Gokapi is an open-source API server written in Golang that makes developing API servers faster and easier. In this tutorial, we will show you how to install Gokapi on Debian latest.
Before we start, you should have the following:
git command-line tool installed on your server.The first step is to install the required dependencies. Run the following command to install them:
sudo apt update && sudo apt install -y gcc golang
This command will update your system's packages and install GCC and Golang on your server.
In this step, we will clone the Gokapi repository from GitHub. Run the following command to clone the repository:
git clone https://github.com/Forceu/gokapi.git
This command will clone the Gokapi repository to your current directory.
After cloning the repository, navigate to the cloned directory and build Gokapi using the following command:
cd gokapi
go build
This command will build Gokapi and create an executable binary named gokapi.
In this step, we will run Gokapi on our server. Run the following command to start Gokapi:
./gokapi
The above command will start Gokapi on the default port 8080.
Open a web browser and visit http://your-server-ip:8080. If you see a "Hello, Gokapi" message, congratulations! You have successfully installed and run Gokapi on your Debian latest.
In this tutorial, we have shown you how to install Gokapi on Debian latest. Running Gokapi is easy and straightforward, and we hope this tutorial has helped you install and use it on your system.
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