Install ntop software
Pick your system, pick what to install, copy the commands, run them once.
Which package do I need?
| I want to | Install | Guide |
|---|---|---|
| See every host and flow on one network | ntopng | Install ntopng |
| Read NetFlow, IPFIX or sFlow from routers | ntopng + nProbe | NetFlow quickstart |
| Collect flows only, feed another tool | nProbe | NetFlow quickstart |
| Monitor 10 to 100 Gbit mirror ports | ntopng + Cento | Cento quickstart |
| Run a gateway with policies and bandwidth control | nEdge | nEdge quickstart |
| Record packets to disk | n2disk | n2disk product page |
| Capture traffic on remote hosts or VMs | nTap | nTap product page |
| Everything at once | All ntop packages | Pick “All ntop packages” below |
Stable is for production. Dev is the nightly build for testing. Ubuntu 26.04 and Debian 13 are dev builds for now.
Choose your system and package
nTap
Stable (default)
sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get install -y software-properties-common wget
sudo add-apt-repository -y universe
wget https://packages.ntop.org//apt-stable/24.04/all/apt-ntop-stable.deb
sudo apt install -y ./apt-ntop-stable.deb
sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get install -y ntap
Dev (newest)
sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get install -y software-properties-common wget
sudo add-apt-repository -y universe
wget https://packages.ntop.org//apt/24.04/all/apt-ntop.deb
sudo apt install -y ./apt-ntop.deb
sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get install -y ntap
ntopng
Stable (default)
sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get install -y software-properties-common wget
sudo add-apt-repository -y universe
wget https://packages.ntop.org//apt-stable/24.04/all/apt-ntop-stable.deb
sudo apt install -y ./apt-ntop-stable.deb
sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get install -y ntopng
Dev (newest)
sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get install -y software-properties-common wget
sudo add-apt-repository -y universe
wget https://packages.ntop.org//apt/24.04/all/apt-ntop.deb
sudo apt install -y ./apt-ntop.deb
sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get install -y ntopng
ntopng + nProbe
Stable (default)
sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get install -y software-properties-common wget
sudo add-apt-repository -y universe
wget https://packages.ntop.org//apt-stable/24.04/all/apt-ntop-stable.deb
sudo apt install -y ./apt-ntop-stable.deb
sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get install -y nprobe ntopng
Dev (newest)
sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get install -y software-properties-common wget
sudo add-apt-repository -y universe
wget https://packages.ntop.org//apt/24.04/all/apt-ntop.deb
sudo apt install -y ./apt-ntop.deb
sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get install -y nprobe ntopng
ntopng + Cento
Stable (default)
sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get install -y software-properties-common wget
sudo add-apt-repository -y universe
wget https://packages.ntop.org//apt-stable/24.04/all/apt-ntop-stable.deb
sudo apt install -y ./apt-ntop-stable.deb
sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get install -y pfring-dkms cento ntopng
Dev (newest)
sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get install -y software-properties-common wget
sudo add-apt-repository -y universe
wget https://packages.ntop.org//apt/24.04/all/apt-ntop.deb
sudo apt install -y ./apt-ntop.deb
sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get install -y pfring-dkms cento ntopng
nEdge
Stable (default)
sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get install -y software-properties-common wget
sudo add-apt-repository -y universe
wget https://packages.ntop.org//apt-stable/24.04/all/apt-ntop-stable.deb
sudo apt install -y ./apt-ntop-stable.deb
sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get install -y nedge
Dev (newest)
sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get install -y software-properties-common wget
sudo add-apt-repository -y universe
wget https://packages.ntop.org//apt/24.04/all/apt-ntop.deb
sudo apt install -y ./apt-ntop.deb
sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get install -y nedge
n2disk
Stable (default)
sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get install -y software-properties-common wget
sudo add-apt-repository -y universe
wget https://packages.ntop.org//apt-stable/24.04/all/apt-ntop-stable.deb
sudo apt install -y ./apt-ntop-stable.deb
sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get install -y n2disk
Dev (newest)
sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get install -y software-properties-common wget
sudo add-apt-repository -y universe
wget https://packages.ntop.org//apt/24.04/all/apt-ntop.deb
sudo apt install -y ./apt-ntop.deb
sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get install -y n2disk
All ntop packages
Stable (default)
sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get install -y software-properties-common wget
sudo add-apt-repository -y universe
wget https://packages.ntop.org//apt-stable/24.04/all/apt-ntop-stable.deb
sudo apt install -y ./apt-ntop-stable.deb
sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get install -y pfring-dkms n2disk nprobe ntopng cento ntap
Dev (newest)
sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get install -y software-properties-common wget
sudo add-apt-repository -y universe
wget https://packages.ntop.org//apt/24.04/all/apt-ntop.deb
sudo apt install -y ./apt-ntop.deb
sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get install -y pfring-dkms n2disk nprobe ntopng cento ntap
Ubuntu 26.04: dev builds only for now.
