RudderStack is an open-source customer data pipeline platform that allows you to collect, store, and route customer data to various destinations. In this tutorial, we will show you how to install RudderStack on Kali Linux.
Before we proceed with the installation, please make sure that you have the following prerequisites:
We will be running RudderStack on Docker. Therefore, the first step is to install Docker and Docker Compose.
To install Docker, run the following command in your terminal:
sudo apt-get update && sudo apt-get install docker.io -y
Once the installation is complete, you can verify it by running:
sudo docker version
To install Docker Compose, run the following command:
sudo apt-get install docker-compose -y
To verify if Docker Compose is installed and working, run:
sudo docker-compose version
Now, let's download and configure RudderStack.
To clone the RudderStack repository, run:
git clone https://github.com/rudderlabs/rudder-docker.git
This will download the RudderStack repository to your current directory.
Navigate to the directory where you cloned the RudderStack repository and rename the .env.example file to .env.
cd rudder-docker/
mv .env.example .env
Now, open the .env file using a text editor.
nano .env
In this file, you will see some variables that you can modify to customize your RudderStack deployment. You can modify the following variables (leave the rest as default):
RUDDERSTACK_HOST: This is the hostname or IP address of your server. Set it to your server’s IP address.RUDDERSTACK_VERSION: This is the version of RudderStack that you want to install. You can set it to the latest version, which is latest.RUDDERSTACK_PASSWORD: This is the password for your RudderStack account. You can set it to any password you like.RUDDERSTACK_SOURCE: This is the source of your event data. You can set it to any source you like.Save the changes and close the text editor.
Now, let's run RudderStack.
To start RudderStack, run the following command in your terminal:
sudo docker-compose up -d
This will start the RudderStack containers in the background.
To verify if RudderStack is running, run:
sudo docker ps
You should see the RudderStack containers running. If you see any errors, you can check the logs by running:
sudo docker-compose logs
Congratulations! You have successfully installed and configured RudderStack on Kali Linux. You can now start using RudderStack to collect, store, and route your customer data. Thanks for following along.
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