How to Install Gokapi on Windows 11

Gokapi is an open-source project available on GitHub. It's a proxy server for Pokemon Go that enables Pokemon Go maps to show rare Pokemon that is currently located in your area. Here are the steps to install Gokapi on Windows 11.

Prerequisites

Before installing Gokapi, make sure that the following things are installed on your Windows 11 PC:

• Go programming language
• Git
• Mercurial

Step 1: Clone the Gokapi repository

Open up the Command Prompt/Terminal window and run the following command to clone the Gokapi repository.

git clone https://github.com/Forceu/gokapi.git

Step 2: Build the binary

Navigate to the cloned repository directory by running this command:

cd gokapi

Next, compile the binary using the following command:

go build

This command will generate a binary file named "gokapi.exe" in the current directory.

Step 3: Configure Gokapi

Create a configuration file named "config.json" in the same directory where "gokapi.exe" is located. You can use any text editor to create this file. Below is an example configuration file with a base configuration.

{
  "Auth": {
    "Provider": "ptc",
    "Username": "yourusername",
    "Password": "yourpassword"
  },
  "Pos": {
    "Latitude": 45.1234,
    "Longitude": -122.5678
  },
  "Radius": 9999,
  "StepsPerScan": 4,
  "ScanDelay": 10,
  "FetchDelay": 2,
  "SearchType": "pokestops",
  "MaxTravelDistance": 50
}

Replace "yourusername" and "yourpassword" fields with your Pokemon Go login credentials. Also, update "Latitude" and "Longitude" fields with your current position, "Radius" with a scanning radius in meters, "StepsPerScan" with a scan interval, "ScanDelay" with a delay between scans, "FetchDelay" with a delay between fetches, and "MaxTravelDistance" with a maximum travel distance in meters.

Step 4: Run Gokapi

After configuring Gokapi, run the following command to start the server:

./gokapi.exe

Once the server starts, you should see similar output in the command prompt:

[INFO] [18:00:32] Welcome to Gokapi (https://github.com/Forceu/gokapi)!
[INFO] [18:00:32] The proxy server is now listening on http://localhost:7777.

You can access Gokapi at http://localhost:7777. From here, you can use Gokapi with any Pokemon Go map that supports custom servers.

Congratulations, you have successfully installed and configured Gokapi on Windows 11!

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