensure that all packages are up to date before installing any new packages by running the following command:

sudo apt update

3. Install the necessary packages needed for Adagios by running the following command:

sudo apt install -y apache2 libapache2-mod-php7.3 php7.3 php7.3-dev php7.3-mysql php7.3-sqlite3 php7.3-xml mariadb-server mariadb-client nagios-plugins-all nagios-nrpe-plugin nagios-snmp-plugins nagios3 nagios3-core nagios3-cgi nagios3-common nagios3-doc nagios3-plugins nagios3-plugins-basic nagios3-plugins-extra nagios3-plugins-standard nagios3-supervisor

Step 2: Download Adagios

1. Open the terminal again and navigate to the /opt directory by running the following command:

cd /opt

2. Download the latest version of Adagios from the official Adagios website by running the following command:

sudo wget https://github.com/opinkerfi/adagios/archive/master.zip

3. Extract the downloaded zip file by running the following command:

sudo unzip master.zip

Step 3: Install Adagios

1. Navigate to the extracted Adagios directory by running the following command:

cd /opt/adagios-master

2. Install Adagios by running the following command:

sudo python setup.py install

Step 4: Configure Apache for Adagios

1. Navigate to the /etc/apache2/conf-available directory by running the following command:

cd /etc/apache2/conf-available

2. Create a new configuration file for Adagios by running the following command:

sudo nano adagios.conf

3. Add the following lines to the configuration file:

Alias /adagios /opt/adagios-master/adagios

<Directory /opt/adagios-master/adagios>
  Options FollowSymLinks
  AllowOverride None
  Require all granted
</Directory>

4. Save and close the file by pressing "Ctrl+X", then "Y", then "Enter".

5. Enable the new Adagios configuration by running the following command:

sudo a2enconf adagios

6. Restart the Apache service by running the following command:

sudo systemctl restart apache2

Step 5: Configure MySQL for Adagios

1. Log in to the MySQL server by running the following command:

sudo mysql -u root -p

2. Create a new database for Adagios by running the following command:

CREATE DATABASE adagios;

3. Create a new user for Adagios by running the following command:

CREATE USER 'adagios'@'localhost' IDENTIFIED BY 'password';

4. Grant permissions for the new user to access the database by running the following command:

GRANT ALL PRIVILEGES ON adagios.* TO 'adagios'@'localhost';

5. Exit the MySQL prompt by running the following command:

exit;

Step 6: Configure Adagios

1. Copy the default configuration file by running the following command:

sudo cp /opt/adagios-master/adagios/etc/adagios.conf.default /etc/adagios.conf

2. Open the /etc/adagios.conf file by running the following command:

sudo nano /etc/adagios.conf

3. Update the following line in the file:

db_name = adagios
db_user = adagios
db_password = password

4. Save and close the file by pressing "Ctrl+X", then "Y", then "Enter".

Step 7: Start Adagios

1. Start the Adagios service by running the following command:

sudo systemctl start adagios

2. Access the Adagios web interface by opening a web browser and navigating to http://localhost/adagios/.

Congratulations! You have successfully installed Adagios on Kali Linux. You should now be able to monitor your network using Adagios.

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