Install Caldera on Kali (2025)

You can find Caldera on GitHub, and the documentation here.

We’ll need to install git first:

apt install git

Clone the Caldera repository:

git clone <https://github.com/mitre/caldera.git> --recursive
cd caldera

We’ll need to install python3-pip and utilize the requirements.txt file to install all the needed dependencies.

apt install python3-pip
python3 -m venv venv
source venv/bin/activate
pip3 install -r requirements.txt
#Comment: The command above this line is --very-- common when deploying Python frameworks found on GitHub

You’ll want `go` installed.

If you already have it, great.
If not, use the script below to install it

pico install_go.sh

Copy and paste the following into `install_go.sh`

#!/bin/bash

# Ensure the script is executed as root
if [ "$EUID" -ne 0 ]; then
  echo "Please run as root (or use sudo)."
  exit
fi

# 1. Fetch the latest Go version directly from the official endpoint
GO_VERSION=$(curl -s "<https://go.dev/VERSION?m=text>" | head -n 1)
FILENAME="${GO_VERSION}.linux-amd64.tar.gz"
DOWNLOAD_URL="<https://go.dev/dl/${FILENAME}>"

echo "Downloading ${GO_VERSION}..."
wget "$DOWNLOAD_URL"

# 2. Remove any previous Go installation and extract the new archive
echo "Extracting to /usr/local..."
rm -rf /usr/local/go
tar -C /usr/local -xzf "$FILENAME"

# 3. Update /etc/environment safely
# We check if the path is already present to prevent duplicating entries on multiple script runs.
# The first sed handles PATH="value", retaining the quotes.
# The second sed handles PATH=value, retaining the lack of quotes.
echo "Updating /etc/environment..."
if ! grep -q "/usr/local/go/bin" /etc/environment; then
    sed -i 's|^PATH="\([^"]*\)"|PATH="/usr/local/go/bin:/root/go/bin:\1"|' /etc/environment
    sed -i 's|^PATH=\([^"]*\)$|PATH=/usr/local/go/bin:/root/go/bin:\1|' /etc/environment
fi

# 4. Export the PATH for the current script session so 'go install' executes successfully
export PATH="/usr/local/go/bin:/root/go/bin:$PATH"

echo "Done! The new PATH will be available globally when you open a new shell session."

Type:

chmod 777 install_go.sh
./install_go.sh

Refresh your environment

exit
sudo su
cd caldera
source venv/bin/activate

We will also need to install one more package:

apt install upx npm

Now that we have all of our dependencies installed, we can start the Caldera server. You’ll have to `cd` to the folder that contains the files we cloned from GitHub.

You can find Caldera on GitHub, and the documentation here.

We’ll need to install git first:

Clone the Caldera repository:

We’ll need to install python3-pip and utilize the requirements.txt file to install all the needed dependencies.

You’ll want go installed.

Copy and paste the following into install_go.sh

Type:

Refresh your environment

We will also need to install one more package:

Now that we have all of our dependencies installed, we can start the Caldera server. You’ll have to cd to the folder that contains the files we cloned from GitHub.

You’ll want `go` installed.

Copy and paste the following into `install_go.sh`

Now that we have all of our dependencies installed, we can start the Caldera server. You’ll have to `cd` to the folder that contains the files we cloned from GitHub.