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Dradis CE

Dradis CE

Dradis is an open-source, self-hosted reporting and collaboration platform for penetration testers. Track findings, generate client-ready reports, and manage security assessments from one central workspace. GPL-2.0 licensed with 800+ GitHub stars.

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License GPL-2.0 Version Latest OS Ubuntu Server 24.04 LTS Min RAM 1 GB IP IPV4,IPV6

Access

  1. Open the Dradis URL: https://<SERVER-IP>
  2. Accept the self-signed certificate warning.
  3. Configure the shared server password.
  4. Create your user account.
  5. Sign in and begin creating projects.

Important Files & Directories

  • Install Path: /root/dradis
  • Compose File: /root/dradis/docker-compose.yml
  • Nginx Config: /etc/nginx/sites-available/dradis
  • SSL Certificate: /etc/nginx/ssl/dradis.crt
  • SSL Private Key: /etc/nginx/ssl/dradis.key
  • Docker Volume: /var/lib/docker/volumes/dradis-ce_storage

Docker Management

Check containers:

docker ps

View logs:

docker logs -f dradis

Restart services:

cd /root/dradis
docker compose restart

Stop services:

cd /root/dradis
docker compose down

Start services:

cd /root/dradis
docker compose up -d

Nginx Management

Validate configuration:

nginx -t

Reload Nginx:

systemctl reload nginx

Restart Nginx:

systemctl restart nginx

Enabling SSL with a Domain

1. Point your domain to the server IP.

2. Edit Nginx config and replace server_name _; with your domain (server_name <your-domain>) for both HTTP (port 80) and HTTPS (port 443) blocks:

vim /etc/nginx/sites-available/dradis

3. Install Certbot:

apt install -y certbot python3-certbot-nginx

4. Run the following command to generate a valid Let's Encrypt certificate:

certbot certonly --nginx --non-interactive --agree-tos --email [email protected] -d yourdomain.com

5. Replace SSL paths in Nginx config :

vim /etc/nginx/sites-available/dradis

# Before:
    # ssl_certificate     /etc/nginx/ssl/dradis.crt;
      # ssl_certificate_key /etc/nginx/ssl/dradis.key;
  # After:
      # ssl_certificate     /etc/letsencrypt/live/yourdomain.com/fullchain.pem;
      # ssl_certificate_key /etc/letsencrypt/live/yourdomain.com/privkey.pem;

6. Reload Nginx to apply the changes:

systemctl reload nginx

7. Open your browser and visit: https://yourdomain.com


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