SilverStrike is an open-source, free and user-friendly network monitoring tool that helps you monitor your network environment in real-time. In this tutorial, we will explain how to install SilverStrike on MXLinux latest using the command line.
Before you start installing the SilverStrike network monitoring tool on MXLinux latest, make sure you have the following prerequisites:
Before you start installing SilverStrike, you need to update your system packages to their latest version. To do that, open the terminal and run the following command:
sudo apt-get update && sudo apt-get upgrade
Enter your password when prompted, and wait for the process to complete.
The next step is to install the dependencies required by the SilverStrike server. Run the following command in the terminal:
sudo apt-get install python3 python3-pip python3-dev python3-venv python3-wheel libffi7 libffi-dev libssl-dev libxml2-dev libxslt-dev libjpeg-dev libpq-dev libz-dev libldap2-dev libsasl2-dev libmagic-dev
To download the SilverStrike files, you can simply visit their website at https://silverstrike.org/, and click on the "Download" button to get the latest version. Alternatively, you can download it directly from the command line using the following command:
wget -O silverstrike.tar.gz https://github.com/silverstrike-tech/silverstrike/archive/refs/tags/v3.3.3.tar.gz
Make sure to replace "v3.3.3" with the latest release of SilverStrike.
After downloading the SilverStrike tarball, extract its contents using the following command:
tar -zxvf silverstrike.tar.gz
Now run the following commands to install SilverStrike:
cd silverstrike-*
python3 -m venv env
source env/bin/activate
pip3 install wheel setuptools
pip install -r requirements.txt
After installing SilverStrike, you need to configure it according to your environment. Run the following command to create a configuration file:
cp .env.sample .env
Next, edit the ".env" file and replace the default values with your environment settings.
Finally, you can start the SilverStrike server by running the following command:
./silverstrike.py run
You can now access the SilverStrike web interface by opening your browser and navigating to http://localhost:8000.
That's it! You have successfully installed SilverStrike on MXLinux latest. You can now use it to monitor your network environment and get real-time updates. Remember to keep your system up-to-date and secure by regularly updating its packages.
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