How to install StatPing.ng on Kali Linux

StatPing.ng is a simple and lightweight monitoring solution that lets you monitor the status of your websites, APIs, and servers. In this tutorial, we will guide you through the process of installing StatPing.ng on Kali Linux.

Prerequisites

Before we begin, make sure you have the following:

• Kali Linux installed on your system
• A web server (such as Apache or Nginx) installed and running on your system

Step 1: Download StatPing.ng

To download StatPing.ng, you can use the following command in your terminal:

wget https://github.com/statping-ng/statping-ng/releases/download/v0.1.1/statping-ng.tar.gz

This command will download StatPing.ng's latest version and save the file in your current directory.

Step 2: Extract files

Once you have downloaded the StatPing.ng tarball, you can extract its files using the following command:

tar -zxvf statping-ng.tar.gz

This command will extract the files to a new directory named statping-ng.

Step 3: Configure StatPing.ng

Before we can start using StatPing.ng, we need to configure it. You can do this by editing the config.yml file in the statping-ng directory:

cd statping-ng/
nano config.yml

Change the following settings:

api_key: "YOUR_API_KEY_HERE"
base_url: "http://YOUR_DOMAIN_OR_IP_HERE"

Save and close the file.

Step 4: Start StatPing.ng

Now that we have configured StatPing.ng, we can start it using the following command:

./statping-ng

This will start the StatPing.ng server and it will be accessible at http://localhost:8080.

Step 5: Configure web server

Finally, we need to configure our web server to serve the StatPing.ng web interface. If you're using Apache, you can do this by creating a new virtual host configuration file:

nano /etc/apache2/sites-available/statping.conf

Add the following content:

<VirtualHost *:80>
   ServerName statping.example.com
   DocumentRoot /path/to/statping-ng/public
   <Directory "/path/to/statping-ng/public">
        AllowOverride All
        Order allow,deny
        allow from all
   </Directory>
</VirtualHost>

Save and close the file. Then enable the new virtual host:

sudo a2ensite statping.conf
sudo service apache2 restart

If you're using Nginx, you can create a new server block configuration file:

sudo nano /etc/nginx/sites-available/statping

Add the following content:

server {
    listen 80;
    server_name statping.example.com;

    root /path/to/statping-ng/public;
    index index.html index.htm;

    location / {
        try_files $uri $uri/ =404;
    }
}

Save and close the file. Then enable the new server block:

sudo ln -s /etc/nginx/sites-available/statping /etc/nginx/sites-enabled/
sudo service nginx restart

Conclusion

Congratulations! You have now installed and configured StatPing.ng on Kali Linux. You can now monitor the status of your websites, APIs, and servers using StatPing.ng.

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