How to Install Gatus on FreeBSD Latest?

Gatus is an open-source and simple to deploy service health dashboard developed by TwiN. It is used to monitor multiple services or applications simultaneously in real-time. This tutorial will guide you on how to install Gatus on the FreeBSD operating system.

Prerequisites

Before starting the installation process, you need to ensure that the following prerequisites are met:

• Latest Version of FreeBSD Installed
• Sudo access or a root user
• Basic knowledge of the command line

Step 1: Install Git

First, you need to ensure that Git is installed on FreeBSD. If not, you can install it by running the following command:

sudo pkg install git

After successful installation, check the Git version to ensure that it was installed correctly:

git --version

Step 2: Clone the Gatus Repository

After installing Git, you need to clone the Gatus repository from GitHub. Run the following command to clone the repository:

git clone https://github.com/TwiN/gatus.git

Step 3: Install Go

Gatus is a Go-based application; you need to have Go installed on your system. Run the following command to install Go on FreeBSD:

sudo pkg install go

After successful installation, check the Go version to ensure that it was installed correctly:

go version

Step 4: Build Gatus

Once you have installed Git and Go, you need to build Gatus using the following command:

go build

This command will create a binary file named gatus in the root directory of the cloned repository.

Step 5: Run Gatus

After building Gatus, you can run it by executing the gatus binary file using the following command:

./gatus

Step 6: Access Gatus Web Interface

By default, Gatus will be hosted on http://localhost:3000. You can access the Gatus web interface through any web browser by typing localhost:3000 in the address bar.

Congratulations! You have successfully installed Gatus on FreeBSD.

Conclusion

In this tutorial, we have learned how to install and configure Gatus on FreeBSD. Gatus is a great tool that helps in monitoring multiple services and applications in real-time. You can use it to keep track of the performance of your services and make sure that they are running smoothly.

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