How to Install Etherpad on Kali Linux

Prerequisites

• Kali Linux (latest version)
• Node.js
• Npm (Node Package Manager)

Installation Steps

1. Open the terminal on Kali Linux.

2. Install Node.js and Npm if you don't have them already by running the following command:

sudo apt-get install nodejs npm

3. Verify the installation of Node.js and npm by running the following command:

node --version
npm --version

This should display the versions of Node.js and npm installed.

4. Clone the Etherpad repository from GitHub by running the following command:

git clone git://github.com/ether/etherpad-lite.git

5. Navigate to the etherpad-lite directory:

cd etherpad-lite

6. Install the required dependencies by running the following command:

bin/run.sh install

7. Create a new file settings.json in the etherpad-lite directory and paste the following configuration:

{
    "title": "Etherpad",
    "favicon": "/favicon.ico",
    "ip": "0.0.0.0",
    "port" : 9001,
    "dbType" : "dirty",
    "dbSettings" : {
        "filename" : "var/dirty.db"
    },
    "defaultPadText" : "",
    "requireSession": false,
    "editOnly": true,
    "minify" : true,
    "maxAge" : 21600,
    "abiword": null,
    "soffice": null,
    "lmv" : {
      "args": "--ssl --ssl-cert /path/to/cert.pem --ssl-key /path/to/key.pem"
    }
}

Notes:

• "title": Name of the Etherpad instance.
• "ip": IP address of the Etherpad server.
• "port": Port to run Etherpad on.
• "dbType": Database type to use.
• "dbSettings": Database settings.

You can modify these settings according to your needs.

8. Start the Etherpad server by running the following command:

bin/run.sh

9. Open a web browser and navigate to http://localhost:9001 to access Etherpad.

Congratulations! You have successfully installed Etherpad on Kali Linux.

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