How to Install Gatus on POP! OS Latest

Gatus is an open source monitoring and healthchecking tool for microservices. It can help you to quickly identify and fix issues in your microservices architecture. In this tutorial, we will show you how to install Gatus on POP! OS Latest.

Prerequisites

Before we begin, please make sure that you have the following items:

• A machine running POP! OS Latest
• A terminal application (e.g., gnome-terminal)

Step 1: Install Dependencies

Gatus requires Go and Node.js to be installed on your machine. To install both, run the following command in your terminal:

sudo apt update
sudo apt install golang nodejs npm

Step 2: Clone Gatus Repository

Next, we need to obtain the Gatus source code from its GitHub repository. Run the following command to clone the repository to your machine:

git clone https://github.com/TwiN/gatus.git

Step 3: Install Dependencies for Gatus

After cloning the repository, navigate into it and install the required dependencies for Gatus using npm commands:

cd gatus
npm install

Step 4: Build and Run Gatus

To build and run Gatus, use the following commands:

make build
./bin/gatus

You should now see Gatus running in the terminal.

Step 5: Access Gatus in Your Browser

Finally, Gatus runs on port 3000 by default. You can access it in your browser by navigating to http://localhost:3000.

Congratulations! You have successfully installed Gatus on your POP! OS Latest machine.

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