How to Install Sovereign on Kali Linux

Sovereign is a set of Ansible playbooks used for deploying private servers consisting of various services such as email, VPN, file storage, and more. In this tutorial, we will guide you through the process of installing Sovereign on Kali Linux latest version.

Prerequisites

• A running Kali Linux machine
• A non-root user with sudo privileges
• Network connectivity

Installation Steps

1. Update your Kali Linux machine:

sudo apt update && sudo apt upgrade

2. Install Git on your machine:

sudo apt-get install git

3. Clone the soverign repository from GitHub:

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

4. Change into the sovereign directory:

cd sovereign

5. Install Ansible:

sudo apt install ansible

6. Copy the example inventory file:

cp inventory.example inventory

7. Edit the inventory file to your liking:

nano inventory

In this file, you should configure various settings such as the SSH user, server hostname or IP, and more.

8. Run the playbook:

ansible-playbook site.yml

9. Wait for the playbook to complete. This may take some time, depending on the number of services that you have selected to be installed.

10. Verify that your services are running correctly by accessing their web interfaces.

Congratulations! You have successfully installed Sovereign on your Kali Linux machine. Now, you can start configuring the various services to your preferences.

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