Cracked Nessus in Docker

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Setup

sudo apt install docker.io
sudo usermod -aG docker $USER   #Log out and back in after this
docker pull ramisec/nessus
docker run -d --name=nessus -p 8834:8834 ramisec/nessus
docker exec -it nessus /bin/bash /nessus/update.sh

Migration

If you need to migrate from old versions to new, use the following commands:

#Crate dir
mkdir ~/nessus_data

#Stop container
docker stop nessus

#copy data
docker cp nessus:/opt/nessus/var/nessus/ ~/nessus_data

#delete old container
docker rm nessus

#run new container
docker run -itd --name=nessus -v ~/nessus_data/nessus/:/opt/nessus/var/nessus/ -p 8834:8834 ramisec/nessus

#update plugins
docker exec -it nessus /bin/bash /nessus/update.sh

Username & Password

Username: admin

Reset password by running docker exec -it nessus /opt/nessus/sbin/nessuscli chpasswd

Example output:

Login to change: admin 
New password: Password123!
New password (again): Password123!
Password changed for admin

Now open your browser to https://localhost:8834