Patrowl is a popular open-source security intelligence platform that facilitates the security teams and researchers to conduct automated searches over the internet. It helps to collect data and stay updated about the latest security threats and vulnerabilities. This tutorial will guide you through a step-by-step process to install Patrowl on the latest POP! OS.
Before we start, ensure you have the following prerequisites:
First, we need to install some dependencies required for Patrowl. To install it, launch a terminal and execute the following command:
sudo apt install git python3 python3-dev python3-venv libmysqlclient-dev libssl-dev libffi-dev libxml2-dev libxslt1-dev default-libmysqlclient-dev build-essential -y
It will install Python, Git, and other required packages to run Patrowl on your system.
Next, we need to clone the Patrowl repository from Github. Run the following command in a terminal:
git clone https://github.com/Patrowl/PatrowlManager.git
It will download the latest version of Patrowl on your system.
Now, we need to move to the Patrowl directory and create a virtual environment for it. Execute the following commands to do so:
cd PatrowlManager
python3 -m venv env
source env/bin/activate
Once the virtual environment is activated, we need to install the required Python packages for Patrowl. Execute the following command:
pip3 install -r requirements.txt
It will install all the required dependencies for Patrowl.
Patrowl requires a database to store its data. You can use either MySQL or PostgreSQL for this purpose. In this tutorial, we will use MySQL.
First, we need to create a new MySQL database for Patrowl. To do so, execute the following commands:
mysql -u root -p
It will prompt you for the MySQL root password. Type the password and press Enter.
Once you are logged in to the MySQL shell, execute the following command to create a new database:
CREATE DATABASE patrowl;
Exit the MySQL shell with the following command:
exit
Now, move to the PatrowlManager/patrowl_app directory and copy the settings_local.py.example file to a new settings_local.py file.
cp settings_local.py.example settings_local.py```
Edit the `settings_local.py` file and add the following lines:
DATABASES = {
'default': {
'ENGINE': 'django.db.backends.mysql',
'NAME': 'patrowl',
'USER': 'root',
'PASSWORD': '
Replace `<your_mysql_root_password>` with the MySQL root password and `<your_secret_key>` with a secret key of your choice.
## Step 5: Run Migrations
Now, we need to run the database migrations to create the required tables in the database. To do so, execute the following command:
```python3 manage.py migrate```
It will create the required tables in the Patrowl database.
## Step 6: Create Superuser
Now, we need to create a superuser account to log in to the Patrowl dashboard. To do so, run the following command:
```python3 manage.py createsuperuser```
It will prompt you to enter a username, email, and password. Type the details and press Enter.
## Step 7: Run Patrowl
Finally, we are ready to run Patrowl. To start the server, execute the following command:
```python3 manage.py runserver```
It will start the Patrowl server. Now, you can access the Patrowl dashboard by opening a web browser and navigating to `http://localhost:8000`.
Log in with the superuser credentials you created earlier, and you should see the Patrowl dashboard.
Congratulations! You have successfully installed Patrowl on your POP! OS machine.
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