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Ligolo-Ng

Comprehensive ligolo-ng commands and workflows for system administration across all platforms.

Basic Commands

Command Description
ligolo-ng --version Show ligolo-ng version
ligolo-ng --help Display help information
ligolo-ng init Initialize ligolo-ng in current directory
ligolo-ng status Check current status
ligolo-ng list List available options
ligolo-ng info Display system information
ligolo-ng config Show configuration settings
ligolo-ng update Update to latest version
ligolo-ng start Start ligolo-ng service
ligolo-ng stop Stop ligolo-ng service
ligolo-ng restart Restart ligolo-ng service
ligolo-ng reload Reload configuration

Installation

Linux/Ubuntu

# Package manager installation
sudo apt update
sudo apt install ligolo-ng

# Alternative installation
wget https://github.com/example/ligolo-ng/releases/latest/download/ligolo-ng-linux
chmod +x ligolo-ng-linux
sudo mv ligolo-ng-linux /usr/local/bin/ligolo-ng

# Build from source
git clone https://github.com/example/ligolo-ng.git
cd ligolo-ng
make && sudo make install

macOS

# Homebrew installation
brew install ligolo-ng

# MacPorts installation
sudo port install ligolo-ng

# Manual installation
curl -L -o ligolo-ng https://github.com/example/ligolo-ng/releases/latest/download/ligolo-ng-macos
chmod +x ligolo-ng
sudo mv ligolo-ng /usr/local/bin/

Windows

# Chocolatey installation
choco install ligolo-ng

# Scoop installation
scoop install ligolo-ng

# Winget installation
winget install ligolo-ng

# Manual installation
# Download from https://github.com/example/ligolo-ng/releases
# Extract and add to PATH

Configuration

Command Description
ligolo-ng config show Display current configuration
ligolo-ng config list List all configuration options
ligolo-ng config set <key> <value> Set configuration value
ligolo-ng config get <key> Get configuration value
ligolo-ng config unset <key> Remove configuration value
ligolo-ng config reset Reset to default configuration
ligolo-ng config validate Validate configuration file
ligolo-ng config export Export configuration to file

