How to Install Zulip on Kali Linux Latest

Zulip is a powerful and open-source group chat application. It's easy to install and great for teams to communicate on various projects. Here is a step-by-step tutorial on installing Zulip on Kali Linux latest version.

Prerequisites

Make sure that you have the following prerequisites installed on your system:

  • Python 3.6 or greater
  • pip3 (python package manager)
  • Node.js
  • npm (node package manager)

Step 1: Download and Extract the Zulip package

In your web browser, go to the following link to download the Zulip package: https://www.zulip.org/dist/releases/zulip-server-latest.tar.gz

Now, use the tar command to extract the package:

tar -xf zulip-server-latest.tar.gz

Step 2: Install Dependencies

You'll need to install the dependencies of Zulip. Here is a command to install all the required packages:

sudo apt-get install libffi-dev libssl-dev postgresql postgresql-contrib rabbitmq-server redis-server memcached nginx supervisor

Step 3: Create Database and User

Create a new Postgres Database for Zulip:

sudo su - postgres
psql
CREATE DATABASE zulip;
CREATE USER zulipuser WITH PASSWORD 'password';
ALTER ROLE zulipuser SET client_encoding TO 'utf8';
ALTER ROLE zulipuser SET default_transaction_isolation TO 'read committed';
ALTER ROLE zulipuser SET timezone TO 'UTC';
GRANT ALL PRIVILEGES ON DATABASE zulip TO zulipuser;
\q
exit

Step 4: Install Python Libraries

Navigate to the folder where you extracted the Zulip package and run the following command:

cd zulip-server-*
sudo pip3 install -r requirements.txt
sudo pip3 install requests[security]

Step 5: Configure Zulip

Create a configuration file for Zulip named zulip.conf:

sudo cp zulip.conf.example /etc/zulip/zulip.conf

Open the zulip.conf file for editing:

sudo nano /etc/zulip/zulip.conf

Update the relevant settings in the configuration file, like database settings, server hostname, email and mandatory authentication, etc.

Step 6: Deploy Zulip

Run the following command to deploy Zulip:

sudo su zulip
cd /home/zulip/deployments/current/
./scripts/setup/install

Step 7: Start the Server

Start the Zulip server by running the following command:

sudo /etc/init.d/zulip-server start

Step 8: Test Zulip

Open your web browser and navigate to http://localhost or http://<your-server-ip> to test Zulip. Follow the prompt to create a Zulip account.

Conclusion

Congratulations! You have successfully installed Zulip on Kali Linux latest version. You can now use it for team communication and collaboration.