How can you download OWASP Juice Shop?
To download OWASP Juice Shop, follow the steps outlined below. Before proceeding, it is important to note that OWASP Juice Shop is a deliberately vulnerable web application designed for educational purposes and practicing web application penetration testing.
1. Visit the OWASP Juice Shop GitHub repository: OWASP Juice Shop is an open-source project hosted on GitHub. To download the application, navigate to the GitHub repository by entering the following URL in your web browser: https://github.com/bkimminich/juice-shop.
2. Clone or download the repository: Once you are on the OWASP Juice Shop GitHub repository page, you have two options to obtain the application. The first option is to clone the repository using a version control system like Git. To clone the repository, click on the green "Code" button and copy the repository URL. Then, open your command line interface, navigate to the desired directory, and run the following command:
git clone https://github.com/bkimminich/juice-shop.git
This will create a local copy of the OWASP Juice Shop repository on your machine.
Alternatively, if you do not have Git installed or prefer not to use it, you can choose the second option: downloading the repository as a ZIP file. To do this, click on the green "Code" button and select "Download ZIP." Save the ZIP file to your preferred location and extract its contents.
3. Install the required dependencies: Before running OWASP Juice Shop, you need to ensure that the necessary dependencies are installed. Juice Shop is built using Node.js, so you will need to have Node.js and npm (Node Package Manager) installed on your machine. You can download Node.js from the official website (https://nodejs.org) and follow the installation instructions specific to your operating system.
4. Set up the OWASP Juice Shop: Once you have the repository downloaded and the dependencies installed, navigate to the directory where you cloned or extracted the OWASP Juice Shop repository.
5. Install project dependencies: In the command line interface, run the following command to install the project dependencies:
npm install
This command will fetch and install all the necessary packages specified in the project's package.json file.
6. Start the OWASP Juice Shop: After the dependencies are installed, you can start the OWASP Juice Shop by running the following command:
npm start
This will launch the application, and you should see output indicating that the server is running. By default, OWASP Juice Shop will be accessible at http://localhost:3000 in your web browser.
Congratulations! You have successfully downloaded and set up OWASP Juice Shop on your machine. You can now use it to practice web application penetration testing and explore various web attack scenarios in a safe and controlled environment.
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