How to Install Gatus on macOS

Gatus is an open-source status monitoring and alerting system that enables developers and DevOps teams to easily monitor the uptime and health of their services. In this tutorial, we will go through the steps to install Gatus on macOS.

Prerequisites

Before we proceed, ensure that you have the following prerequisites:

• macOS installed on your computer
• Homebrew package manager installed

Steps

1. Open Terminal by clicking on the Spotlight search icon and typing "Terminal." Once it appears, click on the Terminal icon to launch it.

2. Install Golang using Homebrew package manager by running the following command:

brew install golang

3. After installing Golang, set up the GOPATH environment variable by running the following command:

export GOPATH=$HOME/go

4. Clone the Gatus repository from GitHub using the following command:

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

5. Navigate to the gatus directory by using the following command:

cd gatus

6. Build the gatus binary by running the following command:

make build

7. After building the binary, you can test Gatus by running the following command:

./gatus

This will start the Gatus service, and you will be able to access the Gatus dashboard by navigating to http://localhost:8888 in your web browser.

Conclusion

Congratulations! You have successfully installed Gatus on macOS. You can now use Gatus to monitor the uptime and health of your services. To learn more about Gatus, check out the documentation and explore the Gatus GitHub repository.

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