[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":329},["ShallowReactive",2],{"blog-getting-started-with-open-audit":3},{"id":4,"title":5,"author":6,"body":7,"category":310,"date":311,"description":312,"extension":313,"featured":314,"image":315,"locale":315,"meta":316,"modified":315,"navigation":317,"path":318,"readingTime":319,"seo":320,"sitemap":321,"slug":315,"stem":322,"tags":323,"__hash__":328},"blog\u002Fblog\u002Fgetting-started-with-open-audit.md","Getting Started with Open-AudIT: A Complete Beginner's Guide","Open-AudIT Team",{"type":8,"value":9,"toc":298},"minimark",[10,14,24,29,32,73,82,86,93,113,121,125,135,139,142,150,154,186,190,197,227,230,234,240,249,262,266,269,295],[11,12,13],"p",{},"Open-AudIT is the fastest way to gain complete visibility into your network. In this guide we'll walk through installing Open-AudIT, running your first discovery scan, and interpreting the results.",[15,16,17],"blockquote",{},[11,18,19,23],{},[20,21,22],"strong",{},"Updated October 2026:"," the prerequisites now match the current release, and the install steps point to the official documentation, which is kept up to date for every release.",[25,26,28],"h2",{"id":27},"prerequisites","Prerequisites",[11,30,31],{},"Before you begin, make sure you have:",[33,34,35,54,67,70],"ul",{},[36,37,38,39,42,43,42,46,49,50,53],"li",{},"A 64-bit server running ",[20,40,41],{},"RHEL 9\u002F10",", ",[20,44,45],{},"Debian 12\u002F13",[20,47,48],{},"Ubuntu 24.04"," or ",[20,51,52],{},"Windows Server 2016+"," (Windows Server 2022 recommended). Desktop Windows 10 and 11 are not supported.",[36,55,56,57,42,60,63,64],{},"At least an ",[20,58,59],{},"Intel i7-class CPU",[20,61,62],{},"16 GB RAM"," and ",[20,65,66],{},"40 GB disk",[36,68,69],{},"Network access to the subnets you want to audit",[36,71,72],{},"Administrative\u002Froot credentials",[11,74,75,76,81],{},"The ",[77,78,80],"a",{"href":79},"\u002Fdownload\u002F","download page"," lists the full system requirements, including the PHP, MariaDB, Apache and Nmap prerequisites.",[25,83,85],{"id":84},"step-1-download-open-audit","Step 1: Download Open-AudIT",[11,87,88,89,92],{},"Head to ",[77,90,91],{"href":79},"open-audit.org\u002Fdownload\u002F"," and choose:",[33,94,95,101,107],{},[36,96,97,100],{},[20,98,99],{},"Open-AudIT for Linux",", the installer for RHEL, Debian and Ubuntu",[36,102,103,106],{},[20,104,105],{},"Open-AudIT for Windows",", the installer for Windows Server",[36,108,109,112],{},[20,110,111],{},"Open-AudIT + NMIS VM",", a ready-to-run virtual appliance",[11,114,115,116,120],{},"Prefer containers? See the ",[77,117,119],{"href":118},"\u002Fblog\u002Fdocker-deployment-guide\u002F","Docker deployment guide",".",[25,122,124],{"id":123},"step-2-install","Step 2: Install",[11,126,127,128,134],{},"Follow the ",[77,129,133],{"href":130,"rel":131},"https:\u002F\u002Fdocs.community.firstwave.com\u002Fwiki\u002Fspaces\u002FOA\u002Foverview",[132],"nofollow","installation guide"," for your platform. It covers the Linux installer, the Windows Server installer (which uses the XAMPP package) and the virtual appliance.",[25,136,138],{"id":137},"step-3-initial-configuration","Step 3: Initial Configuration",[11,140,141],{},"Log in with the default administrator account described in the installation guide.",[15,143,144],{},[11,145,146,147,120],{},"⚠️ Change the default password immediately after first login via ",[20,148,149],{},"Admin → Users → admin → Edit",[25,151,153],{"id":152},"step-4-configure-your-first-discovery","Step 4: Configure Your First Discovery",[155,156,157,163,166,173,180],"ol",{},[36,158,159,160],{},"Navigate to ",[20,161,162],{},"Discover → Discoveries → Create",[36,164,165],{},"Give it a name (e.g. \"Office LAN Discovery\")",[36,167,168,169],{},"Enter your subnet in CIDR notation, e.g. ",[170,171,172],"code",{},"192.168.1.0\u002F24",[36,174,175,176,179],{},"Add credentials under ",[20,177,178],{},"Admin → Credentials"," if you want deeper OS-level data",[36,181,182,183],{},"Click ",[20,184,185],{},"Run Now",[25,187,189],{"id":188},"step-5-interpreting-results","Step 5: Interpreting Results",[11,191,192,193,196],{},"After the scan completes, head to ",[20,194,195],{},"Devices → All Devices",". You'll see every discovered device with:",[33,198,199,204,210,215,221],{},[36,200,201],{},[20,202,203],{},"IP Address & Hostname",[36,205,206,209],{},[20,207,208],{},"Operating System"," (where detectable)",[36,211,212],{},[20,213,214],{},"Open Ports",[36,216,217,220],{},[20,218,219],{},"Hardware manufacturer"," (via OUI lookup)",[36,222,223,226],{},[20,224,225],{},"Software inventory"," (if credentials were provided)",[11,228,229],{},"Click any device to drill into the full audit record.",[25,231,233],{"id":232},"common-troubleshooting","Common Troubleshooting",[11,235,236,239],{},[20,237,238],{},"Discovery finds only a handful of devices:","\nEnsure ICMP (ping) is not blocked by firewall rules. Open-AudIT uses ICMP for initial host detection.",[11,241,242,245,246,248],{},[20,243,244],{},"Software inventory is empty:","\nAdd valid Windows credentials (domain admin or local admin) under ",[20,247,178],{},", then re-run the discovery.",[11,250,251,254,255,258,259,120],{},[20,252,253],{},"Permission denied errors on Linux:","\nEnsure the ",[170,256,257],{},"open-audit"," service user has appropriate sudo rights for running ",[170,260,261],{},"nmap",[25,263,265],{"id":264},"next-steps","Next Steps",[11,267,268],{},"Once you have your first discovery running, explore:",[33,270,271,277,283,289],{},[36,272,273,276],{},[20,274,275],{},"Change detection",", to see when configurations change",[36,278,279,282],{},[20,280,281],{},"Reports",", to export hardware and software inventories as CSV, XML or JSON",[36,284,285,288],{},[20,286,287],{},"Baselines"," (Enterprise), to compare devices against an expected configuration",[36,290,291,294],{},[20,292,293],{},"Scheduled discoveries"," (Professional), to keep the inventory current automatically",[11,296,297],{},"We'll cover each of these in future tutorials. Happy auditing!",{"title":299,"searchDepth":300,"depth":300,"links":301},"",2,[302,303,304,305,306,307,308,309],{"id":27,"depth":300,"text":28},{"id":84,"depth":300,"text":85},{"id":123,"depth":300,"text":124},{"id":137,"depth":300,"text":138},{"id":152,"depth":300,"text":153},{"id":188,"depth":300,"text":189},{"id":232,"depth":300,"text":233},{"id":264,"depth":300,"text":265},"Tutorials","2026-01-20","Everything you need to go from zero to a fully running Open-AudIT installation that discovers every device on your network.","md",false,null,{},true,"\u002Fblog\u002Fgetting-started-with-open-audit",3,{"title":5,"description":312},{"loc":318},"blog\u002Fgetting-started-with-open-audit",[324,325,326,327],"installation","getting-started","network-discovery","beginner","NcZgXgbNRVGT-L0ZVAAJu1Ak88tYVSLBT8KvWqX6780",1792632800197]