Fusio is an open-source API management platform that helps developers to build, test, and deploy APIs quickly and easily. In this tutorial, we will walk you through the steps to install Fusio on Kali Linux Latest.
Before installing any software, it is always a good practice to update the system to the latest version. To do this, open the terminal and execute the following command:
sudo apt-get update && sudo apt-get upgrade
Fusio is written in PHP, so we need to install PHP and some required packages to run it. To install them, use the following command:
sudo apt-get install php php-cli php-curl php-mbstring libapache2-mod-php php-mysql
Fusio uses MySQL as its database, so we need to install MySQL server and client. To do this, execute the following command:
sudo apt-get install mysql-server mysql-client
During the installation, you will be prompted to set a root password for MySQL. Make sure to remember this password, as we will need it later.
Composer is a package manager for PHP, which is used to install Fusio and its dependencies. To install Composer, use the following commands:
sudo apt-get install curl
curl -sS https://getcomposer.org/installer | sudo php -- --install-dir=/usr/local/bin --filename=composer
We will clone the Fusio repository from Github. To do this, execute the following command:
git clone https://github.com/apioo/fusio.git
To install Fusio and its dependencies, go into the cloned directory and execute the following command:
cd fusio
sudo composer install
This will download and install all the required packages for Fusio.
Create a new database for Fusio and a user with full privileges on this database. To do this, log in to MySQL using the following command:
mysql -u root -p
Enter the root password you set during installation when prompted. Then, create a new database, user, and password for Fusio using the following SQL commands:
CREATE DATABASE fusio;
CREATE USER 'fusio'@'localhost' IDENTIFIED BY 'password';
GRANT ALL PRIVILEGES ON fusio.* TO 'fusio'@'localhost';
FLUSH PRIVILEGES;
Make sure to replace 'password' with a strong password of your choice.
Copy the example configuration file to the actual configuration file:
cp src/Backend/.env.example src/Backend/.env
Edit the .env file with a text editor of your choice:
nano src/Backend/.env
Replace the database configuration section with the following:
DATABASE_URL=mysql://fusio:password@localhost/fusio
Make sure to replace 'password' with the password you set for the Fusio database user.
Fusio requires an SSL certificate for HTTPS communication. To generate a self-signed SSL certificate for testing purposes, use the following command:
sudo openssl req -x509 -nodes -days 365 -newkey rsa:2048 -keyout /etc/ssl/private/fusio.key -out /etc/ssl/certs/fusio.crt
Create a new virtual host configuration file for Fusio:
sudo nano /etc/apache2/sites-available/fusio.conf
Add the following content:
<VirtualHost *:80>
ServerName fusio.local
RewriteEngine On
RewriteRule ^ https://%{SERVER_NAME}%{REQUEST_URI} [END,QSA,R=permanent]
</VirtualHost>
<VirtualHost *:443>
ServerName fusio.local
ServerAlias www.fusio.local
SSLEngine On
SSLCertificateFile /etc/ssl/certs/fusio.crt
SSLCertificateKeyFile /etc/ssl/private/fusio.key
DocumentRoot /var/www/fusio/hosting
<Directory /var/www/fusio/hosting>
AllowOverride All
Require all granted
</Directory>
<Directory /var/www/fusio/hosting/public>
Options FollowSymLinks
AllowOverride All
Require all granted
</Directory>
<IfModule mod_headers.c>
Header always set Strict-Transport-Security "max-age=31536000; includeSubDomains; preload"
</IfModule>
</VirtualHost>
Save and close the file.
Then, enable the new virtual host and the Apache SSL module:
sudo a2ensite fusio.conf
sudo a2enmod ssl
sudo systemctl restart apache2
Now, open a web browser and go to https://fusio.local/.
You should see the Fusio installation page. Follow the instructions on the screen to finish the installation.
Congratulations! You have successfully installed Fusio on Kali Linux Latest.
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