Tyk is an open-source API gateway that helps developers create, manage, and secure API traffic. In this tutorial, you will learn how to install Tyk on Clear Linux Latest.
Before installing Tyk, you need to make sure that all the required dependencies are installed on your system. These dependencies include:
You can install Docker by running the following command:
sudo swupd bundle-add containers-basic
Then, install Docker Compose:
sudo swupd bundle-add docker-compose
The first step in installing Tyk is to download the latest release from the official website. The download link can be found on the download page https://tyk.io/docs/get-started/install-tyk-on-premise/linux/.
Once you have downloaded the file, extract it to a directory of your choice:
tar -xvzf tyk-gateway-v3.2.2_linux_amd64.tar.gz
To start Tyk, navigate to the extracted directory and run the following command:
sudo docker-compose up -d
This will start the Tyk Gateway and Dashboard containers in the background. You can check the status of the containers by running the following command:
sudo docker-compose ps
You should see something like this:
Name Command State Ports
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tyk-dashboard /opt/tyk-dashboard/tyk-da ... Up 3000/tcp
tyk-gateway /opt/tyk-gateway/tyk --conf ... Up 0.0.0.0:8081->8080/tcp
tyk-gateway-mongo docker-entrypoint.sh mongo ... Up 27017/tcp
To access the Tyk Dashboard, open your web browser and navigate to http://
You should be prompted to create an account. Once you have set up an account, you will be redirected to the Tyk Dashboard.
Congratulations! You have successfully installed Tyk on Clear Linux Latest. Now you can start configuring your APIs using the Tyk Dashboard.
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