How to Install PatrowlManager on Linux Mint

PatrowlManager is an open-source security analysis tool used for threat intelligence and analysis of network infrastructure. This tutorial will guide you on how to install PatrowlManager on Linux Mint latest.

Prerequisites

Before you begin, ensure that you have the following:

Installing Dependencies

  1. Update your package list and upgrade all installed packages:

    sudo apt update && sudo apt upgrade -y
    
  2. Install the required dependencies:

    sudo apt install -y git python3-venv python3-dev libffi-dev libssl-dev libxml2-dev libxslt1-dev libjpeg-dev libfuzzy-dev gcc
    

Installing PatrowlManager

  1. Clone the PatrowlManager repository using Git:

    git clone https://github.com/Patrowl/PatrowlManager.git
    
  2. Create and activate a Python virtual environment:

    python3 -m venv patrowl_env
    source patrowl_env/bin/activate
    
  3. Install the requirements:

    cd PatrowlManager
    pip install -r requirements.txt
    
  4. Generate a secret key for PatrowlManager:

    python3 -c "import secrets; print(secrets.token_urlsafe())" > patrowl_flask_secret_key
    
  5. Export the Flask app:

    export FLASK_APP=patrowlfrontend.patrowl
    
  6. Initialize the database and migration:

    flask db init
    flask db migrate
    flask db upgrade
    
  7. Run PatrowlManager:

    flask run --host=0.0.0.0 --port=5000
    
  8. Visit http://localhost:5000 in your web browser to access PatrowlManager.

Conclusion

In this tutorial, you have learned how to install PatrowlManager on Linux Mint latest. PatrowlManager is a powerful security analysis tool that can help you with threat intelligence and analysis of network infrastructure.

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