Installing Capistrano on Kali Linux

Capistrano is an open-source tool for deploying web applications. In this tutorial, we will learn how to install Capistrano on Kali Linux.

Prerequisites

Before installing Capistrano, you need to have the following prerequisites installed on your system:

• Ruby
• Bundler

Installation

To install Capistrano on Kali Linux, follow the steps below:

1. Open the terminal on Kali Linux.

2. Run the following command to install Capistrano:

gem install capistrano

3. Run the following command to install Capistrano-Rails, which is a plugin for Capistrano that helps to deploy Ruby on Rails applications:

gem install capistrano-rails

4. Run the following command to install the Capistrano-SSH plugin, which helps to deploy applications over SSH:

gem install capistrano-ssh

5. Run the following command to install the Capistrano-Puma plugin, which helps to deploy applications with the Puma server:

gem install capistrano-puma

6. Run the following command to install the Capistrano-Bundler plugin, which helps to run Bundler during deployment:

gem install capistrano-bundler

7. Run the following command to install the Capistrano-Rbenv plugin, which helps to manage Ruby versions with Rbenv:

gem install capistrano-rbenv

8. After installing all the plugins, create a Capistrano configuration file by running the following command:

cap install

9. The above command will create a new directory called config in your project's root directory. Change to this directory and edit the deploy.rb file to configure your deployment settings.

10. Once you have configured your Capistrano settings, you can run the following command to deploy your application:

cap deploy

Congratulations! You have successfully installed Capistrano on Kali Linux and can now use it to deploy your web applications.

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