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.. _CMake: http://www.cmake.org
.. _SWIG: http://www.swig.org
.. _Xcode: https://developer.apple.com/xcode/
.. _MacPorts: http://www.macports.org
.. _Fink: http://www.finkproject.org
.. _Homebrew: http://mxcl.github.com/homebrew
.. _bro downloads page: http://bro-ids.org/download/index.html
=================
Quick Start Guide
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Bro works on most modern, Unix-based systems and requires no custom
hardware. It can be downloaded in either pre-built binary package or
source code forms.
source code forms. See :doc:`Installing Bro <INSTALL>` for instructions
on how to install Bro.
Pre-Built Binary Release Packages
---------------------------------
See the `bro downloads page`_ for currently supported/targeted platforms.
* RPM
.. console::
sudo yum localinstall Bro-*.rpm
* DEB
.. console::
sudo gdebi Bro-*.deb
* MacOS Disk Image with Installer
Just open the ``Bro-*.dmg`` and then run the ``.pkg`` installer.
Everything installed by the package will go into ``/opt/bro``.
The primary install prefix for binary packages is ``/opt/bro``.
Non-MacOS packages that include BroControl also put variable/runtime
data (e.g. Bro logs) in ``/var/opt/bro``.
Building From Source
--------------------
Required Dependencies
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
The following dependencies are required to build Bro:
* RPM/RedHat-based Linux:
.. console::
sudo yum install cmake make gcc gcc-c++ flex bison libpcap-devel openssl-devel python-devel swig zlib-devel file-devel
* DEB/Debian-based Linux:
.. console::
sudo apt-get install cmake make gcc g++ flex bison libpcap-dev libssl-dev python-dev swig zlib1g-dev libmagic-dev
* FreeBSD
Most required dependencies should come with a minimal FreeBSD install
except for the following.
.. console::
sudo pkg_add -r bash cmake swig bison python
Note that ``bash`` needs to be in ``PATH``, which by default it is
not. The FreeBSD package installs the binary into
``/usr/local/bin``.
* Mac OS X
Compiling source code on Macs requires first downloading Xcode_,
then going through its "Preferences..." -> "Downloads" menus to
install the "Command Line Tools" component.
Lion (10.7) and Mountain Lion (10.8) come with all required
dependencies except for CMake_, SWIG_, and ``libmagic``.
Distributions of these dependencies can be obtained from the project
websites linked above, but they're also likely available from your
preferred Mac OS X package management system (e.g. MacPorts_, Fink_,
or Homebrew_).
Specifically for MacPorts, the ``swig``, ``swig-ruby``, ``swig-python``
and ``file`` packages provide the required dependencies.
Optional Dependencies
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Bro can use libGeoIP for geo-locating IP addresses, and sendmail for
sending emails.
* RedHat Enterprise Linux:
.. console::
sudo yum install geoip-devel sendmail
* CentOS Linux:
.. console::
sudo yum install GeoIP-devel sendmail
* DEB/Debian-based Linux:
.. console::
sudo apt-get install libgeoip-dev sendmail
* Ports-based FreeBSD
.. console::
sudo pkg_add -r GeoIP
sendmail is typically already available.
* Mac OS X
Vanilla OS X installations don't ship with libmagic or libGeoIP, but
if installed from your preferred package management system (e.g. MacPorts,
Fink, or Homebrew), they should be automatically detected and Bro will compile
against them.
Additional steps may be needed to :doc:`get the right GeoIP database <geoip>`
Compiling Bro Source Code
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Bro releases are bundled into source packages for convenience and
available from the `bro downloads page`_.
The latest Bro development versions are obtainable through git
repositories hosted at `git.bro-ids.org <http://git.bro-ids.org>`_. See
our `git development documentation
<http://bro-ids.org/development/process.html>`_ for comprehensive
information on Bro's use of git revision control, but the short story
for downloading the full source code experience for Bro via git is:
.. console::
git clone --recursive git://git.bro-ids.org/bro
.. note:: If you choose to clone the ``bro`` repository non-recursively for
a "minimal Bro experience", be aware that compiling it depends on
BinPAC, which has its own ``binpac`` repository. Either install it
first or initialize/update the cloned ``bro`` repository's
``aux/binpac`` submodule.
See the ``INSTALL`` file included with the source code for more information
on compiling, but this is the typical way to build and install from source
(of course, changing the value of the ``--prefix`` option to point to the
desired root install path):
.. console::
./configure --prefix=/desired/install/path
make
make install
The default installation prefix is ``/usr/local/bro``, which would typically
require root privileges when doing the ``make install``.
Configure the Run-Time Environment
----------------------------------
Just remember that you may need to adjust your ``PATH`` environment variable
according to the platform/shell/package you're using. For example:
Bourne-Shell Syntax:
.. console::
export PATH=/usr/local/bro/bin:$PATH
C-Shell Syntax:
.. console::
setenv PATH /usr/local/bro/bin:$PATH
Or substitute ``/opt/bro/bin`` instead if you installed from a binary package.
.. note:: Below, ``$PREFIX`` is used to reference the Bro installation
root directory.
Using BroControl
================
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installations on a single system or even across multiple systems in a
traffic-monitoring cluster.
.. note:: Below, ``$PREFIX`` is used to reference the Bro installation
root directory.
A Minimal Starting Configuration
--------------------------------