.. _installation: Installation ============ Before Suricata can be used it has to be installed. Suricata can be installed on various distributions using binary packages: :ref:`install-binary-packages`. For people familiar with compiling their own software, the `Source method` is recommended. Advanced users can check the advanced guides, see :ref:`install-advanced`. Source ------ Installing from the source distribution files gives the most control over the Suricata installation. Basic steps:: tar xzvf suricata-6.0.0.tar.gz cd suricata-6.0.0 ./configure make make install This will install Suricata into ``/usr/local/bin/``, use the default configuration in ``/usr/local/etc/suricata/`` and will output to ``/usr/local/var/log/suricata`` Common configure options ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ .. option:: --disable-gccmarch-native Do not optimize the binary for the hardware it is built on. Add this flag if the binary is meant to be portable or if Suricata is to be used in a VM. .. option:: --prefix=/usr/ Installs the Suricata binary into /usr/bin/. Default ``/usr/local/`` .. option:: --sysconfdir=/etc Installs the Suricata configuration files into /etc/suricata/. Default ``/usr/local/etc/`` .. option:: --localstatedir=/var Setups Suricata for logging into /var/log/suricata/. Default ``/usr/local/var/log/suricata`` .. option:: --enable-lua Enables Lua support for detection and output. .. option:: --enable-geoip Enables GeoIP support for detection. .. option:: --enable-dpdk Enables `DPDK `_ packet capture method. Dependencies ^^^^^^^^^^^^ For Suricata's compilation you'll need the following libraries and their development headers installed:: libjansson, libpcap, libpcre2, libyaml, zlib The following tools are required:: make gcc (or clang) pkg-config rustc cargo Rust support:: rustc, cargo Some distros don't provide or provide outdated Rust packages. Rust can also be installed directly from the Rust project itself:: 1) Install Rust https://www.rust-lang.org/en-US/install.html 2) Install cbindgen - if the cbindgen is not found in the repository or the cbindgen version is lower than required, it can be alternatively installed as: cargo install --force cbindgen 3) Make sure the cargo path is within your PATH environment e.g. echo 'export PATH=”${PATH}:~/.cargo/bin”' >> ~/.bashrc e.g. export PATH="${PATH}:/root/.cargo/bin" Ubuntu/Debian """"""""""""" Minimal:: # Installed Rust and cargo as indicated above apt-get install build-essential git libjansson-dev libpcap-dev \ libpcre2-dev libtool libyaml-dev make pkg-config zlib1g-dev # On most distros installing cbindgen with package manager should be enough apt-get install cbindgen # alternative: cargo install --force cbindgen Recommended:: # Installed Rust and cargo as indicated above apt-get install autoconf automake build-essential ccache clang curl git \ gosu jq libbpf-dev libcap-ng0 libcap-ng-dev libelf-dev \ libevent-dev libgeoip-dev libhiredis-dev libjansson-dev \ liblua5.1-dev libmagic-dev libnet1-dev libpcap-dev \ libpcre2-dev libtool libyaml-0-2 libyaml-dev m4 make \ pkg-config python3 python3-dev python3-yaml sudo zlib1g \ zlib1g-dev cargo install --force cbindgen Extra for iptables/nftables IPS integration:: apt-get install libnetfilter-queue-dev libnetfilter-queue1 \ libnetfilter-log-dev libnetfilter-log1 \ libnfnetlink-dev libnfnetlink0 CentOS, AlmaLinux, RockyLinux, Fedora, etc """""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""" To install all minimal dependencies, it is required to enable extra package repository in most distros. You can enable it possibly by one of the following ways:: dnf -y update dnf -y install dnf-plugins-core # AlmaLinux 8 dnf config-manager --set-enabled powertools # AlmaLinux 9 dnf config-manager --set-enable crb # Oracle Linux 8 dnf config-manager --set-enable ol8_codeready_builder # Oracle Linux 9 dnf config-manager --set-enable ol9_codeready_builder Minimal:: # Installed Rust and cargo as indicated above dnf install -y gcc gcc-c++ git jansson-devel libpcap-devel libtool \ libyaml-devel make pcre2-devel which zlib-devel cargo install --force cbindgen Recommended:: # Installed