This tutorial will guide you through the installation process of Tyk on Arch Linux.
Before you start, make sure you have the following prerequisites installed on your system:
First, clone the Tyk repository from GitHub using the following command:
$ git clone https://github.com/TykTechnologies/tyk.git
Once the repository is cloned, switch to the directory where the repository is downloaded:
$ cd tyk
To install the dependencies required for Tyk, run the following command:
$ make deps
This command will install all the required dependencies on your system.
Next, use the following command to build Tyk:
$ make build
This command will create a binary executable file in the build directory.
To install Tyk on your system, run the following command:
$ sudo make install
This command will install Tyk on your system.
After installation, create a configuration file for Tyk using the following command:
$ sudo cp tyk.conf /etc/tyk/tyk.conf
Edit the configuration file and set your desired configurations.
To start Tyk, use the following command:
$ sudo systemctl start tyk
You can also enable Tyk to start at boot time using the following command:
$ sudo systemctl enable tyk
That’s it! You have successfully installed Tyk on your Arch Linux system. Now, you can start using Tyk to manage your APIs.
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