How to Install Publify on Kali Linux Latest

Publify is an open-source, Ruby on Rails based content management system (CMS) for blogging. It is easy to use, and provides a platform for bloggers to publish their articles and manage their website. In this tutorial, we will guide you through the installation process of Publify on Kali Linux.

Prerequisites

Before proceeding with the installation, make sure you have the following requirements:

• Kali Linux Latest
• Ruby version 2.6.3 or above
• MySQL database

Step 1: Install the Required Dependencies

The first step is to install the dependencies required for the installation of Publify. Open the terminal and run the following command:

sudo apt-get update && sudo apt-get install nodejs ruby ruby-dev sqlite3 libsqlite3-dev build-essential patch zlib1g-dev liblzma-dev

Step 2: Install Bundler

Bundler is a dependency manager for Ruby that installs and manages the gems required for your application. Run the following command to install Bundler:

sudo gem install bundler

Step 3: Download Publify

Download the Publify source code from their official website or from their GitHub repository. To download Publify, run the following command:

wget https://github.com/publify/publify/archive/main.zip

Extract the downloaded file by running the following command:

unzip main.zip

Step 4: Create a MySQL Database

Publify requires a MySQL database for storing its data. We need to create a new MySQL database and a user with all privileges for that database. Use the following commands to create the database and the user:

sudo mysql -u root -p

mysql> CREATE DATABASE publifydb;
mysql> GRANT ALL PRIVILEGES ON publifydb.* TO 'publifyuser'@'localhost' IDENTIFIED BY 'password';
mysql> FLUSH PRIVILEGES;

Make sure to replace publifyuser and password with your own desired username and password.

Step 5: Configure Publify

Configure Publify by copying the example configuration files and editing them as per your needs. Run the following commands to copy the example files:

cp config/database.yml.example config/database.yml
cp config/application.example.yml config/application.yml

Edit the config/database.yml file and enter your MySQL database credentials:

production:
  adapter: mysql2
  encoding: utf8mb4
  collation: utf8mb4_unicode_ci
  host: localhost
  username: your_database_username
  password: your_database_password
  database: publifydb

Edit the config/application.yml file and change the config.action_mailer.default_url_options value to match your website's URL:

config.action_mailer.default_url_options = { host: 'your_website_url_here', protocol: 'https' }

Step 6: Install Publify Dependencies

Install the required dependencies for Publify by running the following command in the Publify directory:

bundle install --deployment --without development test

Step 7: Migrate the Database

Migrate the database schema by running the following command:

RAILS_ENV=production bundle exec rake db:migrate

Step 8: Precompile the Assets

Precompile the static assets by running the following command:

RAILS_ENV=production bundle exec rake assets:precompile

Step 9: Start the Server

Start the Publify server in production mode by running the following command:

RAILS_ENV=production bundle exec rails server

You can now access your Publify blog by navigating to http://localhost:3000/.

Conclusion

Congratulations! You have successfully installed Publify on Kali Linux Latest. You can now start writing your blog posts and managing your website through the Publify CMS.

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