Rust and cargo as indicated above dnf install -y autoconf automake diffutils file-devel gcc gcc-c++ git \ jansson-devel jq libcap-ng-devel libevent-devel \ libmaxminddb-devel libnet-devel libnetfilter_queue-devel \ libnfnetlink-devel libpcap-devel libtool libyaml-devel \ lua-devel lz4-devel make nss-devel pcre2-devel pkgconfig \ python3-devel python3-sphinx python3-yaml sudo which \ zlib-devel cargo install --force cbindgen Compilation """"""""""" Follow these steps from your Suricata directory:: ./scripts/bundle.sh ./autogen.sh ./configure # you may want to add additional parameters here # ./configure --help to get all available parameters make -j8 # j is for paralleling, you may de/increase depending on your CPU make install # to install your Suricata compiled binary .. _install-binary-packages: Binary packages --------------- Ubuntu ^^^^^^ For Ubuntu, the OISF maintains a PPA ``suricata-stable`` that always contains the latest stable release. To use it:: sudo apt-get install software-properties-common sudo add-apt-repository ppa:oisf/suricata-stable sudo apt-get update sudo apt-get install suricata Debian ^^^^^^ In Debian 9 (stretch) and later do:: sudo apt-get install suricata In the "stable" version of Debian, Suricata is usually not available in the latest version. A more recent version is often available from Debian backports, if it can be built there. To use backports, the backports repository for the current stable distribution needs to be added to the system-wide sources list. For Debian 10 (buster), for instance, run the following as ``root``:: echo "deb http://http.debian.net/debian buster-backports main" > \ /etc/apt/sources.list.d/backports.list apt-get update apt-get install suricata -t buster-backports CentOS, AlmaLinux, RockyLinux, Fedora, etc ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ RPMs are provided for the latest release of *Enterprise Linux*. This includes CentOS Linux and rebuilds such as AlmaLinux and RockyLinux. Additionally, RPMs are provided for the latest supported versions of Fedora. RPMs specifically for CentOS Stream are not provided, however the RPMs for their related version may work fine. Installing From Package Repositories """""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""" CentOS, RHEL, AlmaLinux, RockyLinux, etc Version 8+ ''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''' .. code-block:: none dnf install epel-release dnf-plugins-core dnf copr enable @oisf/suricata-7.0 dnf install suricata CentOS 7 '''''''' .. code-block:: none yum install epel-release yum-plugin-copr yum copr enable @oisf/suricata-7.0 yum install suricata Fedora '''''' .. code-block:: none dnf install dnf-plugins-core dnf copr enable @oisf/suricata-7.0 dnf install suricata Additional Notes for RPM Installations """""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""" - Suricata is pre-configured to run as the ``suricata`` user. - Command line parameters such as providing the interface names can be configured in ``/etc/sysconfig/suricata``. - Users can run ``suricata-update`` without being root provided they are added to the ``suricata`` group. - Directories: - ``/etc/suricata``: Configuration directory - ``/var/log/suricata``: Log directory - ``/var/lib/suricata``: State directory rules, datasets. Starting Suricata On-Boot ''''''''''''''''''''''''' The Suricata RPMs are configured to run from Systemd. To start Suricata:: systemctl start suricata To stop Suricata:: systemctl stop suricata To have Suricata start on-boot:: systemctl enable suricata To reload rules:: systemctl reload suricata .. _install-advanced: Arch Based ^^^^^^^^^^ The ArchLinux AUR contains Suricata and suricata-nfqueue packages, with commonly used configurations for compilation (may also be edited to your liking). You may use makepkg, yay (sample below), or other AUR helpers to compile and build Suricata packages. :: yay -S suricata Advanced Installation --------------------- Various installation guides for installing from GIT and for other operating systems are maintained at: https://redmine.openinfosecfoundation.org/projects/suricata/wiki/Suricata_Installation