How to Install Crater on Kali Linux Latest

In this tutorial, we'll walk you through the installation process of Crater on Kali Linux Latest. Crater is a free, open-source invoicing application that allows you to easily create and manage invoices, estimates, and credit notes.

Prerequisites

Before we begin, make sure you have the following prerequisites:

• A working installation of Kali Linux Latest
• PHP version 7.2 or higher
• Composer
• Node.js
• NPM

Step 1: Clone the Crater Repository

The first step to installing Crater is to clone the repository from GitHub. Open your terminal and enter the following command:

git clone https://github.com/crater-invoice/crater.git

Step 2: Install Dependencies

Navigate into the newly cloned directory and install the necessary dependencies with Composer and NPM.

cd crater
composer install
npm install

Step 3: Configure Database

With the dependencies installed, you can configure the database by copying the .env.example file to .env.

cp .env.example .env

Next, open the .env file and modify the DB_DATABASE, DB_USERNAME, and DB_PASSWORD variables to reflect your database settings.

DB_DATABASE=your_database_name
DB_USERNAME=your_database_username
DB_PASSWORD=your_database_password

Step 4: Generate Application Key

Generate a new application key with the following command:

php artisan key:generate

Step 5: Serve the Application

Start the application server with the following command:

php artisan serve

And that's it! You should now be able to access Crater by navigating to http://localhost:8000 in your web browser.

Conclusion

In this tutorial, we showed you how to install Crater on Kali Linux Latest. We covered cloning the repository, installing dependencies, configuring the database, generating the application key, and serving the application.