How to Install Docspell on Kali Linux Latest

Introduction

Docspell is an open-source document management system. It helps you to organize, sort, and search for documents, and it also facilitates teamwork on a project. Docspell provides a web interface and has its client application to upload and edit documents. In this tutorial, we will show you how to install Docspell on the latest version of Kali Linux.

Prerequisites

Before beginning this tutorial, you should have:

• A running version of Kali Linux with sudo access
• A stable internet connection

Step 1: Install Java

Docspell is written in Java, so make sure you have it installed on your Kali Linux machine. If you do not have Java installed, run the following command:

sudo apt install default-jre

You can check the version of Java installed by running the following command:

java -version

Step 2: Download and Extract Docspell

Download the Docspell files from the official website: https://docspell.org/downloads/. You can download the latest version from the site by clicking on the "Download Latest Version" button.

After downloading the file, extract it using the following command:

tar -xvzf docspell-<version>.tar.gz

Note: Replace <version> with the version number you have downloaded.

Step 3: Configure the Database

Docspell supports MySQL, PostgreSQL, and H2 databases. In this tutorial, we will be using the MySQL database.

To install the MySQL database, run the following command:

sudo apt install mysql-server

During the installation process, you will be prompted to set a root password for the MySQL server.

After installing MySQL, create a new user and a new database for Docspell. Run the following commands to log in to the MySQL server:

mysql -u root -p

Create a new user:

CREATE USER ‘docspell'@‘localhost’ IDENTIFIED BY ‘password’;

Replace 'password' with a secure password for the user.

Create a new database:

CREATE DATABASE docspell CHARACTER SET utf8mb4 COLLATE utf8mb4_unicode_ci;

Grant privileges to the user:

GRANT ALL ON docspell.* TO 'docspell'@'localhost';

Flush the privileges:

FLUSH PRIVILEGES;

Exit the MySQL shell:

exit

Step 4: Configure Docspell

Navigate to the extracted directory of Docspell and edit the configuration file application.yml:

cd docspell-<version>

nano application.yml

Scroll down to the datasource section and edit the fields according to your database:

datasource:
  url: "jdbc:mysql://localhost:3306/docspell"
  username: "docspell"
  password: "password"

Replace 'localhost' with the IP address of the database server, 'docspell' with the new user created in Step 3, and 'password' with the password you set for the user.

Optionally, you can change other fields such as server port, upload directory, etc.

Step 5: Start the Server

Start the Docspell server using the following command:

./docspell

The server will start and run in the terminal.

Optionally, you can run the server as a background process by running the following command instead:

nohup ./docspell > docspell.log 2>&1 &

Step 6: Access the Web Interface

Open your browser and navigate to the following address: http://localhost:8080

You will be directed to the Docspell login page. The default username and password are 'admin' and 'changeme', respectively.

After logging in, configure the server settings, create new projects and folders, and upload documents.

Conclusion

In this tutorial, we have shown you how to install Docspell on the latest version of Kali Linux. The process involved downloading and extracting the software, configuring the database, and starting the server. We hope this tutorial has helped you in setting up Docspell on your machine.

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