Expressa is an open-source content management system that is built on top of Node.js and MongoDB. It enables effortless development and deployment of web applications. In this tutorial, we will go through the steps to install Expressa on Kali Linux Latest.
Before proceeding with the installation of Expressa, ensure that the following prerequisites are met:
Kali Linux Latest is installed on your machine.
Node.js and npm are installed on your machine. If not, run the following command to install them:
sudo apt-get install nodejs npm
MongoDB is installed and running on your machine.
sudo apt-get install mongodb
Now that we have the prerequisites installed, let's proceed with the installation of Expressa on Kali Linux Latest.
The first step is to clone the Expressa repository from GitHub. Navigate to the terminal and run the following command:
git clone https://github.com/thomas4019/expressa.git
This will clone the repository to your machine.
The next step is to install the necessary dependencies. Navigate to the cloned repository and run the following command:
cd expressa
npm install
This will install all the dependencies required for Expressa.
We need to configure the MongoDB connection to run Expressa. Open the config/default.json file in a text editor and update the mongodb section with your MongoDB connection URL. It should look something like this:
"mongodb": {
"uri": "mongodb://localhost:27017/expressa"
}
Once we have installed the dependencies and configured the MongoDB connection, we can start the Expressa server. Run the following command in the terminal:
npm start
This will start the Expressa server, and you will see the following output in the terminal:
Expressa started on 127.0.0.1:3000.
You can now access Expressa at http://localhost:3000 in your web browser.
In this tutorial, we learned how to install Expressa on Kali Linux Latest. With Expressa installed and running, you can now develop and deploy web applications with ease.
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