Installing Pleroma on Kali Linux

In this tutorial, we will learn how to install Pleroma on Kali Linux. Pleroma is a free, federated social networking server that is compatible with Mastodon and other ActivityPub platforms. Pleroma allows users to create their own social network or join an existing one.

Prerequisites

Before we proceed with the installation, we need to ensure that the following packages are installed on our Kali Linux.

• Erlang
• Elixir
• PostgreSQL
• Hex
• Rebar

You can use the following command to install these dependencies:

sudo apt-get update 
sudo apt-get install -y erlang elixir postgresql postgresql-client hex rebar

Installing Pleroma

Once we have our dependencies installed, we can proceed with the installation of Pleroma.

Step 1 - Clone the Pleroma repository

First, we need to clone the Pleroma repository. Open your terminal and run the following command:

git clone https://git.pleroma.social/pleroma/pleroma.git

Step 2 - Configure PostgreSQL

Before we can perform any action on PostgreSQL, we need to start the service. Use the following command to start the PostgreSQL service:

sudo service postgresql start

Next, we will create a new user and database for Pleroma. Use the following command to create a new user:

sudo -u postgres createuser -P pleroma

After running this command, you will be prompted to set a password for the user.

Next, let's create a new database for Pleroma:

sudo -u postgres createdb -O pleroma -E UTF8 -T template0 pleroma_prod

Step 3 - Configure Pleroma

Before we can run Pleroma, we need to configure it. Navigate to the cloned directory and copy the config file:

cd pleroma/config
cp config.exs.sample config.exs

Edit the config.exs file with your favorite text editor and change the database configuration to match the database you just created (user, password, etc.).

config :pleroma, Pleroma.Repo,
  adapter: Ecto.Adapters.Postgres,
  username: "pleroma",
  password: "password",
  database: "pleroma_prod",
  hostname: "localhost",
  pool_size: 10

Step 4 - Install dependencies

Now we can install Pleroma dependencies. Navigate to the root of the cloned directory and run the following commands:

cd ..
mix local.hex --force 
mix local.rebar --force 
mix deps.get 

Step 5 - Build Pleroma

Now let's build Pleroma by running the following command:

mix pleroma.instance gen # this command will prompt you to answer some questions about your instance.

If you're not sure what to enter, just press enter to use the default value.

Step 6 - Start Pleroma

Finally, let's start Pleroma:

./pleroma start

Now you can visit http://localhost:4000 in your web browser to see the Pleroma instance you just created!

Conclusion

In this tutorial, we have learned how to install Pleroma on Kali Linux. We covered how to install the necessary dependencies, clone the Pleroma repository, configure PostgreSQL, configure Pleroma, install dependencies, build Pleroma, and start Pleroma. We hope that you found this tutorial helpful and that you are now able to install Pleroma on your Kali Linux system!

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