How to Install Gokapi on FreeBSD Latest

Gokapi is a powerful API Gateway built with Golang. This tutorial will guide you through the process of installing Gokapi on your FreeBSD Latest operating system.

Prerequisites

Before starting with the installation process, make sure that you have the following prerequisites:

• A FreeBSD Latest server or Virtual Machine
• Root or sudo access to the server
• Git installed on the server
• Go version 1.12 or later

Step 1: Clone the Gokapi Repository

To install Gokapi, we first need to clone the repository. Use the following command to clone the repository:

git clone https://github.com/Forceu/gokapi.git

This command will clone the repository to your local machine.

Step 2: Install Dependencies

Before we can build and run Gokapi, we need to install the required dependencies. The required dependencies can be installed using the following command:

pkg install -y mongodb38 redis go portaudio

Step 3: Build Gokapi

Once the dependencies are installed, it's time to build Gokapi. To build Gokapi, go to the cloned repository directory and run the following command:

go build -o gokapi

This command will build the Gokapi binary and save it as gokapi.

Step 4: Run Gokapi

Now that Gokapi is built, we can run it using the following command:

./gokapi

This command will start Gokapi on your FreeBSD Latest system.

Conclusion

Congratulations! You have successfully installed Gokapi on your FreeBSD Latest system. You can now use Gokapi to build powerful APIs with ease.

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