How to Install Filebrowser on Kali Linux Latest?

Filebrowser is a powerful open-source file manager with a web-based GUI written in Golang. In this tutorial, you will learn how to install Filebrowser on Kali Linux latest through the following steps:

Table of Contents

  1. Prerequisites
  2. Install Dependencies
  3. Download and Install Filebrowser
  4. Configuration
  5. Running Filebrowser

Prerequisites

  • A Kali Linux system (version latest)
  • sudo/root access

Install Dependencies

First, you need to ensure that your system is up-to-date. Open up the terminal and execute the following command:

sudo apt update && sudo apt upgrade -y

Once the system is updated, install the following dependencies:

sudo apt install curl unzip -y

Download and Install Filebrowser

  1. Download the latest version of Filebrowser to your Kali Linux system.
curl -fsSL https://filebrowser.org/get.sh | bash
  1. Extract the downloaded file.
sudo unzip filebrowser-*.zip -d /usr/local/bin/filebrowser
  1. Change the file permission to executable.
sudo chmod +x /usr/local/bin/filebrowser/filebrowser

Configuration

  1. Create a new system user for Filebrowser.
sudo adduser filebrowser
  1. Create a systemd service file for Filebrowser.
sudo nano /etc/systemd/system/filebrowser.service
  1. Add the following content to the file:
[Unit]
Description=File Browser
After=network.target

[Service]
User=filebrowser
Restart=on-failure
ExecStart=/usr/local/bin/filebrowser/filebrowser

[Install]
WantedBy=multi-user.target
  1. Save the changes and exit the editor (Ctrl+O, Ctrl+X).

Running Filebrowser

  1. Start the service:
sudo systemctl start filebrowser
  1. Enable the service to start at boot time:
sudo systemctl enable filebrowser
  1. Check the status of the service:
sudo systemctl status filebrowser
  1. Open up a web browser and navigate to http://localhost:8080. You should see the Filebrowser login screen.

Congratulations! You have successfully installed Filebrowser on Kali Linux latest.