How to Install Glosa Server on Kali Linux

In this tutorial, we will learn how to install Glosa Server on Kali Linux. Glosa Server is an open-source web application which provides a platform for managing subtitles. It is designed to assist linguistics students in learning new languages.

Prerequisites

To install Glosa Server on Kali Linux, you must have the following:

• Kali Linux installed on your system
• Internet connection

Step 1: Install Node.js and npm

Glosa Server is built with Node.js, so we will need to install Node.js and npm first. Follow the steps below:

1. Open the terminal and run the following command:

sudo apt-get update

2. Then, run the command below to install Node.js and npm:

sudo apt-get install nodejs npm

Step 2: Download Glosa Server

1. Open your web browser and go to https://github.com/glosa/glosa-server.
2. Click on the "Clone or download" button and select "Download ZIP".
3. Extract the downloaded file to a convenient location on your system.

Step 3: Install Dependencies

Before we can start Glosa Server, we need to install its dependencies. Follow the steps below:

1. Open the terminal and navigate to the extracted Glosa Server folder using the cd command.

cd <location of extracted folder>

2. Once inside the folder, run the following command to install the dependencies:

npm install

Step 4: Configure Glosa Server

We now need to configure Glosa Server. In the Glosa Server folder, find and open the file .env.example in a text editor.

1. Rename the file to .env.

mv .env.example .env

2. Set the environment variables in the .env file as follows:

DATABASE_URL='mongodb://localhost:27017/glosa'
GLOSA_SECRET='Your_very_secure_secret_key'

You can set DATABASE_URL to the URL of your MongoDB database. If you don't have a MongoDB database set up, you can skip this step and use the default URL provided.

Also, set GLOSA_SECRET to a strong password of your choice.

Step 5: Start Glosa Server

Now that Glosa Server is installed and configured, we can start it. Follow the steps below:

1. Open the terminal and navigate to the extracted Glosa Server folder using the cd command.

cd <location of extracted folder>

2. Start Glosa Server by running the following command:

npm start

3. Open your web browser and navigate to http://localhost:8080. You should see the Glosa Server login page.

4. Log in using the username admin and the password password.

Congratulations! You have successfully installed and started Glosa Server on your Kali Linux machine. You can now start using it to manage your subtitles.

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