How to install Shaark on NixOS Latest

Shaark is a web-based Wireshark-like network protocol analyzer that is compatible with PCAP files. It can help you troubleshoot network issues and monitor network traffic. In this tutorial, we will show you how to install Shaark on NixOS Latest.

Prerequisites

Before you start, make sure that you have:

• An instance of NixOS Latest with a user account with sudo access.
• Internet connectivity to download and install the necessary packages.

Step 1: Update system

First, update the system to the latest version:

sudo nix-channel --update
sudo nixos-rebuild switch

Step 2: Install Required Dependencies

You will need the following dependencies installed on your system:

• MySQL
• Nginx
• PHP-FPM
• Composer

You can install these dependencies by running the following commands:

sudo nix-env -i mysql nginx php-fpm composer

Step 3: Clone Shaark from GitHub

Next, clone the latest version of Shaark from GitHub:

git clone https://github.com/MarceauKa/shaark.git

Step 4: Install Required PHP Packages

To install the required PHP packages, navigate to the Shaark root directory and run the following command:

cd shaark
composer install

Step 5: Configure Nginx

Create a new Nginx configuration file for Shaark:

sudo nano /etc/nginx/sites-available/shaark

Add the following configuration:

server {
    listen 80;
    server_name shaark.example.com;
    root /path/to/shaark/public;

    index index.php;

    location / {
        try_files $uri $uri/ /index.php?$query_string;
    }

    location ~ \.php$ {
        fastcgi_split_path_info ^(.+\.php)(/.+)$;
        fastcgi_pass unix:/run/php-fpm/php-fpm.sock;
        fastcgi_index index.php;
        include fastcgi_params;
        fastcgi_param SCRIPT_FILENAME $document_root$fastcgi_script_name;
        fastcgi_param PATH_INFO $fastcgi_path_info;
    }
}

Change the server_name and root values to match your environment. Save and exit the file.

Create a symbolic link to sites-enabled:

sudo ln -s /etc/nginx/sites-available/shaark /etc/nginx/sites-enabled/

Remove the default Nginx configuration:

sudo rm /etc/nginx/conf.d/default.conf

Test the Nginx configuration:

sudo nginx -t

If there are no errors, restart Nginx:

sudo systemctl restart nginx

Step 6: Configure PHP-FPM

Edit the PHP-FPM configuration file:

sudo nano /etc/php-fpm.d/www.conf

Change the following values:

user = nginx
group = nginx
listen.owner = nginx
listen.group = nginx

Save and exit the file.

Restart PHP-FPM:

sudo systemctl restart php-fpm

Step 7: Configure MySQL

Create a new database and user in MySQL:

mysql -u root -p
CREATE DATABASE shaark;
CREATE USER 'shaark'@'localhost' IDENTIFIED BY 'password';
GRANT ALL PRIVILEGES ON shaark.* TO 'shaark'@'localhost';
FLUSH PRIVILEGES;

Change password to a secure password of your choice.

Step 8: Configure Shaark

Copy the .env.example file to .env:

cp .env.example .env

Edit the .env file:

APP_ENV=production
APP_DEBUG=false
APP_URL=http://shaark.example.com
DB_DATABASE=shaark
DB_USERNAME=shaark
DB_PASSWORD=password

Change the APP_URL, DB_USERNAME, DB_PASSWORD values to match your environment. Save and exit the file.

Generate a new application key:

php artisan key:generate

Run the database migrations:

php artisan migrate

Step 9: Start Shaark

Start the built-in PHP development server:

php artisan serve --host=0.0.0.0 --port=8000

You should now be able to access Shaark by visiting http://server_ip_address:8000 in your web browser.

Conclusion

You have successfully installed Shaark on NixOS Latest. You can now use Shaark to analyze network traffic using PCAP files.

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