How to Install Umami on Kali Linux

Umami is a self-hosted analytics platform designed to help you understand your web traffic. To install Umami on Kali Linux latest version, follow the steps outlined below.

Prerequisites

  • A VPS or dedicated server running the latest version of Kali Linux.
  • A non-root user with sudo privileges.

Step 1: Installing Node.js and PostgreSQL

  1. Open the terminal on your Kali Linux machine.

  2. Update your package lists by running the following command:

sudo apt-get update
  1. Install Node.js and PostgreSQL by running the following command:
sudo apt-get install nodejs postgresql postgresql-client
  1. You will be prompted to enter a password for the PostgreSQL "postgres" user. Choose a strong password and remember it, as you will need it later.

Step 2: Clone Umami

  1. In the terminal, navigate to the directory where you want to store the Umami app files.

  2. Clone the Umami repository by running the following command:

git clone https://github.com/mikecao/umami.git
  1. Change into the umami directory by running the following command:
cd umami

Step 3: Install Umami Dependencies

  1. Install Umami dependencies by running the following command:
npm install

Step 4: Configure Umami

  1. Rename the .env.example file to .env by running the following command:
mv .env.example .env
  1. Edit the .env file by running the following command:
nano .env
  1. Update the following lines in the .env file:
DATABASE_URL=postgres://postgres:YOUR_PASSWORD@localhost:5432/umami

Note: Replace YOUR_PASSWORD with the password you chose for the PostgreSQL "postgres" user earlier.

  1. Save and exit the .env file.

Step 5: Initialize Umami

  1. Initialize Umami by running the following command:
npm run initialize

  1. You will be prompted to select a database schema. Choose public and press ENTER.

  2. You will be prompted to create an admin account. Follow the prompts to create an admin account.

Step 6: Run Umami

  1. Start Umami by running the following command:
npm start
  1. In your web browser, navigate to http://localhost:3000 to access the Umami dashboard.

Congratulations! You have successfully installed Umami on Kali Linux. You can customize and use it to understand your web traffic.