Installation

This section provides detailed instructions for installing nEdge Lite on your Linux system.

Installation from Packages

Pre-built packages for many Linux distributions are available in the repository.

  1. Install the repository by following instructions at http://packages.ntop.org/

  2. Install the nedgelite package.

License Installation

nEdge Lite requires a valid license file to operate. The license file should be placed in one of these locations:

  • nedgelite.license (current directory)

  • /etc/nedgelite.license (system-wide)

License Management Commands

# Verify installation
nedgelite --version

# Display system ID for license generation
nedgelite --show-system-id

# Check license validity
nedgelite --check-license

# Check maintenance status
nedgelite --check-maintenance

Contact ntop.org or visit http://shop.ntop.org/ to obtain a commercial license.

Post-Installation Steps

After installing nEdge Lite, perform these configuration steps:

  1. Verify Installation

    nedgelite --version
nedgelite --help

  2. Configure Netfilter

    Set up iptables rules (see Netfilter Setup for details):

    # For bridge mode
sudo /usr/share/nedgelite/scripts/bridge_setup.sh lan0 wan0

# For single interface mode
sudo /usr/share/nedgelite/scripts/default_setup.sh eth0

  3. Install License

    Copy your license file:

    sudo cp nedgelite.license /etc/nedgelite.license
nedgelite --check-license

  4. Test Basic Operation

    Run nEdge Lite with minimal configuration:

    sudo nedgelite -q 0 -v

    Press Ctrl+C to stop. You should see nEdge Lite start successfully.

Next Steps

Uninstallation

Ubuntu/Debian:

sudo apt-get remove nedgelite
sudo apt-get purge nedgelite  # Also remove configuration files

CentOS/Rocky:

sudo yum remove nedgelite

Remove Configuration

sudo rm -rf /etc/nedgelite
sudo rm -f /etc/nedgelite.license