How to Install Umami on Kali Linux

Umami is a self-hosted analytics platform designed to help you understand your web traffic. To install Umami on Kali Linux latest version, follow the steps outlined below.

Prerequisites

• A VPS or dedicated server running the latest version of Kali Linux.
• A non-root user with sudo privileges.

Step 1: Installing Node.js and PostgreSQL

1. Open the terminal on your Kali Linux machine.

2. Update your package lists by running the following command:

sudo apt-get update

3. Install Node.js and PostgreSQL by running the following command:

sudo apt-get install nodejs postgresql postgresql-client

4. You will be prompted to enter a password for the PostgreSQL "postgres" user. Choose a strong password and remember it, as you will need it later.

Step 2: Clone Umami

1. In the terminal, navigate to the directory where you want to store the Umami app files.

2. Clone the Umami repository by running the following command:

git clone https://github.com/mikecao/umami.git

3. Change into the umami directory by running the following command:

cd umami

Step 3: Install Umami Dependencies

1. Install Umami dependencies by running the following command:

npm install

Step 4: Configure Umami

1. Rename the .env.example file to .env by running the following command:

mv .env.example .env 

2. Edit the .env file by running the following command:

nano .env 

3. Update the following lines in the .env file:

DATABASE_URL=postgres://postgres:YOUR_PASSWORD@localhost:5432/umami

Note: Replace YOUR_PASSWORD with the password you chose for the PostgreSQL "postgres" user earlier.

4. Save and exit the .env file.

Step 5: Initialize Umami

1. Initialize Umami by running the following command:

npm run initialize 

2. You will be prompted to select a database schema. Choose public and press ENTER.

3. You will be prompted to create an admin account. Follow the prompts to create an admin account.

Step 6: Run Umami

1. Start Umami by running the following command:

npm start

2. In your web browser, navigate to http://localhost:3000 to access the Umami dashboard.

Congratulations! You have successfully installed Umami on Kali Linux. You can customize and use it to understand your web traffic.

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