安装Let's Install Pi.Alert - A Network Intrusion Monitor

What is Pi.Alert?

[Pi.Alert is a] WIFI / LAN intruder detector. Check the devices connected and alert you with unknown devices. It also warns of the disconnection of "always connected" devices. -https://github.com/pucherot/Pi.Alert/

Installing Pi.Alert

1. Log into the Debian/Ubuntu device
2. Launch a terminal and run the following commands
   # update software repositories
   sudo apt update
   # install available software updates
   sudo apt upgrade -y
   # install prerequisites
   sudo apt install apt-utils arp-scan dnsutils net-tools python3 -y
   # install web/db components
   sudo apt install lighttpd php php-cgi php-fpm php-sqlite3 sqlite3 -y
   # clean apt package cache
   sudo apt clean
   # download the latest release
   wget -O ./pialert.tar https://github.com/pucherot/Pi.Alert/raw/main/tar/pialert_latest.tar
   # create target directory
   sudo mkdir /var/www/pialert
   # create logs directory
   sudo mkdir /var/log/pialert
   # extract the downloaded tar to /var/www/pialert
   sudo tar xf ./pialert.tar -C /var/www/pialert --strip-components=1
   # set the owner of the pialert directory
   sudo chown -R www-data:www-data /var/www/pialert
   # update pialert path in conf file
   sed -i 's/\/home\/pi\/pialert/\/var\/www\/pialert/' /var/www/pialert/config/pialert.conf
   # update pialert path in cron jobs
   sed -i 's/python ~\/pialert\/back\/pialert.py/python3 \/var\/www\/pialert\/back\/pialert.py/g' /var/www/pialert/install/pialert.cron
   # update log paths for cron jobs
   sed -i 's/~\/pialert\/log\//\/var\/log\/pialert\//g' /var/www/pialert/install/pialert.cron
   # create cronjob schedule
   (crontab -l 2>/dev/null; cat /var/www/pialert/install/pialert.cron) | sudo crontab -
   # create symbolic link to pialert
   sudo ln -s /var/www/pialert/front/ /var/www/html/pialert
   # copy pialert lighttpd conf
   sudo cp /var/www/pialert/install/pialert_front.conf /etc/lighttpd/conf-available
   # enable the pialert conf
   sudo ln -s /etc/lighttpd/conf-available/pialert_front.conf /etc/lighttpd/conf-enabled/pialert_front.conf
   # enable lighttpd fastcgi
   sudo lighttpd-enable-mod fastcgi-php
   # restart lighttpd service
   sudo systemctl restart lighttpd
3. Open a web browser and navigate to http://DNSorIP/pialert
4. Welcome to Pi.Alert
   NOTE: By default, Pi.Alert cron job runs every 5 minutes to check for new devices on the network