How to Install Kinto on Kali Linux

Kinto is a useful open-source tool that allows you to create RESTful JSON APIs for various applications. In this tutorial, you will learn how to install it on Kali Linux.

Prerequisites

Before you install Kinto, make sure your system is up to date by running the command:

sudo apt update && sudo apt upgrade

Also, make sure you have Python 3 and pip3 installed on your system. If you don't have them installed, you can install them using the following command:

sudo apt-get install python3 python3-pip

Step 1: Installing Required Packages

To install Kinto, you need to install some required packages. Use the following command to install these packages:

sudo apt-get install build-essential libffi-dev libssl-dev libxml2-dev libxslt1-dev libjpeg-dev zlib1g-dev

Step 2: Installing Kinto from PyPI

Kinto is available on PyPI, which is a repository for Python packages. To install Kinto, use the following command:

sudo pip3 install kinto

This command will download and install Kinto along with its dependencies.

Step 3: Creating Kinto Configuration

Next, you need to create a configuration file for Kinto. To do this, create a file named kinto.ini in the directory where you want to run Kinto. You can use the following command to create this file:

touch kinto.ini

Now open this file in your text editor and add the following lines:

[app:main]
backend = kinto.core.storage.postgresql
storage_url = postgresql://kinto_user:kinto_password@localhost/kinto_db
permission_backend = kinto.core.permission.postgresql
cache_backend = kinto.core.cache.memory
print-sqlalchemy-log = false

[server:main]
use = egg:gunicorn
host = 0.0.0.0
port = 8888
workers = 1
worker_class = sync
timeout = 300
graceful_timeout = 300

In the storage_url line, replace kinto_user, kinto_password, and kinto_db with your own PostgresSQL username, password, and database name, respectively.

Step 4: Starting Kinto Server

To start the Kinto server, use the following command:

kinto start --ini kinto.ini

This will start the Kinto server on port 8888. You can change the port by modifying the port field in kinto.ini.

Conclusion

You have successfully installed Kinto on Kali Linux and started the Kinto server. Now, you can use Kinto to create RESTful JSON APIs for your applications.

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