Kong is an open-source API gateway and microservices management layer. In this tutorial, we will go through the steps to install Kong on OpenBSD.
Before proceeding with the installation, make sure your OpenBSD system meets the following requirements:
You also need to have root or sudo access.
Kong requires several dependencies to run successfully. To install these dependencies, issue the following command:
$ doas pkg_add openssl curl
Go to the Kong's download page - https://bintray.com/kong/kong-community-edition-deb/download_file?file_path=dists/kong-community-edition-2.0.2.amd64.deb. Download and install the package using the following command:
$ doas wget https://bintray.com/kong/kong-community-edition-deb/download_file?file_path=dists/kong-community-edition-2.0.2.amd64.deb -O kong.deb
$ doas dpkg -i kong.deb
After installation, start the Kong service by running the following command:
$ doas kong start
Kong will be started as a daemon and will listen on port 8000.
Verify that Kong is running by issuing the following command:
$ doas kong health
You should see a message indicating that Kong is healthy.
You have successfully installed Kong on OpenBSD. You are now ready to configure and use Kong as an API gateway and microservices management layer.
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