How to Install Selenoid on Kali Linux

In this tutorial, we will be guiding you through the steps to install Selenoid on Kali Linux. Selenoid is a Selenium-based solution for running tests in Docker containers. Selenoid is designed to work efficiently with minimal performance overhead.

Prerequisites

Before we start the installation process, we need to ensure that the following prerequisites are met:

Step 1: Download the Selenoid Binary

To install Selenoid, we need to download the Selenoid binary.

We can download the binary using the below command:

sudo curl -s https://aerokube.com/selenoid/latest/selenoid_linux_amd64 -o /usr/local/bin/selenoid

Step 2: Give Executable Permissions

Next, we need to make the downloaded file executable by executing the following command:

sudo chmod +x /usr/local/bin/selenoid

Step 3: Start Selenoid and Selenoid UI

To start the Selenoid server, we need to run the following command:

sudo selenoid start --vnc

This command will start the Selenoid server with VNC support.

To start the Selenoid UI, we need to run the following command:

sudo selenoid-ui start

This command will start the Selenoid UI server.

Step 4: Connect to Selenoid Server

Once the Selenoid server is started, we can connect to it using the following URL:

http://localhost:4444/

To access the Selenoid UI, we can connect to the following URL:

http://localhost:8080/

Conclusion

In this tutorial, we have successfully installed Selenoid on Kali Linux Latest. With the help of Selenoid, we can now efficiently run our tests in Docker containers.

Thank you for following this tutorial.

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