Install Nessus from docker

The below two commands you need to run first one by one: 

docker run -itd --name=ramisec_nessus -p 8834:8834 ramisec/nessus

docker exec -it ramisec_nessus /bin/bash /nessus/update.sh

Username: admin

And you need to change the password:

#Enter the command line of the docker container
docker exec -it ramisec_nessus bash
#Execute the following commands in sequence
# Enter this directory
cd /opt/nessus/sbin
# List logged in users
./nessuscli lsuser
# Modify the password of the specified user (take admin as an example)
./nessuscli chpasswd admin

After access to the nessus, make sure you turn off the automatic updates otherwise crack will not work after some time. Before any scan you need to run the update.sh command (shown above) to have the latest plugins.

Now everytime your system reboots, your docker instance will be shutdown. You need to up it again manually. Here are the commands. 

1. docker ps -a
   Now note down the container id. 
2. docker start <container id>

Container up at persistence level:

The following command starts a ramisec_nessus container and configures it to always restart, unless the container is explicitly stopped, or the daemon restarts. For this to work your container should be in exited or stopped state. Meaning if you want the following command to work then your container should be in stopped state. 

docker run -d --restart always ramisec_nessus

Another way:

To check the container is running or not --> docker ps -a (this will give you the container id). If you see that container is stopped then either use the above command to start the persistence level. Or you can turn on the docker instance first to use the below command. To start the docker instance, use --> docker start <container-id>

Only If your docker container is running then the below command will work. Now whenever your system reboots, your container will automatically be up.

docker update --restart always ramisec_nessus 

Avi