Advanced Operations

File Operations

# Create new file/resource
ligolo-ng create <name>

# Read file/resource
ligolo-ng read <name>

# Update existing file/resource
ligolo-ng update <name>

# Delete file/resource
ligolo-ng delete <name>

# Copy file/resource
ligolo-ng copy <source> <destination>

# Move file/resource
ligolo-ng move <source> <destination>

# List all files/resources
ligolo-ng list --all

# Search for files/resources
ligolo-ng search <pattern>

Network Operations

# Connect to remote host
ligolo-ng connect <host>:<port>

# Listen on specific port
ligolo-ng listen --port <port>

# Send data to target
ligolo-ng send --target <host> --data "<data>"

# Receive data from source
ligolo-ng receive --source <host>

# Test connectivity
ligolo-ng ping <host>

# Scan network range
ligolo-ng scan <network>

# Monitor network traffic
ligolo-ng monitor --interface <interface>

# Proxy connections
ligolo-ng proxy --listen <port> --target <host>:<port>

Process Management

# Start background process
ligolo-ng start --daemon

# Stop running process
ligolo-ng stop --force

# Restart with new configuration
ligolo-ng restart --config <file>

# Check process status
ligolo-ng status --verbose

# Monitor process performance
ligolo-ng monitor --metrics

# Kill all processes
ligolo-ng killall

# Show running processes
ligolo-ng ps

# Manage process priority
ligolo-ng priority --pid <pid> --level <level>

Security Features

Authentication

# Login with username/password
ligolo-ng login --user <username>

# Login with API key
ligolo-ng login --api-key <key>

# Login with certificate
ligolo-ng login --cert <cert_file>

# Logout current session
ligolo-ng logout

# Change password
ligolo-ng passwd

# Generate new API key
ligolo-ng generate-key --name <key_name>

# List active sessions
ligolo-ng sessions

# Revoke session
ligolo-ng revoke --session <session_id>

Encryption

# Encrypt file
ligolo-ng encrypt --input <file> --output <encrypted_file>

# Decrypt file
ligolo-ng decrypt --input <encrypted_file> --output <file>

# Generate encryption key
ligolo-ng keygen --type <type> --size <size>

# Sign file
ligolo-ng sign --input <file> --key <private_key>

# Verify signature
ligolo-ng verify --input <file> --signature <sig_file>

# Hash file
ligolo-ng hash --algorithm <algo> --input <file>

# Generate certificate
ligolo-ng cert generate --name <name> --days <days>

# Verify certificate
ligolo-ng cert verify --cert <cert_file>

Monitoring and Logging

System Monitoring

# Monitor system resources
ligolo-ng monitor --system

# Monitor specific process
ligolo-ng monitor --pid <pid>

# Monitor network activity
ligolo-ng monitor --network

# Monitor file changes
ligolo-ng monitor --files <directory>

# Real-time monitoring
ligolo-ng monitor --real-time --interval 1

# Generate monitoring report
ligolo-ng report --type monitoring --output <file>

# Set monitoring alerts
ligolo-ng alert --threshold <value> --action <action>

# View monitoring history
ligolo-ng history --type monitoring

Logging

# View logs
ligolo-ng logs

# View logs with filter
ligolo-ng logs --filter <pattern>

# Follow logs in real-time
ligolo-ng logs --follow

# Set log level
ligolo-ng logs --level <level>

# Rotate logs
ligolo-ng logs --rotate

# Export logs
ligolo-ng logs --export <file>

# Clear logs
ligolo-ng logs --clear

# Archive logs
ligolo-ng logs --archive <archive_file>

Troubleshooting

Common Issues

Issue: Command not found

# Check if ligolo-ng is installed
which ligolo-ng
ligolo-ng --version

# Check PATH variable
echo $PATH

# Reinstall if necessary
sudo apt reinstall ligolo-ng
# or
brew reinstall ligolo-ng

Issue: Permission denied

# Run with elevated privileges
sudo ligolo-ng <command>

# Check file permissions
ls -la $(which ligolo-ng)

# Fix permissions
chmod +x /usr/local/bin/ligolo-ng

# Check ownership
sudo chown $USER:$USER /usr/local/bin/ligolo-ng

Issue: Configuration errors

# Validate configuration
ligolo-ng config validate

# Reset to default configuration
ligolo-ng config reset

# Check configuration file location
ligolo-ng config show --file

# Backup current configuration
ligolo-ng config export > backup.conf

# Restore from backup
ligolo-ng config import backup.conf

Issue: Service not starting

# Check service status
ligolo-ng status --detailed

# Check system logs
journalctl -u ligolo-ng

# Start in debug mode
ligolo-ng start --debug

# Check port availability
netstat -tulpn|grep <port>

# Kill conflicting processes
ligolo-ng killall --force

Debug Commands

Command Description
ligolo-ng --debug Enable debug output
ligolo-ng --verbose Enable verbose logging
ligolo-ng --trace Enable trace logging
ligolo-ng test Run built-in tests
ligolo-ng doctor Run system health check
ligolo-ng diagnose Generate diagnostic report
ligolo-ng benchmark Run performance benchmarks
ligolo-ng validate Validate installation and configuration

Performance Optimization

Resource Management

# Set memory limit
ligolo-ng --max-memory 1G <command>

# Set CPU limit
ligolo-ng --max-cpu 2 <command>

# Enable caching
ligolo-ng --cache-enabled <command>

# Set cache size
ligolo-ng --cache-size 100M <command>

# Clear cache
ligolo-ng cache clear

# Show cache statistics
ligolo-ng cache stats

# Optimize performance
ligolo-ng optimize --profile <profile>

# Show performance metrics
ligolo-ng metrics

Parallel Processing

# Enable parallel processing
ligolo-ng --parallel <command>

# Set number of workers
ligolo-ng --workers 4 <command>

# Process in batches
ligolo-ng --batch-size 100 <command>

# Queue management
ligolo-ng queue add <item>
ligolo-ng queue process
ligolo-ng queue status
ligolo-ng queue clear

Integration

Scripting

#!/bin/bash
# Example script using ligolo-ng

set -euo pipefail

# Configuration
CONFIG_FILE="config.yaml"
LOG_FILE="ligolo-ng.log"

# Check if ligolo-ng is available
if ! command -v ligolo-ng &> /dev/null; then
    echo "Error: ligolo-ng is not installed" >&2
    exit 1
fi

# Function to log messages
log() \\\\{
    echo "$(date '+%Y-%m-%d %H:%M:%S') - $1"|tee -a "$LOG_FILE"
\\\\}

# Main operation
main() \\\\{
    log "Starting ligolo-ng operation"

    if ligolo-ng --config "$CONFIG_FILE" run; then
        log "Operation completed successfully"
        exit 0
    else
        log "Operation failed with exit code $?"
        exit 1
    fi
\\\\}

# Cleanup function
cleanup() \\\\{
    log "Cleaning up"
    ligolo-ng cleanup
\\\\}

# Set trap for cleanup
trap cleanup EXIT

# Run main function
main "$@"

API Integration

#!/usr/bin/env python3
"""
Python wrapper for the tool
"""

import subprocess
import json
import logging
from pathlib import Path
from typing import Dict, List, Optional

class ToolWrapper:
    def __init__(self, config_file: Optional[str] = None):
        self.config_file = config_file
        self.logger = logging.getLogger(__name__)

    def run_command(self, args: List[str]) -> Dict:
        """Run command and return parsed output"""
        cmd = ['tool_name']

        if self.config_file:
            cmd.extend(['--config', self.config_file])

        cmd.extend(args)

        try:
            result = subprocess.run(
                cmd,
                capture_output=True,
                text=True,
                check=True
            )
            return \\\\{'stdout': result.stdout, 'stderr': result.stderr\\\\}
        except subprocess.CalledProcessError as e:
            self.logger.error(f"Command failed: \\\\{e\\\\}")
            raise

    def status(self) -> Dict:
        """Get current status"""
        return self.run_command(['status'])

    def start(self) -> Dict:
        """Start service"""
        return self.run_command(['start'])

    def stop(self) -> Dict:
        """Stop service"""
        return self.run_command(['stop'])

