How to Install PostHog on Kali Linux

This tutorial will guide you through the process of installing PostHog on the latest version of Kali Linux.

Prerequisites

Before you begin, make sure that you have the following:

Steps

  1. Open a terminal window on Kali Linux by pressing Ctrl+Alt+T or by clicking on the terminal icon in the taskbar.

  2. Install Docker on Kali Linux by running the following commands:

    sudo apt update
    sudo apt install docker.io
    
  3. Verify that Docker is installed properly by running the following command:

    sudo docker --version
    

    It should output the version number of Docker if it is installed correctly.

  4. Create a new directory where you will install PostHog:

    mkdir posthog
    
  5. Move to the newly created directory:

    cd posthog
    
  6. Now use Docker Compose to download and launch PostHog:

    sudo curl -L https://posthog.com/download/docker-compose.yml -o docker-compose.yml
    sudo docker-compose up
    
  7. After a few seconds, PostHog should be up and running. You can access it by visiting http://localhost:8000 in your web browser.

  8. If you need to stop PostHog, run the following command:

    sudo docker-compose down
    

Congratulations! You have successfully installed PostHog on Kali Linux using Docker Compose.

Conclusion

In this tutorial, you learned how to install PostHog on Kali Linux using Docker Compose. PostHog is a powerful platform for product analytics that is easy to use and free to deploy. If you have any questions or comments, feel free to leave them below.

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