Installation of GoSpider Tool on Kali Linux OS

Step 1: If you have downloaded Golang in your system, verify the installation by checking the version of Golang, use the following command.

go version

Step 2: Get the GoSpider repository or clone the GoSpider tool from Github, use the following command.

sudo GO111MODULE=on go get -u github.com/jaeles-project/gospider

Step 3: Copy the path of the tool in /usr/bin directory for accessing the tool from anywhere, use the following command

sudo cp /go/bin/gospider /usr/local/go/bin/

Step 4: Check the version of the GoSpider tool using the following command.

gospider --version

Step 5: Check the help menu page to get a better understanding of the GoSpider tool, use the following command.

gospider -h

Web crawling is the process of indexing data on web pages using a program or automated script, known as crawlers or spiders, or spider bots. This crawler gathers a lot of information which is often helpful in the Web Application Penetration Testing and Bug Bounty. GoSpider is also the Fastest Web Crawler which is designed in the Golang language. GoSpider tool is open-source and free to use.GoSpider also supports multiple target domain scan simultaneously and allows to save the results in the local storage.

Note: As GoSpider is a Golang language-based tool, so you need to have a Golang environment on your system. So check this link to Install  Golang in your system. – Installation of Go Lang in Linux