nTap
sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get install -y software-properties-common wget
sudo add-apt-repository -y universe
wget https://packages.ntop.org//apt/26.04/all/apt-ntop.deb
sudo apt install -y ./apt-ntop.deb
sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get install -y ntap
ntopng
sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get install -y software-properties-common wget
sudo add-apt-repository -y universe
wget https://packages.ntop.org//apt/26.04/all/apt-ntop.deb
sudo apt install -y ./apt-ntop.deb
sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get install -y ntopng
ntopng + nProbe
sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get install -y software-properties-common wget
sudo add-apt-repository -y universe
wget https://packages.ntop.org//apt/26.04/all/apt-ntop.deb
sudo apt install -y ./apt-ntop.deb
sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get install -y nprobe ntopng
ntopng + Cento
sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get install -y software-properties-common wget
sudo add-apt-repository -y universe
wget https://packages.ntop.org//apt/26.04/all/apt-ntop.deb
sudo apt install -y ./apt-ntop.deb
sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get install -y pfring-dkms cento ntopng
nEdge
sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get install -y software-properties-common wget
sudo add-apt-repository -y universe
wget https://packages.ntop.org//apt/26.04/all/apt-ntop.deb
sudo apt install -y ./apt-ntop.deb
sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get install -y nedge
n2disk
sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get install -y software-properties-common wget
sudo add-apt-repository -y universe
wget https://packages.ntop.org//apt/26.04/all/apt-ntop.deb
sudo apt install -y ./apt-ntop.deb
sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get install -y n2disk
All ntop packages
sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get install -y software-properties-common wget
sudo add-apt-repository -y universe
wget https://packages.ntop.org//apt/26.04/all/apt-ntop.deb
sudo apt install -y ./apt-ntop.deb
sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get install -y pfring-dkms n2disk nprobe ntopng cento ntap
nTap
Stable (default)
sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get install -y software-properties-common wget
sudo add-apt-repository -y universe
wget https://packages.ntop.org//apt-stable/22.04/all/apt-ntop-stable.deb
sudo apt install -y ./apt-ntop-stable.deb
sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get install -y ntap
Dev (newest)
sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get install -y software-properties-common wget
sudo add-apt-repository -y universe
wget https://packages.ntop.org//apt/22.04/all/apt-ntop.deb
sudo apt install -y ./apt-ntop.deb
sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get install -y ntap
ntopng
Stable (default)
sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get install -y software-properties-common wget
sudo add-apt-repository -y universe
wget https://packages.ntop.org//apt-stable/22.04/all/apt-ntop-stable.deb
sudo apt install -y ./apt-ntop-stable.deb
sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get install -y ntopng
Dev (newest)
sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get install -y software-properties-common wget
sudo add-apt-repository -y universe
wget https://packages.ntop.org//apt/22.04/all/apt-ntop.deb
sudo apt install -y ./apt-ntop.deb
sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get install -y ntopng
ntopng + nProbe
Stable (default)
sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get install -y software-properties-common wget
sudo add-apt-repository -y universe
wget https://packages.ntop.org//apt-stable/22.04/all/apt-ntop-stable.deb
sudo apt install -y ./apt-ntop-stable.deb
sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get install -y nprobe ntopng
Dev (newest)
sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get install -y software-properties-common wget
sudo add-apt-repository -y universe
wget https://packages.ntop.org//apt/22.04/all/apt-ntop.deb
sudo apt install -y ./apt-ntop.deb
sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get install -y nprobe ntopng
ntopng + Cento
Stable (default)
sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get install -y software-properties-common wget
sudo add-apt-repository -y universe
wget https://packages.ntop.org//apt-stable/22.04/all/apt-ntop-stable.deb
sudo apt install -y ./apt-ntop-stable.deb
sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get install -y pfring-dkms cento ntopng
Dev (newest)
sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get install -y software-properties-common wget
sudo add-apt-repository -y universe
wget https://packages.ntop.org//apt/22.04/all/apt-ntop.deb
sudo apt install -y ./apt-ntop.deb
sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get install -y pfring-dkms cento ntopng
n2disk
Stable (default)
sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get install -y software-properties-common wget
sudo add-apt-repository -y universe
wget https://packages.ntop.org//apt-stable/22.04/all/apt-ntop-stable.deb
sudo apt install -y ./apt-ntop-stable.deb
sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get install -y n2disk
Dev (newest)
sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get install -y software-properties-common wget
sudo add-apt-repository -y universe
wget https://packages.ntop.org//apt/22.04/all/apt-ntop.deb
sudo apt install -y ./apt-ntop.deb
sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get install -y n2disk
All ntop packages
Stable (default)
sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get install -y software-properties-common wget
sudo add-apt-repository -y universe
wget https://packages.ntop.org//apt-stable/22.04/all/apt-ntop-stable.deb
sudo apt install -y ./apt-ntop-stable.deb
sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get install -y pfring-dkms n2disk nprobe ntopng cento ntap
Dev (newest)
sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get install -y software-properties-common wget
sudo add-apt-repository -y universe
wget https://packages.ntop.org//apt/22.04/all/apt-ntop.deb
sudo apt install -y ./apt-ntop.deb
sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get install -y pfring-dkms n2disk nprobe ntopng cento ntap
Debian 12 bookworm.
ntopng
Stable (default)
sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get install -y wget
sudo sed -i '/^deb/ s/$/ contrib/' /etc/apt/sources.list
wget https://packages.ntop.org//apt-stable/bookworm/all/apt-ntop-stable.deb
sudo apt install -y ./apt-ntop-stable.deb
sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get install -y ntopng
Dev (newest)
sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get install -y wget
sudo sed -i '/^deb/ s/$/ contrib/' /etc/apt/sources.list
wget https://packages.ntop.org//apt/bookworm/all/apt-ntop.deb
sudo apt install -y ./apt-ntop.deb
sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get install -y ntopng
ntopng + nProbe
Stable (default)
sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get install -y wget
sudo sed -i '/^deb/ s/$/ contrib/' /etc/apt/sources.list
wget https://packages.ntop.org//apt-stable/bookworm/all/apt-ntop-stable.deb
sudo apt install -y ./apt-ntop-stable.deb
sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get install -y nprobe ntopng
Dev (newest)
sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get install -y wget
sudo sed -i '/^deb/ s/$/ contrib/' /etc/apt/sources.list
wget https://packages.ntop.org//apt/bookworm/all/apt-ntop.deb
sudo apt install -y ./apt-ntop.deb
sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get install -y nprobe ntopng
Debian 13: dev builds only for now.
