Create a Kali docker container for Pentesting 🐉

Once you’ve got docker installed, do the following:

# Pull the Kali Linux Image
apt install kali-linux-headless -y
 
# Deploy the Kali Linux Container
docker run -ti kalilinux/kali-rolling /bin/bash
 
# Install the tools (by default there are no tools installed)
apt update
apt install kali-linux-headless -y # or apt -y install kali-linux-large

Now, connect via ssh to the machine and locate the ID for the running Kali Linux container (do not close it or exit it):

# On your hosting machine from another terminal...
docker ps
# take note of the ID
docker commit ID NAME_OF_CONTAINER

Then you can just run your new fresh container using:

docker run -it NAME_OF_CONTAINER /bin/bash