How to Install Castopod on Kali Linux

Castopod is a self-hosted podcast publishing and hosting platform. It allows users to create, upload and publish podcasts. In this tutorial, we will guide you on how to install Castopod on Kali Linux.

Requirements:

• Kali Linux latest version
• Root access

Step 1: Update your Kali Linux

The first step is to update your Kali Linux system to the latest version. Open the terminal and enter the following commands.

sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get upgrade

Step 2: Install Dependencies

Castopod requires some dependencies to run. Run the following command to install the dependencies.

sudo apt-get install git curl build-essential wget gnupg -y

Step 3: Install MariaDB Server

Castopod requires a database server to store the data. We will use MariaDB, a popular open-source relational database.

sudo apt-get install mariadb-server

During the installation, you will be prompted to enter a root password for the MariaDB server. Enter the password and confirm it.

Step 4: Install PHP

Castopod requires PHP as a server-side scripting language. Install PHP and its modules using the following command.

sudo apt-get install php php-cli php-fpm php-mysql php-xml php-mbstring php-zip php-gd php-curl

Step 5: Install Nginx

Nginx is a lightweight and high-performance web server that we will use to serve Castopod.

sudo apt-get install nginx

Step 6: Install Composer

Composer is a dependency manager for PHP. Install Composer using the following command.

curl -sS https://getcomposer.org/installer | php
sudo mv composer.phar /usr/local/bin/composer

Step 7: Clone Castopod

Clone the Castopod repository from GitHub using the following command.

git clone https://github.com/Castopod/Castopod.git

Step 8: Install Castopod

Navigate to the Castopod directory and install the dependencies.

cd Castopod
composer install --no-dev --optimize-autoloader

Step 9: Configure Nginx

Create a new Nginx server block for Castopod by running the following command.

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

Add the following configuration to the file.

server {
    listen 80;
    server_name YOUR_DOMAIN_NAME;

    root /var/www/castopod/public;
    index index.php;

    location / {
        try_files $uri $uri/ /index.php$is_args$args;
    }

    location ~ \.php$ {
        include snippets/fastcgi-php.conf;
        fastcgi_pass unix:/run/php/php7.3-fpm.sock;
    }

    location ~ /\.ht {
        deny all;
    }
}

Replace YOUR_DOMAIN_NAME with your domain name or IP address. Save and close the file.

Create a symbolic link for the newly created configuration file with the following command.

sudo ln -s /etc/nginx/sites-available/castopod /etc/nginx/sites-enabled/
sudo nginx -t
sudo systemctl reload nginx

Step 10: Configure Castopod

Copy the .env.example file to .env and edit it.

cp .env.example .env
nano .env

Edit the following variables:

• APP_URL: Set it to your domain name or IP address.
• APP_ENV: Set it to production.
• DB_DATABASE, DB_USERNAME, and DB_PASSWORD: Set these variables to your MariaDB database details.

Save and close the file.

Step 11: Initialize the Database

Run the following command to create the Castopod database and its tables.

mkdir -p storage/app/public
php artisan migrate
php artisan db:seed
php artisan passport:install
php artisan storage:link

Step 12: Enable and Start Services

Enable and start the services using the following commands.

sudo systemctl enable mariadb
sudo systemctl start mariadb
sudo systemctl enable nginx
sudo systemctl start nginx
sudo systemctl enable php7.3-fpm
sudo systemctl start php7.3-fpm

Step 13: Access Castopod

Open a web browser and visit your domain name or IP address. Follow the setup wizard, and you are done.

Conclusion

In this tutorial, we have shown you how to install Castopod on Kali Linux. Castopod provides an excellent platform for self-hosted podcasts.