Installing GRR on macOS

GRR is an open-source incident response framework that enables remote and automated forensic analysis. In this tutorial, you will learn how to install GRR on macOS.

Prerequisites

• macOS system
• Python 2.7
• pip or easy_install

Installation

1. Open the Terminal app on your macOS system.

2. Install dependencies:

   sudo easy_install protobuf==3.6.0
   sudo easy_install pyopenssl==19.1.0
   sudo easy_install wsgiref==0.1.2
   sudo easy_install jinja2==2.11.2
   

3. Install GRR:

   pip install grr-response-server
   

4. Create a GRR configuration file:

   sudo nano /etc/grr-server.yaml
   

   This will open a new file. Copy and paste the following code into the file:

   [Server]
   # This is the external URL for the server, used for generating links to
   # the GUI and in emails. This should be the URL that clients will use to
   # connect to the server.
   url: "http://localhost:8000/"
   
   # Frontend server configuration.
   [Frontend]
   # This is the TCP port the web server listens on.
   # Use 0.0.0.0:port to bind to all network interfaces.
   bind: "0.0.0.0:8000"
   
   [Database]
   # This is the path to the sqlite3 database file that stores GRR's data locally.
   path: "/usr/local/var/lib/grr/grr.sqlite"
   
   # This is the maximum number of days that GRR will keep the data.
   data_retention_time: "365d"
   

   Make sure to change the url field to the external URL that clients will use to connect to the GRR server.

5. Initialize the GRR server:

   sudo grr_config_updater initialize
   

6. Start the GRR server:

   sudo grr_server start
   

7. Access the GRR web interface:

   Open a web browser and navigate to http://localhost:8000. You should see the GRR web interface.

Conclusion

Congratulations! You have now installed GRR on your macOS system. You can now use it for remote forensic investigations and incident response.