How to Install Patrowl on Clear Linux

In this tutorial, we will demonstrate how to install Patrowl on Clear Linux. Patrowl is an open-source security orchestration, automation, and response (SOAR) platform. It consolidates threat intelligence from various open sources, enables collaborative threat management, automates the workflow, and response processes, and facilitates forensic analysis.

Prerequisites

To install Patrowl on Clear Linux, ensure that:

You have a Clear Linux latest version installed on your system.
You have an internet connection to download the Patrowl package and its dependencies.
You have administrative privileges to install packages.

Steps to Install Patrowl on Clear Linux

Follow the steps below to install Patrowl on Clear Linux:

Step 1: Update the package manager

Open a terminal window and update the package manager to ensure that your system is running the latest packages.

sudo swupd update

Step 2: Install the required Dependencies

Patrowl requires some dependencies to be installed before it can be installed properly. Execute the command below to install all dependencies

sudo swupd bundle-add c-basic 
sudo swupd bundle-add rust-basic 
sudo swupd bundle-add devpkg-neon 
sudo swupd bundle-add network-basic 
sudo swupd bundle-add openssl
sudo swupd bundle-add devpkg-openssl 
sudo swupd bundle-add curl 
sudo swupd bundle-add unzip 
sudo swupd bundle-add tar 
sudo swupd os-core-dev

Step 3: Clone the Patrowl Repository

You can clone the Patrowl repository from Github using the Git tool. Execute the command below to install Git tool

sudo swupd bundle-add git

Then clone the Patrowl repository using the command below.

git clone https://github.com/Patrowl/PatrowlManager.git

Step 4: Install Docker and Docker Compose

Patrowl requires the use of Docker and Docker Compose to run. Run the following commands one after the other to install Docker and Docker Compose.

Install Docker

sudo systemctl start docker
sudo systemctl enable docker
sudo usermod -aG docker $USER
sudo swupd bundle-add dockerdev

Install Docker Compose

sudo curl -L "https://github.com/docker/compose/releases/download/1.28.0/docker-compose-$(uname -s)-$(uname -m)" -o /usr/local/bin/docker-compose
sudo chmod +x /usr/local/bin/docker-compose

Verify that the installation was successful by checking the version of Docker and Docker Compose.

docker --version
docker-compose --version

Step 5: Build and Start Patrowl

Run the following commands underneath the Patrowl directory that was cloned in step 3.

cd PatrowlManager/docker_compose
sudo docker-compose build
sudo docker-compose up -d

Step 6: Verify Patrowl is Running

Verify that Patrowl is running properly by checking the logs with the command below.

sudo docker-compose logs -f

This command will display logs in real-time. You can disconnect from this by pressing CTRL + C.

Step 7: Access Patrowl

Finally, access the Patrowl user interface by visiting http://localhost:8888 in any browser of your choice.

Conclusion

That's it! You have successfully installed Patrowl on Clear Linux. You can now use it to automate your system's security operations.