Installing Hasura on MXLinux Latest

What is Hasura?

Hasura is an open-source engine that enables us to instantly deploy GraphQL APIs on new or existing databases by auto-generating GraphQL APIs using PostgresSQL database information.

Prerequisites

• MXLinux Latest [You can download it from https://mxlinux.org/download-links/]
• Docker installed on your machine. Follow our guide to install Docker on your MXLinux VM [https://docs.docker.com/engine/install/ubuntu/]

Steps for Installing Hasura

1. Open terminal

2. Pull the Hasura Docker image:docker pull hasura/graphql-engine:v1.3.3

   • The above command will pull Hasura’s V1.3.3 Dockerized image

3. Verify that the image has been downloaded by executing the following command: sudo docker images

4. Check the Hasura Container’s docker image that was downloaded in step 1 via: sudo docker run -p 8080:8080 -d hasura/graphql-engine:v1.3.3

   • The above command will launch the Hasura container by using the Hasura Docker image.
   • 8080 port is used by Hasura Backend.

5. Invoke the container for the first time by using one of the following options:

   • Open your preferred browser
   • Navigate to localhost:8080

6. Congrats! You have successfully installed Hasura!

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