Vigil is an open-source server monitoring tool that allows you to monitor a set of servers and send notifications if a service goes down or if a metric exceeds a certain threshold. In this tutorial, we will show you how to install Vigil on Kali Linux Latest.
Rust is a programming language needed for Vigil to run. To install Rust, open a terminal window and enter the following command:
curl --proto '=https' --tlsv1.2 -sSf https://sh.rustup.rs | sh
Once the installation is complete, add Rust to your path by running the following command:
echo 'export PATH="$HOME/.cargo/bin:$PATH"' >> ~/.bashrc
This command adds Rust to your path so that you can use it with ease.
Now, let's clone the Vigil repository to your local machine. Open a terminal window and enter the following command:
git clone https://github.com/vigil/vigil.git
This command will clone the Vigil repository to your local machine.
After cloning the Vigil repository, navigate to the Vigil directory by running the following command:
cd vigil
Next, build and install Vigil using the following command:
cargo install -f --path .
This command will build and install Vigil on your Kali Linux system.
After installing Vigil, start it by running the following command:
vigil-server
This command will start the Vigil server. Once the Vigil server is running, you can configure it by creating a config.toml file in the Vigil directory.
Here is an example configuration file:
[[vhosts]]
name = "example.com"
addresses = ["192.168.1.1:80", "192.168.1.2:80"]
[[vhosts.thresholds]]
name = "Response Time"
max = 5000
min = 100
[[vhosts.notifiers]]
type = "EmailNotifier"
to = "your-email@example.com"
from = "vigil@example.com"
smtp_server = "smtp.example.com"
smtp_port = 587
user = "your-email@example.com"
password = "password"
tls = true
You can replace the example values with your server information.
In this tutorial, we have shown you how to install Vigil on Kali Linux Latest. After installing Vigil, you can configure it to monitor your servers and send notifications when something goes wrong.
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