How to Install Typesense on Alpine Linux Latest

In this tutorial, we will go over the steps to install Typesense, a fast and easy-to-use search engine, on Alpine Linux Latest.

Step 1 - Update the System

Before we begin, let's update the system packages and repositories:

$ apk update && apk upgrade

Step 2 - Install Dependencies

Typesense requires some dependencies to be installed before it can be installed. In this step, we will install these dependencies.

$ apk add bash libc6-compat curl unzip

Step 3 - Download and Extract Typesense

Now, we'll download the latest stable version of Typesense from their website and extract it into a directory named typesense.

$ mkdir typesense && cd typesense
$ curl -LO https://dl.typesense.org/releases/latest/typesense-server-${VERSION}-linux-amd64.tar.gz # Replace ${VERSION} with the latest version
$ tar xfz typesense-server-${VERSION}-linux-amd64.tar.gz --strip-components=1

Step 4 - Start Typesense

Let's start Typesense with default configurations:

$ sudo ./typesense-server

By default, Typesense's HTTP server listens on port 8108.

Step 5 - Verify Installation

To verify Typesense has been installed correctly on your system, you can send an HTTP request to Typesense using cURL:

$ curl http://localhost:8108/health

If everything is working correctly, this should return a response with the following status:

{
  "ok": true
}

That's it! You've now installed Typesense on Alpine Linux Latest. You can now explore Typesense and its features further.

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