How to Install Tokumei on Kali Linux Latest?

Tokumei is a web-based anonymous microblogging platform. In this tutorial, we'll walk through the steps for installing Tokumei on Kali Linux Latest.

Prerequisites

• Kali Linux Latest installed
• Command line/terminal access
• Root privileges

Steps

1. Open the terminal and update the package lists by running the following command:

   sudo apt update
   

2. Install required packages for Tokumei by running the following command:

   sudo apt install nginx-full postgresql sqlite3 libnginx-mod-http-perl libssl-dev build-essential curl perl
   

3. Install cpanm (a Perl package manager) by running the following command:

   sudo curl -L https://cpanmin.us | perl - App::cpanminus
   

4. Install the Tokumei Perl modules by running the following command:

   sudo cpanm Carton Mojolicious@8.62
   

5. Clone the Tokumei repository by running the following command:

   git clone https://github.com/tokumei/tokumei.git
   

6. Navigate to the Tokumei directory by running the following command:

   cd tokumei
   

7. Install dependencies using Carton by running the following command:

   carton install --deployment --without=test
   

8. Create the database using the following two commands:

   sudo -u postgres psql
   create user tokumei with password 'tokumei_password';
   create database tokumei with owner tokumei;
   

9. Open the config/production.conf file in your preferred text editor and configure the database settings using the following lines:

   db_type=postgresql
   db_host=localhost
   db_port=
   db_database=tokumei
   db_username=tokumei
   db_password=tokumei_password
   

10. Copy the Nginx configuration file to the Nginx configuration directory using the following command:

    sudo cp nginx.conf /etc/nginx/nginx.conf
    

11. Create a new virtual host configuration file using the following command:

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

12. Paste the following configuration into the file:

    server {
        listen 80;
        server_name your-domain.com; # replace with your own domain
        root /path/to/tokumei/public;
        access_log /var/log/nginx/tokumei-access.log;
        error_log /var/log/nginx/tokumei-error.log;
    
        location / {
            proxy_set_header Host $host;
            proxy_set_header X-Real-IP $remote_addr;
            proxy_pass http://127.0.0.1:5000;
        }
    }
    

13. Save the file and exit the editor.

14. Create a symbolic link to the virtual host configuration file using the following command:

    sudo ln -s /etc/nginx/sites-available/tokumei /etc/nginx/sites-enabled/
    

15. Restart the Nginx service using the following command:

    sudo systemctl restart nginx
    

16. Start the Tokumei app using the following command:

    carton exec hypnotoad script/tokumei
    

17. Visit your Tokumei instance at http://your-domain.com, and you should see the Tokumei login page.

Congratulations! You have successfully installed Tokumei on Kali Linux Latest.

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