How to Install Hitobito on Kali Linux Latest

Hitobito is a open source CRM software that helps you manage your member database and communication with them. In this tutorial, we will go through the steps to install Hitobito on Kali Linux Latest.

Prerequisites

Before we start, let's make sure that your Kali Linux system has the following prerequisites:

• Apache server installed, enabled, and running.
• PHP 7.0 or later with required extensions (in this tutorial, we will use PHP 7.0).
• MySQL or MariaDB installed and running.
• Composer installed.

If any of these components are not installed, please follow the relevant tutorials to install them.

Step 1: Download Hitobito

First, let us download Hitobito from the official website (https://hitobito.com/en).

wget https://github.com/hitobito/hitobito/archive/master.zip

After downloading, unzip the file using:

unzip master.zip

Step 2: Configure Apache

Now, we need to configure Apache to recognize the Hitobito files. To do this, create a virtual host configuration file in the /etc/apache2/sites-available directory.

cd /etc/apache2/sites-available
nano hitobito.conf

In the configuration file, add the following code:

<VirtualHost *:80>
    ServerAdmin webmaster@localhost
    DocumentRoot /var/www/hitobito/public
    
    <Directory /var/www/hitobito/public>
        AllowOverride All
        Require all granted
    </Directory>
    
    ErrorLog ${APACHE_LOG_DIR}/error.log
    CustomLog ${APACHE_LOG_DIR}/access.log combined
</VirtualHost>

Save and exit the file.

Next, enable the new virtual host configuration by creating a symbolic link to the sites-enabled directory.

cd /etc/apache2/sites-enabled
ln -s ../sites-available/hitobito.conf

Finally, restart Apache to apply the changes.

service apache2 restart

Step 3: Set Permissions

Hitobito needs permission to read and write certain files and directories. So let us change the ownership and permission of the directories.

cd /var/www
chown -R www-data:www-data hitobito
chmod -R 755 hitobito/storage
chmod -R 755 hitobito/bootstrap/cache

Step 4: Install Composer

Composer is a PHP dependency manager that Hitobito uses. To install Composer, run:

cd ~
curl -sS https://getcomposer.org/installer | php
mv composer.phar /usr/local/bin/composer

Finally, verify that Composer is installed by running:

composer

Step 5: Install Dependencies

Let's install the dependencies required for Hitobito. Navigate to the hitobito directory and run:

cd /var/www/hitobito
composer install --prefer-dist --no-dev

This may take a while to complete.

Step 6: Configure Environment Variables

Create a copy of the .env.example file and name it .env.

cd /var/www/hitobito
cp .env.example .env

Then, edit the .env file to include the database details for MySQL or MariaDB.

DB_CONNECTION=mysql
DB_HOST=127.0.0.1
DB_PORT=3306
DB_DATABASE=hitobito
DB_USERNAME=root
DB_PASSWORD=

Save and exit the file.

Step 7: Generate Application Key

Generate the application key using artisan.

cd /var/www/hitobito
php artisan key:generate

Step 8: Run Database Migrations

To create and migrate the Hitobito tables to the database, run:

cd /var/www/hitobito
php artisan migrate

Step 9: Access Hitobito

Congratulations! Hitobito is now installed and ready to use. Access it by opening a browser and navigating to http://localhost:80.

Conclusion

In this tutorial, we have shown you how to install Hitobito on Kali Linux Latest. You should now be able to start using Hitobito for your organizational needs.