Alerta is an open-source monitoring system designed to alert its users of the failures, faults and anomalies that may occur in their infrastructure. In this tutorial, we will guide you through the process of installing Alerta on Kali Linux latest.
Before starting, make sure that your system meets the following requirements:
Alerta runs on Python, and we need to have the most recent version prior to installation. Additionally, Git is required for downloading the Alerta source files.
Run the following command to install Python and Git:
sudo apt update && sudo apt -y install python3 python3-pip git
It is recommended to install Alerta within a virtual environment. We will use a pip package called "virtualenv" to create a virtual environment.
Run the following command to install "virtualenv":
sudo pip3 install virtualenv
Now, we need to clone the Alerta repository from Github. For this, run the following command:
git clone https://github.com/alerta/alerta.git
This will create a new directory named "alerta" in your current working directory, which contains the Alerta source files.
Once the repository is cloned, navigate to the "alerta" directory and activate the virtual environment using the following commands:
cd alerta
virtualenv env
source env/bin/activate
Before we can start using Alerta, we need to install its dependencies. Run the following command to install them:
pip3 install -r requirements.txt
The Alerta configuration file is located in alerta/etc/alertad.conf. You will need to configure it in order to start using Alerta. You can either edit the file manually or use the configuration wizard:
sudo bin/config-wizard
Follow the prompt to configure Alerta.
The API server is responsible for managing alerts and interacting with the Alerta front-end via REST API. Start the API server using the following command:
alertad
You should see the server starting up and displaying logs in the terminal.
The Alerta Web UI is available on port 8080. Open your browser and navigate to http://localhost:8080. You should see the Alerta login page.
Use the default username and password admin to log in.
Congratulations! You have successfully installed Alerta on Kali Linux latest. You can now use it to monitor your infrastructure and receive alerts on any failures or anomalies.
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