Algernon is a web server and proxy application built in Go. It is designed for applications that require a lightweight and flexible server. In this tutorial, we will learn how to install Algernon web server on Linux Mint.
Before we install Algernon, we need to ensure that our system meets the following requirements:
We can install Algernon using the following steps:
Algernon provides binaries for different platforms on the official website. To download the Linux binary, open the terminal and use the wget command to download it:
wget https://github.com/xyproto/algernon/releases/download/v1.12.13/algernon_1.12.13_linux_amd64.tar.gz
After downloading the binary, extract it using the tar command:
tar -xzvf algernon_1.12.13_linux_amd64.tar.gz
To make Algernon accessible from anywhere on the system, we need to move the binary to the /usr/local/bin directory:
sudo mv algernon /usr/local/bin/algernon
After completing the above steps, we can verify the installation by running the command:
algernon --version
This should display the version of Algernon installed.
We have learned how to install Algernon on Linux Mint latest in this tutorial. Algernon is a lightweight and flexible web server that can be used for various purposes, and its installation is straightforward.
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