Cherokee is a lightweight and high-performance web server that allows you to serve websites and web applications on various platforms. In this tutorial, we will walk through the steps to install Cherokee on Kali Linux.
Before we begin, ensure that you have met the following prerequisites:
sudo apt update
sudo apt install cherokee -y
After the installation is complete, you can start configuring Cherokee web server.
sudo systemctl start cherokee
sudo systemctl status cherokee
You should see an output that indicates that the service is active and running.
Open a web browser and enter localhost in the address bar. You should see the Cherokee web server welcome page.
To configure Cherokee, open the configuration file located at /etc/cherokee/cherokee.conf with the text editor of your choice:
sudo nano /etc/cherokee/cherokee.conf
You can now make changes to the configuration file to suit your needs.
By default, the Cherokee web server will not start automatically after a system reboot. To enable automatic starting, use the following command:
sudo systemctl enable cherokee
With this configuration, Cherokee web server will start automatically after each system restart.
In this tutorial, we have shown you how to install Cherokee web server on Kali Linux and configure it to serve websites and web applications. You can now continue exploring Cherokee to customize it to your specific needs.
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