# Example usage
if __name__ == "__main__":
    wrapper = ToolWrapper()
    status = wrapper.status()
    print(json.dumps(status, indent=2))

Environment Variables

Variable Description Default
LIGOLO-NG_CONFIG Configuration file path ~/.ligolo-ng/config.yaml
LIGOLO-NG_HOME Home directory ~/.ligolo-ng
LIGOLO-NG_LOG_LEVEL Logging level INFO
LIGOLO-NG_LOG_FILE Log file path ~/.ligolo-ng/logs/ligolo-ng.log
LIGOLO-NG_CACHE_DIR Cache directory ~/.ligolo-ng/cache
LIGOLO-NG_DATA_DIR Data directory ~/.ligolo-ng/data
LIGOLO-NG_TIMEOUT Default timeout 30s
LIGOLO-NG_MAX_WORKERS Maximum workers 4

Configuration File

# ~/.ligolo-ng/config.yaml
version: "1.0"

# General settings
settings:
  debug: false
  verbose: false
  log_level: "INFO"
  log_file: "~/.ligolo-ng/logs/ligolo-ng.log"
  timeout: 30
  max_workers: 4

# Network configuration
network:
  host: "localhost"
  port: 8080
  ssl: true
  timeout: 30
  retries: 3

# Security settings
security:
  auth_required: true
  api_key: ""
  encryption: "AES256"
  verify_ssl: true

# Performance settings
performance:
  cache_enabled: true
  cache_size: "100M"
  cache_dir: "~/.ligolo-ng/cache"
  max_memory: "1G"

# Monitoring settings
monitoring:
  enabled: true
  interval: 60
  metrics_enabled: true
  alerts_enabled: true

Examples

Basic Workflow

# 1. Initialize ligolo-ng
ligolo-ng init

# 2. Configure basic settings
ligolo-ng config set host example.com
ligolo-ng config set port 8080

# 3. Start service
ligolo-ng start

# 4. Check status
ligolo-ng status

# 5. Perform operations
ligolo-ng run --target example.com

# 6. View results
ligolo-ng results

# 7. Stop service
ligolo-ng stop

Advanced Workflow

# Comprehensive operation with monitoring
ligolo-ng run \
  --config production.yaml \
  --parallel \
  --workers 8 \
  --verbose \
  --timeout 300 \
  --output json \
  --log-file operation.log

# Monitor in real-time
ligolo-ng monitor --real-time --interval 5

# Generate report
ligolo-ng report --type comprehensive --output report.html

Automation Example

#!/bin/bash
# Automated ligolo-ng workflow

# Configuration
TARGETS_FILE="targets.txt"
RESULTS_DIR="results/$(date +%Y-%m-%d)"
CONFIG_FILE="automation.yaml"

# Create results directory
mkdir -p "$RESULTS_DIR"

# Process each target
while IFS= read -r target; do
    echo "Processing $target..."

    ligolo-ng \
        --config "$CONFIG_FILE" \
        --output json \
        --output-file "$RESULTS_DIR/$\\\\{target\\\\}.json" \
        run "$target"

done < "$TARGETS_FILE"

# Generate summary report
ligolo-ng report summary \
    --input "$RESULTS_DIR/*.json" \
    --output "$RESULTS_DIR/summary.html"

Best Practices

Security

  • Always verify checksums when downloading binaries
  • Use strong authentication methods (API keys, certificates)
  • Regularly update to the latest version
  • Follow principle of least privilege
  • Enable audit logging for compliance
  • Use encrypted connections when possible
  • Validate all inputs and configurations
  • Implement proper access controls

Performance

  • Use appropriate resource limits for your environment
  • Monitor system performance regularly
  • Optimize configuration for your use case
  • Use parallel processing when beneficial
  • Implement proper caching strategies
  • Regular maintenance and cleanup
  • Profile performance bottlenecks
  • Use efficient algorithms and data structures

Operational

  • Maintain comprehensive documentation
  • Implement proper backup strategies
  • Use version control for configurations
  • Monitor and alert on critical metrics
  • Implement proper error handling
  • Use automation for repetitive tasks
  • Regular security audits and updates
  • Plan for disaster recovery

Development

  • Follow coding standards and conventions
  • Write comprehensive tests
  • Use continuous integration/deployment
  • Implement proper logging and monitoring
  • Document APIs and interfaces
  • Use version control effectively
  • Review code regularly
  • Maintain backward compatibility

Resources

Official Documentation

Community Resources

Learning Resources

  • Git - Complementary functionality
  • Docker - Alternative solution
  • Kubernetes - Integration partner

Last updated: 2025-07-06|Edit on GitHub