How to Install Nhost on Alpine Linux Latest?

Nhost is a Firebase-like Backend as a Service( BaaS) platform that provides users with a ready-made backend. Nhost is built on top of Hasura GraphQL Engine and Postgres, which provides a powerful backend experience. In this tutorial, we will learn how to install Nhost on Alpine Linux latest version.

Prerequisites

Before we begin, ensure that you have the following prerequisites:

• A system running Alpine Linux Latest version
• Access to a terminal window or SSH client with sudo privileges
• Internet connectivity
• Basic knowledge of command line

Step 1: Install dependencies

Before installing Nhost, we need to make sure that all the required dependencies are installed on our system. We can do this by running the following command:

sudo apk add --no-cache curl gnupg ca-certificates

This command will install curl, gnupg, and ca-certificates.

Step 2: Add the Nhost Repository

Now we need to add the Nhost repository to our system. We can do this by running the following command:

echo "http://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/edge/community" >> /etc/apk/repositories

This command will add the Nhost repository to our system.

Step 3: Install Nhost

Now we can install Nhost on our system by running the following command:

sudo apk update && sudo apk add nhost

This command will update the repositories and then install Nhost on our system.

Step 4: Initialize Nhost

Now we need to initialize Nhost by running the following command:

nhost init

This command will create a new Nhost project in the current directory.

Step 5: Start Nhost

Finally, we can start Nhost by running the following command:

nhost dev

This command will start the Nhost development server.

Congratulations! You have successfully installed Nhost on Alpine Linux latest version.

If you want to self-host in an easy, hands free way, need an external IP address, or simply want your data in your own hands, give IPv6.rs a try!

Alternatively, for the best virtual desktop, try Shells!