How to Install HRCloud2 on Kali Linux

HRCloud2 is an open source and easy-to-use web application designed to facilitate file sharing and management on a cloud-based system. In this tutorial, you will learn how to install HRCloud2 on Kali Linux.

Prerequisites

Before installing HRCloud2, ensure that the following requirements are met:

Installation

Follow these steps to install HRCloud2 on Kali Linux:

  1. Open the terminal on Kali Linux.

  2. Clone the HRCloud2 repository from GitHub with the following command:

    git clone https://github.com/zelon88/HRCloud2.git
    
  3. Once the cloning process is complete, navigate to the HRCloud2 directory using the following command:

    cd HRCloud2
    
  4. Next, create a new directory for HRCloud2 with the following command:

    mkdir data
    
  5. Change the ownership of the data directory to the Apache user with the following command:

    chown www-data:www-data ./data/
    
  6. Copy the config.sample.php file to config.php with the following command:

    cp config.sample.php config.php
    
  7. Open config.php with a text editor and edit the following lines:

    define( 'SECRET_KEY', 'your_secret_key_here' );
    
    $CONFIG[ 'sql_user' ] = 'your_mysql_user_here';
    $CONFIG[ 'sql_pass' ] = 'your_mysql_password_here';
    $CONFIG[ 'sql_db' ] = 'your_mysql_database_here';
    

    Replace "your_secret_key_here" with a random string of your choice. Replace "your_mysql_user_here", "your_mysql_password_here", and "your_mysql_database_here" with the appropriate values for your MySQL server.

  8. Save and close the file.

  9. Restart Apache with the following command:

    systemctl restart apache2
    
  10. Finally, open a web browser and navigate to http://localhost/HRCloud2/ to access the HRCloud2 web application.

Congratulations! You have successfully installed HRCloud2 on Kali Linux. You can now upload and manage files on your cloud-based file sharing system.

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