Kong is a popular open-source API gateway or microservices management layer. It can be used to manage and secure APIs, as well as extend them with plugins. In this tutorial, we will guide you through the installation of Kong on Manjaro.
Before installing Kong, you need to ensure that the following prerequisites are met:
To install Kong on Manjaro, we will make use of Docker. Follow the steps below:
To ensure that you have the latest and greatest packages installed, it is recommended to update and upgrade the system before starting to install Kong.
To do this, open a terminal and execute the following commands:
sudo pacman -Syu
Kong runs on Docker, so we need to install Docker on Manjaro if it is not installed already.
To install Docker, open a terminal and execute the following commands:
sudo pacman -S docker
After installing Docker, start the Docker service by running the following command:
sudo systemctl start docker.service
To install the Kong Docker image, execute the following command in your terminal:
sudo docker pull kong
This command will download the latest Kong Docker image to your system.
After pulling the Kong Docker image, you can start the Kong container by executing the following command:
sudo docker run -d --name kong --network="host" -e "KONG_DATABASE=off" -e "KONG_PROXY_ACCESS_LOG=/dev/stdout" -e "KONG_ADMIN_ACCESS_LOG=/dev/stdout" -e "KONG_PROXY_ERROR_LOG=/dev/stderr" -e "KONG_ADMIN_ERROR_LOG=/dev/stderr" -e "KONG_ADMIN_LISTEN=0.0.0.0:8001" kong
This command will start the Kong container with the network mode set to host, which means that the container will share the same network stack as the host. The environment variables that are passed to the container are used to configure Kong.
To verify that Kong has been installed successfully, open a web browser and go to the following URL:
http://localhost:8001
This URL should show you the Kong admin endpoint.
In this tutorial, we have shown you how to install Kong on Manjaro using Docker. You can now start using Kong to manage and secure your APIs. Note that this is just a basic installation guide, and there are several additional steps that you may need to carry out to customize Kong according to your requirements.
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