Installing Hasura on NetBSD

Hasura is an open-source engine that makes it easy to instantly setup GraphQL APIs on your databases. In this tutorial, we will install Hasura on NetBSD.

Prerequisites

Before installing Hasura, please ensure you have the following:

• NetBSD operating system
• Docker installed

Installing Docker on NetBSD

1. Open your terminal and type the following command to download the Docker package:

   # pkgin update
   # pkgin install docker
   

2. Start the Docker daemon by running the following command:

   # service docker start
   

3. Verify that Docker has been installed properly by running the following command:

   # docker --version
   

   This should display the version of Docker that has been installed on your system.

Installing Hasura on NetBSD

1. Open your terminal and navigate to the directory where you want to install Hasura.

2. Clone the Hasura repository using the following command:

   # git clone https://github.com/hasura/graphql-engine.git
   

3. Once the repository is cloned, navigate to the graphql-engine/server directory using the following command:

   # cd graphql-engine/server
   

4. Start the Hasura engine using Docker Compose with the following command:

   # docker-compose up -d
   

   This will download and start the Hasura engine in detached mode.

5. Verify that Hasura has been installed and is running by navigating to http://localhost:8080 in your web browser. You should see the Hasura console.

Conclusion

In this tutorial, we have installed Hasura on NetBSD by using Docker. You can now use Hasura to set up GraphQL APIs on your databases.

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