How to Install Shaark on NetBSD

Shaark is an open-source, web-based packet analysis framework that enables you to do network packet capture and analysis. This tutorial will guide you on how to install Shaark on NetBSD.

Prerequisites

Before getting started, make sure that you have the following prerequisites:

  • NetBSD (7.0 or newer) installed
  • Basic knowledge of how to use the command line interface

Steps to Install Shaark on NetBSD

Follow the steps below to install Shaark on NetBSD:

  1. Open the Command Terminal

The first step is to open a command terminal on your NetBSD machine.

  1. Install the Required Dependencies

To install Shaark, you need to install some dependencies first. Run the following command to install them:

sudo pkgin update
sudo pkgin install git nodejs ffmpeg

These commands will update the NetBSD package index and install git, Node.js, and ffmpeg.

  1. Clone Shaark from GitHub

Next, you need to clone Shaark from GitHub using the following command:

git clone https://github.com/MarceauKa/shaark.git
  1. Configure Shaark

Navigate to the newly created shaark directory by running the command:

cd shaark

Configure Shaark by running the command:

cp .env.example .env

Edit the .env file and specify your own settings. You can use your editor of choice to edit the file.

Note that the default settings will work fine for most installations. You only need to modify these settings if you want to configure custom ports or change the path of the data storage.

  1. Install Shaark

You can now install Shaark by running the following command:

npm install

This command will download and install all the required dependencies.

  1. Launch Shaark

Finally, you can start Shaark by running the following two commands:

npm run prod:build
npm run prod:start

Once you have launched Shaark, you can access it in your web browser by navigating to http://localhost:3000.

Conclusion

By following the above steps, you should now have Shaark up and running on your NetBSD machine. You can now use Shaark to capture and analyze network traffic.