Lighttpd is a lightweight and fast web server that is available for free and open-source. In this tutorial, we will explain how to install Lighttpd on Kali Linux Latest.
Before installing any package or software, it is recommended to update your system. For that, open a terminal and execute the following command:
sudo apt update && sudo apt upgrade
To install Lighttpd on Kali Linux Latest, you need to execute the following command on the terminal:
sudo apt install lighttpd
This will install Lighttpd and its dependencies on your system.
After installing Lighttpd, you can start and stop the service using the following commands:
sudo service lighttpd start
sudo service lighttpd stop
To test the server, open your web browser and type the IP address of your server on the address bar. You will see the default Lighttpd page.
Virtual hosts allow you to host multiple websites on a single server. In Lighttpd, virtual hosts can be configured by editing the configuration file.
To create a virtual host, create a new file under the /etc/lighttpd/conf-enabled/ directory with the .conf extension. For example, nano /etc/lighttpd/conf-enabled/example.com.conf and add the following content:
$SERVER["socket"] == "xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx:80" {
server.document-root = "/var/www/example.com"
server.name = "example.com"
}
Replace the IP address with the IP address of your server and the document root with the path of your website directory.
Restart Lighttpd service to apply the changes:
sudo service lighttpd restart
In this tutorial, we have explained how to install Lighttpd on Kali Linux Latest and configure virtual hosts. Lighttpd is a lightweight and fast web server that can be easily installed and configured on Kali Linux Latest.
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