---
title: "Linux"
date: 2020-05-26T20:57:28+03:00
draft: false
pre: ' '
weight: 4
tags: ["setup", "AppImage", "linux"]
---
## Supported operating systems
An [AppImage](https://appimage.org/) is a distribution-agnostic, self-running
package that contains an application and everything that it may need to run.
The Infection Monkey AppImage package should run on most modern Linux distros that have FUSE
installed, but the ones that we've tested are:
- BlackArch 2020.12.01
- Kali 2021.2
- Parrot 4.11
- Rocky 8
- openSUSE Leap 15.3
- Ubuntu Bionic 18.04
- Ubuntu Focal 20.04
- Ubuntu Hirsute 21.04
On Windows, AppImage can be run in WSL 2.
## Deployment
1. Make the AppImage package executable:
```bash
chmod u+x InfectionMonkey-v1.13.0.AppImage
```
1. Start Monkey Island by running the Infection Monkey AppImage package:
```bash
./InfectionMonkey-v1.13.0.AppImage
```
1. Access the Monkey Island web UI by pointing your browser at
`https://localhost:5000`.
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## Running the Infection Monkey as a service on boot
The Infection Monkey can be installed as a service and run on boot by running the AppImage package
with the following parameters. This requires root permissions, so run `sudo -v` and enter your
password before running the script, if required.
```bash
./InfectionMonkey-v1.13.0.AppImage service --install --user
```
To uninstall it, run:
```bash
./InfectionMonkey-v1.13.0.AppImage service --uninstall
```
## Configuring the server
You can configure the server by creating
a [server configuration file](../../reference/server_configuration) and
providing a path to it via command line parameters:
`./InfectionMonkey-v1.13.0.AppImage --server-config="/path/to/server_config.json"`
### Start Monkey Island with user-provided certificate
By default, Infection Monkey comes with a [self-signed SSL
certificate](https://aboutssl.org/what-is-self-sign-certificate/). In
enterprise or other security-sensitive environments, it is recommended that the
user provide Infection Monkey with a certificate that has been signed by a
private certificate authority.
1. Terminate the Island process if it's already running.
1. (Optional but recommended) Move your `.crt` and `.key` files to
`$HOME/.monkey_island`.
1. Make sure that your `.crt` and `.key` files are readable only by you.
```bash
chmod 600
chmod 600
```
1. Create a [server configuration file and provide the path to the certificate](../../reference/server_configuration).
The server configuration file should look something like:
```json
{
"ssl_certificate": {
"ssl_certificate_file": "$HOME/.monkey_island/my_cert.crt",
"ssl_certificate_key_file": "$HOME/.monkey_island/my_key.key"
}
}
```
1. Start Monkey Island by running the Infection Monkey AppImage package:
```bash
./InfectionMonkey-v1.13.0.AppImage --server-config="/path/to/server_config.json"
```
1. Access the Monkey Island web UI by pointing your browser at
`https://localhost:5000`.
### Change logging level
1. Terminate the Island process if it's already running.
1. Create a [server configuration file](../../reference/server_configuration).
The server configuration file should look something like:
```json
{
"log_level": "INFO"
}
```
1. Start Monkey Island by running the Infection Monkey AppImage package:
```bash
./InfectionMonkey-v1.13.0.AppImage --server-config="/path/to/server_config.json"
```
1. Access the Monkey Island web UI by pointing your browser at
`https://localhost:5000`.
## Upgrading
Currently, there's no "upgrade-in-place" option when a new version is released.
To get an updated version, download the updated AppImage package and follow the deployment
instructions again.
If you'd like to keep your existing configuration, you can export it to a file
using the *Export config* button and then import it to the new Monkey Island.
