In this tutorial, we will guide you on how to install CyberChef on Ubuntu Server Latest. CyberChef is an open-source web application developed by the UK intelligence agency GCHQ. It is used for data analysis and manipulation, and it provides a wide range of functionalities.
Before installing CyberChef on Ubuntu Server, we need to update the system with the latest packages. In the terminal, run the following command:
sudo apt update && sudo apt upgrade
CyberChef requires Node.js to be installed on your system. Run the following commands to install Node.js:
sudo apt-get install curl
curl -sL https://deb.nodesource.com/setup_14.x | sudo -E bash -
sudo apt-get install -y nodejs
You can check if Node.js is installed properly by running the following command:
node -v
Now, we will download and install CyberChef on Ubuntu Server. Follow the below commands:
curl -s "https://api.github.com/repos/gchq/CyberChef/releases/latest" \
| grep "browser_download_url.*standalone.*tar" \
| cut -d : -f 2,3 \
| tr -d \" \
| wget -qi -
Extract the downloaded file:
tar -xvf CyberChef_v*)
Change the directory to the extracted folder:
cd CyberChef*
Install the required dependencies:
npm install
Now, CyberChef is installed on your system.
To test whether CyberChef is installed properly, run the following command:
npm start -- --dev
This command will start CyberChef on your localhost. Open your web browser and go to http://localhost:8080/ to access CyberChef.
If you want to run CyberChef as a service, you can install it as a Systemd service. Follow the below commands:
Create a new file in the Systemd directory:
sudo nano /etc/systemd/system/cyberchef.service
Add the following content to the file:
[Unit]
Description=CyberChef
After=network.target
[Service]
User=root
WorkingDirectory=/path/to/CyberChef
ExecStart=/usr/bin/npm start -- --dev
Restart=always
[Install]
WantedBy=multi-user.target
Save and close the file. Then, reload the Systemd daemon and start the CyberChef service:
sudo systemctl daemon-reload
sudo systemctl enable cyberchef.service
sudo systemctl start cyberchef.service
To check the status of the CyberChef service, run the following command:
sudo systemctl status cyberchef.service
In this tutorial, we have successfully installed CyberChef on Ubuntu Server Latest. Now, you can use it to analyze and manipulate data on your system.
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