ntopng
sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get install -y wget
sudo sed -i '/^deb/ s/$/ contrib/' /etc/apt/sources.list
wget https://packages.ntop.org//apt/trixie/all/apt-ntop.deb
sudo apt install -y ./apt-ntop.deb
sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get install -y ntopng
ntopng + nProbe
sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get install -y wget
sudo sed -i '/^deb/ s/$/ contrib/' /etc/apt/sources.list
wget https://packages.ntop.org//apt/trixie/all/apt-ntop.deb
sudo apt install -y ./apt-ntop.deb
sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get install -y nprobe ntopng
Rocky Linux 9 or AlmaLinux 9. On Rocky Linux 10, install redis first from another repository.
nTap
Stable (default)
curl -s https://packages.ntop.org//centos-stable/ntop.repo | sudo tee /etc/yum.repos.d/ntop.repo > /dev/null
sudo dnf config-manager --set-enabled crb
sudo dnf install -y epel-release
sudo dnf install -y ntap
Dev (newest)
curl -s https://packages.ntop.org//centos/ntop.repo | sudo tee /etc/yum.repos.d/ntop.repo > /dev/null
sudo dnf config-manager --set-enabled crb
sudo dnf install -y epel-release
sudo dnf install -y ntap
ntopng
Stable (default)
curl -s https://packages.ntop.org//centos-stable/ntop.repo | sudo tee /etc/yum.repos.d/ntop.repo > /dev/null
sudo dnf config-manager --set-enabled crb
sudo dnf install -y epel-release
sudo dnf install -y ntopng
Dev (newest)
curl -s https://packages.ntop.org//centos/ntop.repo | sudo tee /etc/yum.repos.d/ntop.repo > /dev/null
sudo dnf config-manager --set-enabled crb
sudo dnf install -y epel-release
sudo dnf install -y ntopng
ntopng + nProbe
Stable (default)
curl -s https://packages.ntop.org//centos-stable/ntop.repo | sudo tee /etc/yum.repos.d/ntop.repo > /dev/null
sudo dnf config-manager --set-enabled crb
sudo dnf install -y epel-release
sudo dnf install -y nprobe ntopng
Dev (newest)
curl -s https://packages.ntop.org//centos/ntop.repo | sudo tee /etc/yum.repos.d/ntop.repo > /dev/null
sudo dnf config-manager --set-enabled crb
sudo dnf install -y epel-release
sudo dnf install -y nprobe ntopng
ntopng + Cento
Stable (default)
curl -s https://packages.ntop.org//centos-stable/ntop.repo | sudo tee /etc/yum.repos.d/ntop.repo > /dev/null
sudo dnf config-manager --set-enabled crb
sudo dnf install -y epel-release
sudo dnf install -y pfring-dkms cento ntopng
Dev (newest)
curl -s https://packages.ntop.org//centos/ntop.repo | sudo tee /etc/yum.repos.d/ntop.repo > /dev/null
sudo dnf config-manager --set-enabled crb
sudo dnf install -y epel-release
sudo dnf install -y pfring-dkms cento ntopng
n2disk
Stable (default)
curl -s https://packages.ntop.org//centos-stable/ntop.repo | sudo tee /etc/yum.repos.d/ntop.repo > /dev/null
sudo dnf config-manager --set-enabled crb
sudo dnf install -y epel-release
sudo dnf install -y n2disk
Dev (newest)
curl -s https://packages.ntop.org//centos/ntop.repo | sudo tee /etc/yum.repos.d/ntop.repo > /dev/null
sudo dnf config-manager --set-enabled crb
sudo dnf install -y epel-release
sudo dnf install -y n2disk
All ntop packages
Stable (default)
curl -s https://packages.ntop.org//centos-stable/ntop.repo | sudo tee /etc/yum.repos.d/ntop.repo > /dev/null
sudo dnf config-manager --set-enabled crb
sudo dnf install -y epel-release
sudo dnf install -y pfring-dkms n2disk nprobe ntopng cento ntap
Dev (newest)
curl -s https://packages.ntop.org//centos/ntop.repo | sudo tee /etc/yum.repos.d/ntop.repo > /dev/null
sudo dnf config-manager --set-enabled crb
sudo dnf install -y epel-release
sudo dnf install -y pfring-dkms n2disk nprobe ntopng cento ntap
Raspberry Pi OS 64 bit (arm64). Stable and dev use the same packages.
