How to Install Piler on Kali Linux Latest

Piler is an open source email archiving software that allows you to archive, retrieve, and analyze email messages. In this tutorial, we will show you how to install Piler on Kali Linux Latest.

Prerequisites

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

• A Kali Linux Latest installation.
• Terminal access with root privileges.

Step 1: Install Required Packages

Firstly, we need to install some packages needed for Piler to work correctly:

sudo apt update
sudo apt install apache2 php7.4-fpm php7.4-ldap php7.4-imap libapache2-mod-php7.4 php7.4-curl php7.4-mysql php7.4-mcrypt php7.4-gd fpdf pdftk ghostscript ffmpeg imagemagick poppler-utils sqlite3

Step 2: Download and Extract Piler

Next, we will download and extract the Piler archive. Run the following commands to download and extract the archive:

wget https://bitbucket.org/jsuto/piler/downloads/piler-1.3.9.tar.gz
tar -xzf piler-1.3.9.tar.gz

Step 3: Configure Apache2

After the archive is extracted, we need to configure Apache2 web server to serve Piler. Create a new virtual host configuration file for Piler:

sudo nano /etc/apache2/sites-available/piler.conf

Add the following lines to the file and save it:

<VirtualHost *:80>
ServerName piler.example.com
DocumentRoot /var/www/piler/web
<Directory /var/www/piler/web>
AllowOverride All
</Directory>
ErrorLog ${APACHE_LOG_DIR}/piler_error.log
CustomLog ${APACHE_LOG_DIR}/piler_access.log combined
</VirtualHost>

Make sure to replace "piler.example.com" with your own domain name. Then, enable the new virtual host and disable the default Apache2 website:

sudo a2dissite 000-default.conf
sudo a2ensite piler.conf
sudo systemctl reload apache2

Step 4: Create MySQL Database for Piler

Now, we need to create a MySQL database for Piler. Login to MySQL as root user:

sudo mysql -u root -p

Then create a new database and database user:

CREATE DATABASE piler;
GRANT ALL PRIVILEGES ON piler.* TO 'pileruser'@'localhost' IDENTIFIED BY 'password';
FLUSH PRIVILEGES;
EXIT;

Make sure to replace "password" with a strong password of your choice.

Step 5: Configure Piler

Next, we need to configure Piler to use the newly created MySQL database. Copy the "config.php.sample" file to "config.php":

cd piler-1.3.9
cp config.php.sample config.php

Then edit the "config.php" file and update the following lines:

$config['dbtype'] = 'mysql';
$config['dbhost'] = 'localhost';
$config['dbname'] = 'piler';
$config['dbuser'] = 'pileruser';
$config['dbpass'] = 'password';

Remember to replace the "password" with the password you set for the MySQL database user.

Step 6: Install Piler

Final step is to install Piler. Run the following commands:

sudo ./installer.sh
sudo ./console security:generate-passwords
sudo ./console security:setup

During the installation, Piler will prompt you for some settings. Set your preferred settings according to your needs.

Conclusion

That's it! You have successfully installed Piler on Kali Linux Latest. Now you can access the Piler web interface by browsing to "http://piler.example.com".