How to Install Dendrite on Kali Linux Latest

Dendrite is a matrix homeserver implementation that is designed to be high-performance, lightweight, and easy to deploy. In this tutorial, we will walk through the steps required to install Dendrite on Kali Linux Latest.

Prerequisites

Before we proceed, you will need:

  1. A system running Kali Linux Latest
  2. A working internet connection
  3. Basic knowledge of the command line interface.

Step 1: Install Dependencies

The first step is to install the dependencies required for Dendrite to run. Open a terminal window and type the following command:

sudo apt-get update && sudo apt-get install -y postgresql postgresql-contrib build-essential curl git postgresql-server-dev-all ca-certificates

This command will update the package repository and install the required packages.

Step 2: Install Golang

Dendrite is written in Golang, so we need to install the latest version of Golang to compile and run Dendrite. To do this, type the following commands:

curl -O https://dl.google.com/go/go1.16.4.linux-amd64.tar.gz
tar xvf go1.16.4.linux-amd64.tar.gz
sudo mv go /usr/local
echo 'export PATH=$PATH:/usr/local/go/bin' >> ~/.bashrc
source ~/.bashrc

This will download and install Golang and set the PATH environment variable.

Step 3: Clone the Dendrite Git Repository

Now, we need to clone the Dendrite Git repository on our system. Type the following command to do this:

git clone https://github.com/matrix-org/dendrite.git $GOPATH/src/github.com/matrix-org/dendrite

This will clone the Dendrite Git repository in the $GOPATH/src/github.com/matrix-org/dendrite directory.

Step 4: Build and Install Dendrite

To build and install Dendrite, we need to navigate to the cloned Dendrite directory and run the following command:

cd $GOPATH/src/github.com/matrix-org/dendrite
make dendrite

This will compile and install Dendrite on your system.

Step 5: Configuration

After successfully installing Dendrite, we need to configure it. To do this:

cd dendrite/cmd/dendrite-monolith
cp config.sample.yaml config.yaml

This will copy the sample config file to the location where the Dendrite binary is installed.

Step 6: Start the Dendrite Server

Finally, we can start the Dendrite server by running the following command:

./dendrite-monolith -c config.yaml

This will start the Dendrite server with the provided configuration file.

Conclusion

In this tutorial, we have shown you how to install Dendrite on Kali Linux Latest. You should now have a working Dendrite server on your system. You can explore more on how to configure and use Dendrite on the official documentation.