Installing Directus on Kali Linux

Directus is a headless CMS that allows you to manage content easily. In this tutorial, we will learn how to install Directus on Kali Linux.

Prerequisites

To install LAMP stack on Kali Linux, run the following commands in the terminal:

sudo apt update
sudo apt-get install apache2 php php-mysql libapache2-mod-php mysql-server phpmyadmin

This will install Apache, PHP, MySQL, and phpMyAdmin.

Install Composer and Git by running the following commands in the terminal:

sudo apt install composer
sudo apt install git

Clone the Directus repository from GitHub by running the following command:

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

Move the Directus folder to the Apache web directory:

sudo mv directus /var/www/html/

Change the directory to the Directus folder:

cd /var/www/html/directus/

Install Directus dependencies using Composer:

composer install

Create a new environment file:

cp server/config/env.example server/config/env.php

After creating the environment file, fill in the database details in the file:

nano server/config/env.php

To create a database for Directus, run the following command in the terminal:

mysql -u root -p

This will log you into the MySQL shell. Enter the MySQL root password and create the database by running the following commands:

CREATE DATABASE directus;
GRANT ALL PRIVILEGES ON directus.* TO 'directususer'@'localhost' IDENTIFIED BY 'your_password';
FLUSH PRIVILEGES;
exit;

Launch Directus by running the following command:

php -S 0.0.0.0:8080 -t public

This will start the PHP server on port 8080. Open your web browser and go to http://localhost:8080/install to complete the installation.

Once installation is complete, login to Directus by going to http://localhost:8080/admin.

Congratulations! You have successfully installed Directus on Kali Linux.