Hak5 C2

Installation Guide

Step 1. Update, upgrade, and clean your machine.

sudo apt -y update && sudo apt -y upgrade && sudo apt clean

Step 2. Install required packages.

sudo apt -y install unzip ufw

Step 3. Open ports depending on your needs (20, 2022, 80, 8080, 443).

sudo ufw allow 22,2022,80,8080,443/tcp && sudo ufw enable && sudo ufw reload

Step 4. Download and unzip the community ZIP files in the tmp directory.

sudo wget https://c2.hak5.org/download/community -O /tmp/community && sudo unzip /tmp/community -d /tmp

Step 5. Move the c2_community* file to usr/local/bin, and create the require database directory.

sudo mv /tmp/c2_community-linux-64 /usr/local/bin && sudo mkdir /var/hak5c2

Step 6. Create a new systemd service to run the Hak5 C2 script.

sudo vim /etc/systemd/system/hak5.service

Step 7. Utilize a template below, or build your own.

Template A (https)

[Unit]
Description=Hak5 C2
After=hak5.service
[Service]
Type=idle
ExecStart=/usr/local/bin/c2_community-linux-64 -hostname IPAddressORHostname -https -db /var/hak5c2/c2.db
[Install]
WantedBy=multi-user.target

Template B (http)

[Unit]
Description=Hak5 C2
After=hak5.service
[Service]
Type=idle
ExecStart=/usr/local/bin/c2_community-linux-64 -hostname IPAddressORHostname -db /var/hak5c2/c2.db
[Install]
WantedBy=multi-user.target

Template C (http / port 80)

[Unit]
Description=Hak5 C2
After=hak5.service
[Service]
Type=idle
ExecStart=/usr/local/bin/c2_community-linux-64 -hostname IPAddressORHostname -listenport 80 -db /var/hak5c2/c2.db
[Install]
WantedBy=multi-user.target

Step 8. Reload the systemd daemon, enable the service, and start.

sudo systemctl daemon-reload && sudo systemctl enable hak5.service && sudo systemctl start hak5.service

Step 9. View the status of your service in order to view your key.

sudo systemctl status hak5.service

Step 10. Visit your website and fill in the required information to finalize.

Step 11. Sign into your Hak5 C2 website.

Step 12. Add devices, export logs, and more!