How to Install Adagios on Kali Linux

Adagios is a web-based front-end for the nagios monitoring system. It offers a simple and efficient interface for managing hosts and services on your network. This tutorial will guide you through the steps to install Adagios on Kali Linux.

Step 1: Install Required Dependencies

  1. Open the terminal in Kali Linux by clicking on the terminal icon in the taskbar or pressing "Ctrl+Alt+T".
  2. Update the package list to ensure that all packages are up to date before installing any new packages by running the following command:
sudo apt update
  1. Install the necessary packages needed for Adagios by running the following command:
sudo apt install -y apache2 libapache2-mod-php7.3 php7.3 php7.3-dev php7.3-mysql php7.3-sqlite3 php7.3-xml mariadb-server mariadb-client nagios-plugins-all nagios-nrpe-plugin nagios-snmp-plugins nagios3 nagios3-core nagios3-cgi nagios3-common nagios3-doc nagios3-plugins nagios3-plugins-basic nagios3-plugins-extra nagios3-plugins-standard nagios3-supervisor

Step 2: Download Adagios

  1. Open the terminal again and navigate to the /opt directory by running the following command:
cd /opt
  1. Download the latest version of Adagios from the official Adagios website by running the following command:
sudo wget https://github.com/opinkerfi/adagios/archive/master.zip
  1. Extract the downloaded zip file by running the following command:
sudo unzip master.zip

Step 3: Install Adagios

  1. Navigate to the extracted Adagios directory by running the following command:
cd /opt/adagios-master
  1. Install Adagios by running the following command:
sudo python setup.py install

Step 4: Configure Apache for Adagios

  1. Navigate to the /etc/apache2/conf-available directory by running the following command:
cd /etc/apache2/conf-available
  1. Create a new configuration file for Adagios by running the following command:
sudo nano adagios.conf
  1. Add the following lines to the configuration file:
Alias /adagios /opt/adagios-master/adagios

<Directory /opt/adagios-master/adagios>
  Options FollowSymLinks
  AllowOverride None
  Require all granted
</Directory>

  1. Save and close the file by pressing "Ctrl+X", then "Y", then "Enter".

  2. Enable the new Adagios configuration by running the following command:

sudo a2enconf adagios
  1. Restart the Apache service by running the following command:
sudo systemctl restart apache2

Step 5: Configure MySQL for Adagios

  1. Log in to the MySQL server by running the following command:
sudo mysql -u root -p
  1. Create a new database for Adagios by running the following command:
CREATE DATABASE adagios;
  1. Create a new user for Adagios by running the following command:
CREATE USER 'adagios'@'localhost' IDENTIFIED BY 'password';
  1. Grant permissions for the new user to access the database by running the following command:
GRANT ALL PRIVILEGES ON adagios.* TO 'adagios'@'localhost';
  1. Exit the MySQL prompt by running the following command:
exit;

Step 6: Configure Adagios

  1. Copy the default configuration file by running the following command:
sudo cp /opt/adagios-master/adagios/etc/adagios.conf.default /etc/adagios.conf
  1. Open the /etc/adagios.conf file by running the following command:
sudo nano /etc/adagios.conf
  1. Update the following line in the file:
db_name = adagios
db_user = adagios
db_password = password
  1. Save and close the file by pressing "Ctrl+X", then "Y", then "Enter".

Step 7: Start Adagios

  1. Start the Adagios service by running the following command:
sudo systemctl start adagios
  1. Access the Adagios web interface by opening a web browser and navigating to http://localhost/adagios/.

Congratulations! You have successfully installed Adagios on Kali Linux. You should now be able to monitor your network using Adagios.