How to Install Wazuh on Ubuntu

In this post, we’ll guide you through installing and configuring Wazuh, a powerful open-source security platform. We’ll cover the deployment of core components like Indexer, Server, and Dashboard and the setup of Wazuh agents.

Requirements:

• Install Ubuntu in VirtualBox
• With 4GB RAM, 2 CPU’s and a minimum of 50GB Storage

Installing Wazuh:

Step 1:Update the system

Open the terminal and run these commands.

sudo su
apt update
apt upgrade -y

Step 2:Download the Wazuh installation assistant

curl -sO https://packages.wazuh.com/4.9/wazuh-install.sh 

Step 3: Install Wazuh Components

bash ./wazuh-install.sh -a

After the installation in the terminal, the user and password for the web interface are displayed.

Step 4: Start the Wazuh Services

systemctl daemon-reload
systemctl restart wazuh-indexer
systemctl restart wazuh-manager
systemctl restart wazuh-dashboard

Step 5: Get the wazuh-dashboard-ip

To get the IP address of the Wazuh server.

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Step 6: Access the Wazuh Web Interface

Open a web browser and access the Wazuh web interface using the URL: https://<wazuh-dashboard-ip>.

Link References:

Wazuh Documentation: https://documentation.wazuh.com/current/installation-guide/index.html