Note: As of April 26, 2016, it is no longer required to agree and download the Nessus rpm. A script will run and download the rpm from the Nessus site automatically. If it appears that nothing is happening, please be patient as the script runs wget silently. The installation will proceed after the rpm is downloaded. Post-installation setup Register your email at and wait for your key to be emailed to you. Usage The AUR package provides a nessusd.service unit file, see for details.
Access the web interface at and/or use the commandline interface ( /opt/nessus/sbin/nessuscli). In most browsers, you will need to manually accept the SSL certificate you created for the server. Removal The package can be removed with, but files created by Nessus, such as the plugin database it downloads, must be removed manually.