How to Install Hasura on Kali Linux Latest

Hasura is a tool that enables you to build versatile, scalable, and real-time GraphQL APIs in no time. In this tutorial, we'll walk you through step-by-step instructions to install Hasura on Kali Linux Latest.

Prerequisites

Installation Steps

Step 1: Install Docker on Kali Linux using the following command [1]:

sudo apt-get update
sudo apt install docker.io

Step 2: Verify whether the installation of Docker is successful or not using the following command:

docker --version

Step 3: Now, you need to install Docker Compose by executing the following command on your system [1]:

sudo apt-get install docker-compose

Step 4: Verify whether the installation of Docker Compose is successful or not using the following command:

docker-compose --version

Step 5: Next, you need to download Hasura by executing the following command in your terminal:

docker pull hasura/graphql-engine

Step 6: Create a docker-compose.yml file in any directory of your choice. You can execute the following command below in your terminal to create the file:

touch docker-compose.yml

Step 7: Open the docker-compose.yml file in any text editor and paste the following configuration YAML code:

version: '3.6'
services:
  graphql-engine:
    image: hasura/graphql-engine:v1.3.3
    container_name: graphql-engine
    ports:
      - "8080:8080"
    depends_on:
      - postgres
    restart: unless-stopped
    environment:
      HASURA_GRAPHQL_DATABASE_URL: postgres://postgres:postgres@postgres:5432/postgres
      HASURA_GRAPHQL_ENABLE_CONSOLE: "true"
      HASURA_GRAPHQL_ADMIN_SECRET: myadminsecretkey
  postgres:
    image: postgres:12.3-alpine
    container_name: postgres
    restart: unless-stopped
    environment:
      POSTGRES_PASSWORD: postgres
      POSTGRES_USER: postgres
      POSTGRES_DB: postgres
    volumes:
      - db_data:/var/lib/postgresql/data
    ports:
      - "5432:5432"

volumes:
  db_data:

Step 8: Save and close the file after adding the YAML code.

Step 9: Launch the Hasura container by using the following command below in the same directory where the docker-compose.yml is located:

docker-compose up -d

Step 10: Wait for a few minutes to verify whether Hasura is successfully installed or not. You can navigate to http://localhost:8080/console to access the Hasura console.

Congratulations! Hasura is now successfully installed on your Kali Linux Latest machine.

Conclusion:

Following these steps, you can easily install Hasura on Kali Linux Latest using Docker and Docker Compose. Once the installation is complete, you can test and explore the Hasura console to build powerful GraphQL APIs. Have fun!

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