ab4y98/kali-docker-headless repository overview

⁠kali-docker-headless

A ready-to-use Kali Linux Docker image packed with commonly used security and penetration testing tools. Multi-arch support for both amd64 and arm64 (Apple Silicon).

⁠Quick Start

docker pull ab4y98/kali-docker-headless
docker run -it ab4y98/kali-docker-headless

⁠Included Tools

• nmap
• traceroute
• net-tools
• iproute2
• iputils-ping
• nikto
• dirb
• gobuster
• wfuzz
• ffuf
• sqlmap
• eyewitness
• metasploit-framework
• hydra
• john
• aircrack-ng
• netexec
• enum4linux
• knock-subdomains
• ProjectDiscovery suite (installed via pdtm⁠) -- includes subfinder, httpx, nuclei, naabu, and more
• SecLists⁠ at /usr/share/seclists
• python3
• pip
• pipx
• golang-go
• curl
• wget
• git
• vim
• nano
• tmux
• zsh

⁠Persistent Data

Mount a local directory to keep your work between sessions:

docker run -it -v ~/kali-data:/root/data ab4y98/kali-docker-headless

⁠Network Options

Use host networking for tools that need raw socket access:

docker run -it --net=host ab4y98/kali-docker-headless

⁠Building Locally

git clone https://github.com/Ab4y98/kali-docker-headless.git
cd kali-docker-headless
docker build -t kali-docker-headless .

⁠CI/CD

The image is automatically built and pushed to Docker Hub on every push to main via GitHub Actions. Tagged releases (e.g. v1.0.0) produce versioned image tags.