{"id":63079,"date":"2026-04-25T09:50:16","date_gmt":"2026-04-25T16:50:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sn1persecurity.com\/wordpress\/documentation\/getting-started\/"},"modified":"2026-04-25T09:50:16","modified_gmt":"2026-04-25T16:50:16","slug":"getting-started","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/sn1persecurity.com\/wordpress\/documentation\/getting-started\/","title":{"rendered":"Getting Started"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"sn-breadcrumb\"><a href=\"\/wordpress\/documentation\/\">Documentation<\/a><span class=\"sep\">\/<\/span><span>Getting Started<\/span><\/div>\n<p>This guide gets you from a fresh system to a running Sn1per Pro instance in under 20 minutes. For deeper coverage, see <a href=\"\/wordpress\/documentation\/installation\/\">Installation<\/a> and <a href=\"\/wordpress\/documentation\/configuration\/\">Configuration<\/a>.<\/p>\n<h2 id=\"prerequisites\">Prerequisites<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>A 64-bit Linux host (Kali Rolling recommended; Ubuntu 22.04+, Debian 12+, and Parrot OS also supported)<\/li>\n<li>Root or passwordless sudo access<\/li>\n<li>4 GB RAM minimum (8 GB recommended), 20 GB free disk<\/li>\n<li>Outbound HTTPS to <code>sn1persecurity.com<\/code> for license activation<\/li>\n<li>TCP port 1337 free for the web UI<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>See <a href=\"\/wordpress\/documentation\/installation\/\">Installation<\/a> for the full requirements matrix.<\/p>\n<h2 id=\"option-a-bare-metal-recommended\">Option A: Bare Metal (Recommended)<\/h2>\n<p>Run the activation URL you received in your order confirmation email as root:<\/p>\n<pre><code class=\"language-bash\">curl https:\/\/sn1persecurity.com\/pro\/10.0\/&lt;your-license-hash&gt;\/activation.sh | sudo bash\n<\/code><\/pre>\n<p>The installer provisions Apache 2.4, PHP 8.4, PostgreSQL, the Metasploit Framework, Nuclei, Nmap, and the full Sn1per scan toolchain. It takes 10\u201320 minutes depending on network speed.<\/p>\n<p>At the end of install, the installer prints your randomly-generated admin password. Save it, or retrieve it later with:<\/p>\n<pre><code class=\"language-bash\">sudo cat \/usr\/share\/sniper\/pro\/data\/.admin-password\n<\/code><\/pre>\n<h2 id=\"option-b-docker\">Option B: Docker<\/h2>\n<p>Start a Kali base container with elevated privileges (required for nmap raw scans, nuclei JIT, and Metasploit modules):<\/p>\n<pre><code class=\"language-bash\">docker run -dit --name sn1per-pro -p 1337:1337 --privileged kalilinux\/kali-rolling\ndocker exec -it sn1per-pro bash\napt update &amp;&amp; apt install -y curl sudo\ncurl https:\/\/sn1persecurity.com\/pro\/10.0\/&lt;your-license-hash&gt;\/activation.sh | bash\n<\/code><\/pre>\n<p>After installation completes inside the container, the web UI is available on the Docker host at <code>https:\/\/127.0.0.1:1337<\/code>.<\/p>\n<p>See <a href=\"\/wordpress\/documentation\/docker\/\">Docker<\/a> for the full container lifecycle, compose files, and volume mounts.<\/p>\n<h2 id=\"first-login\">First Login<\/h2>\n<p>Open the web UI in your browser:<\/p>\n<table>\n<thead>\n<tr>\n<th>Host<\/th>\n<th>URL<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td>Local<\/td>\n<td><code>https:\/\/127.0.0.1:1337<\/code><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Remote<\/td>\n<td><code>https:\/\/YOUR.SERVER.IP:1337<\/code><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<table>\n<thead>\n<tr>\n<th>Credential<\/th>\n<th>Value<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td>Username<\/td>\n<td><code>admin<\/code><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Password<\/td>\n<td>(printed at end of install, or <code>sudo cat \/usr\/share\/sniper\/pro\/data\/.admin-password<\/code>)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p>The web UI uses a self-signed TLS certificate; your browser will warn on first connection. Accept the certificate to proceed.<\/p>\n<h2 id=\"run-your-first-scan\">Run Your First Scan<\/h2>\n<h3 id=\"via-the-web-ui\">Via the web UI<\/h3>\n<ol>\n<li>Click <strong>New Workspace<\/strong> on the Workspace Navigator<\/li>\n<li>Enter a target (hostname, IP, or CIDR) and select a scan mode (<code>normal<\/code>, <code>web<\/code>, <code>recon<\/code>, etc.)<\/li>\n<li>Launch the scan from the Quick Commands drawer<\/li>\n<li>Results appear live in the workspace report as the scan progresses<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<h3 id=\"via-the-cli\">Via the CLI<\/h3>\n<pre><code class=\"language-bash\"># Bare-metal host\nsudo sniper -t target.com -m normal\n\n# Inside a Docker container\ndocker exec sn1per-pro sniper -t target.com -m normal\n<\/code><\/pre>\n<p>27 scan modes are available. The most common:<\/p>\n<table>\n<thead>\n<tr>\n<th>Mode<\/th>\n<th>Purpose<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td><code>normal<\/code><\/td>\n<td>Full recon + vulnerability scan<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><code>stealth<\/code><\/td>\n<td>Passive\/low-noise scan<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><code>recon<\/code><\/td>\n<td>Recon and OSINT only<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><code>web<\/code><\/td>\n<td>Web application scan<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><code>airstrike<\/code><\/td>\n<td>Mass scanning from a target list<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><code>vulnscan<\/code><\/td>\n<td>Vulnerability-focused scan<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p>Run <code>sniper -h<\/code> for the complete list.<\/p>\n<h2 id=\"next-steps\">Next Steps<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"\/wordpress\/documentation\/installation\/\">Installation<\/a> \u2014 full install instructions, license management, deregistration<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"\/wordpress\/documentation\/configuration\/\">Configuration<\/a> \u2014 <code>sniper.conf<\/code> settings, AI \/ RAG \/ Burp integration<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"\/wordpress\/documentation\/usage\/\">Usage<\/a> \u2014 web UI walkthrough, scheduled tasks, notes, JSON API<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"\/wordpress\/documentation\/docker\/\">Docker<\/a> \u2014 compose, volumes, capabilities, runtime activation<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"\/wordpress\/documentation\/architecture\/\">Architecture<\/a> \u2014 how the scan engine and web UI fit together<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2 id=\"support\">Support<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Email:<\/strong> support@sn1persecurity.com<\/li>\n<li><strong>Website:<\/strong> https:\/\/sn1persecurity.com<\/li>\n<li><strong>Documentation:<\/strong> https:\/\/sn1persecurity.com\/wordpress\/documentation\/<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Documentation\/Getting Started This guide gets you from a fresh system to a running Sn1per Pro instance in under 20 minutes. 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