Gatus is an open-source service health dashboard that monitors services and checks the status of each service. In this tutorial, I will show you how to install Gatus on MXLinux latest.
You need to have the following prerequisites before installing Gatus:
Before installing Gatus, you need to install Golang. Follow the below steps to install Golang.
Open the terminal by pressing Ctrl + Alt + T.
Install Golang by running the following command:
sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get install golang -y
Verify the Golang installation with the following command:
go version
The output should show the Golang version number. If not, repeat the installation steps again.
After configuring the prerequisites, follow the below steps to install Gatus.
Open the terminal by pressing the Ctrl + Alt + T keys.
Clone the Gatus repository from the GitHub as follows:
git clone https://github.com/TwiN/gatus.git
Change the directory to the Gatus repository as follows:
cd gatus
Build the Gatus binary file with the following command:
go build -v
This command compiles the source files and creates a binary file.
Run Gatus with the following command:
./gatus
This command runs the Gatus binary file on the terminal.
Note: You can access the Gatus web-based dashboard by visiting http://localhost:5000 on your browser.
In this tutorial, we have shown you how to install Gatus on MXLinux latest. Now, you can easily monitor the status of your services with the help of Gatus.
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