Rocket.Chat is a free and open-source team collaboration platform that allows you to communicate and collaborate with your team in real-time. In this tutorial, we'll guide you on how to install Rocket.Chat on Kali Linux Latest using the command line.
Before we get started, make sure you have the following:
The first thing you need to do is to update the system packages to their latest versions. Open the terminal and execute the following command:
sudo apt-get update && sudo apt-get upgrade
Rocket.Chat requires MongoDB to be installed on your system. Use the following command to install MongoDB:
sudo apt-get install mongodb-server
Once the installation is complete, start the MongoDB service using the command below:
sudo systemctl start mongodb
The next step is to install Node.js, which is a JavaScript runtime. Use the following command to install Node.js and npm (Node Package Manager):
sudo apt-get install nodejs npm
Now, you need to download Rocket.Chat. Open the terminal and use the following command to download the source code:
curl -L https://releases.rocket.chat/latest/download -o rocket.chat.tgz
Use the following command to extract the Rocket.Chat archive:
tar -xzf rocket.chat.tgz
Then, move the extracted folder to /usr/local/bin:
sudo mv bundle /usr/local/bin/rocket.chat
Change your working directory to /usr/local/bin/rocket.chat and execute the following command to install Rocket.Chat:
cd /usr/local/bin/rocket.chat/programs/server && npm install
Finally, start Rocket.Chat using the following command:
cd /usr/local/bin/rocket.chat && node main.js
You should see the following output:
Started MongoDB.
Started Rocket.Chat !
This means that Rocket.Chat is running and you can access it by visiting http://localhost:3000 in your web browser.
Note: If you want Rocket.Chat to run in the background, you can use the pm2 process manager.
That's it! You have successfully installed Rocket.Chat on Kali Linux Latest. Now you can start collaborating with your team in real-time.
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