ntopng
Stable (default)
wget https://packages.ntop.org//RaspberryPI/apt-ntop.deb
sudo dpkg -i apt-ntop.deb
sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get install -y ntopng
Dev (newest)
wget https://packages.ntop.org//RaspberryPI/apt-ntop.deb
sudo dpkg -i apt-ntop.deb
sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get install -y ntopng
ntopng + nProbe
Stable (default)
wget https://packages.ntop.org//RaspberryPI/apt-ntop.deb
sudo dpkg -i apt-ntop.deb
sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get install -y nprobe ntopng
Dev (newest)
wget https://packages.ntop.org//RaspberryPI/apt-ntop.deb
sudo dpkg -i apt-ntop.deb
sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get install -y nprobe ntopng
Run in the pfSense shell (SSH, or Diagnostics, Command Prompt). Stable and dev use the same packages.
ntopng
Stable (default)
pkg add https://packages.ntop.org//FreeBSD/FreeBSD:16:amd64/latest/ntop-1.0.pkg
pkg update
pkg install ntopng
sysrc redis_enable="YES"
sysrc ntopng_enable="YES"
service redis start
service ntopng start
Dev (newest)
pkg add https://packages.ntop.org//FreeBSD/FreeBSD:16:amd64/latest/ntop-1.0.pkg
pkg update
pkg install ntopng
sysrc redis_enable="YES"
sysrc ntopng_enable="YES"
service redis start
service ntopng start
ntopng + nProbe
Stable (default)
pkg add https://packages.ntop.org//FreeBSD/FreeBSD:16:amd64/latest/ntop-1.0.pkg
pkg update
pkg install ntopng nprobe
sysrc redis_enable="YES"
sysrc ntopng_enable="YES"
service redis start
service ntopng start
Dev (newest)
pkg add https://packages.ntop.org//FreeBSD/FreeBSD:16:amd64/latest/ntop-1.0.pkg
pkg update
pkg install ntopng nprobe
sysrc redis_enable="YES"
sysrc ntopng_enable="YES"
service redis start
service ntopng start
Run in the OPNsense shell (SSH or console). Stable and dev use the same packages.
ntopng
Stable (default)
pkg add https://packages.ntop.org//FreeBSD/FreeBSD:14:amd64/latest/ntop-1.0.pkg
pkg update
pkg install ntopng
sysrc redis_enable="YES"
sysrc ntopng_enable="YES"
service redis start
service ntopng start
Dev (newest)
pkg add https://packages.ntop.org//FreeBSD/FreeBSD:14:amd64/latest/ntop-1.0.pkg
pkg update
pkg install ntopng
sysrc redis_enable="YES"
sysrc ntopng_enable="YES"
service redis start
service ntopng start
ntopng + nProbe
Stable (default)
pkg add https://packages.ntop.org//FreeBSD/FreeBSD:14:amd64/latest/ntop-1.0.pkg
pkg update
pkg install ntopng nprobe
sysrc redis_enable="YES"
sysrc ntopng_enable="YES"
service redis start
service ntopng start
Dev (newest)
pkg add https://packages.ntop.org//FreeBSD/FreeBSD:14:amd64/latest/ntop-1.0.pkg
pkg update
pkg install ntopng nprobe
sysrc redis_enable="YES"
sysrc ntopng_enable="YES"
service redis start
service ntopng start
After the install, ntopng runs as a service on https://YOUR-IP:3001. Accept the self-signed certificate. Login: admin / admin.
Mac and Windows: see the ntopng installation guide.
ntopng Community is free. nProbe, Cento, nEdge and n2disk need a license: get a license in the shop.
