Linux manager/agent

Wazuh provides an automated way of building DEB and RPM packages using Docker so there is no need for any other dependency.

To create a Debian or RPM package follow these steps:

Requirements

  • Docker

  • Git

Download our wazuh repository from GitHub and go to the packages directory.

$ git clone https://github.com/wazuh/wazuh && cd wazuh/packages && git checkout v4.9.0

Execute the generate_package.sh script with your desired options. This script builds a Docker image with all the necessary tools to create the DEB or RPM package and run a container that builds it:

# ./generate_package.sh -h

Usage: packages/generate_package.sh [OPTIONS]

  -b, --branch <branch>      [Optional] Select Git branch.
  -t, --target <target>      [Required] Target package to build: manager or agent.
  -a, --architecture <arch>  [Optional] Target architecture of the package [amd64/i386/ppc64le/arm64/armhf].
  -j, --jobs <number>        [Optional] Change number of parallel jobs when compiling the manager or agent. By default: 2.
  -r, --revision <rev>       [Optional] Package revision. By default: 0.
  -s, --store <path>         [Optional] Set the destination path of package. By default, an output folder will be created.
  -p, --path <path>          [Optional] Installation path for the package. By default: /var/ossec.
  -d, --debug                [Optional] Build the binaries with debug symbols. By default: no.
  -c, --checksum             [Optional] Generate checksum on the same directory than the package. By default: no.
  -l, --legacy               [Optional only for RPM] Build package for CentOS 5.
  --dont-build-docker        [Optional] Locally built docker image will be used instead of generating a new one.
  --tag                      [Optional] Tag to use with the docker image.
  --sources <path>           [Optional] Absolute path containing wazuh source code. This option will use local source code instead of downloading it from GitHub. By default use the script path.
  --is_stage                 [Optional] Use release name in package.
  --system                   [Optional] Select Package OS [rpm, deb]. By default is 'deb'.
  --src                      [Optional] Generate the source package in the destination directory.
  --future                   [Optional] Build test future package x.30.0 Used for development purposes.
  -h, --help                 Show this help.

Below, you will find some examples of how to build a DEB and an RPM package.

# ./generate_package.sh -s /tmp -t manager -a amd64 -r my_rev --system deb

This command generates a 4.9.0 Wazuh manager DEB package with revision my_rev for amd64 systems.

# ./generate_package.sh -t agent -a amd64 -p /opt/ossec --system deb

This command generates a 4.9.0 Wazuh agent DEB package with /opt/ossec/ as installation directory for amd64 systems.