How to Install Centrifugo on Alpine Linux Latest

Centrifugo is an open-source real-time messaging server that allows you to build high-performance real-time applications. In this tutorial, you will learn how to install Centrifugo on Alpine Linux Latest.

Prerequisites

Before we proceed, ensure that you have the following:

• A running instance of Alpine Linux Latest
• A non-root user with sudo privileges
• Basic knowledge of working with the terminal

Step 1: Install Dependencies

First, update your package manager by running the command:

sudo apk update

Next, install the required dependencies:

sudo apk add gcc musl-dev git

Step 2: Install Golang

Centrifugo is written mainly in Go, so you will need to have Go installed on your system. To install Go on Alpine Linux Latest, run the following command:

sudo apk add go

Once the installation is complete, add the following environment variables to your .bashrc file:

export GOPATH=$HOME/go
export PATH=$PATH:$GOPATH/bin

Then, reload your .bashrc file:

source ~/.bashrc

To verify that Go has been installed correctly, run the following command:

go version

Step 3: Download and Build Centrifugo

Clone the Centrifugo repository from GitHub:

git clone https://github.com/centrifugal/centrifugo.git

Navigate to the cloned directory and build the project:

cd centrifugo
go build

Step 4: Configure Centrifugo

Create a configuration file for Centrifugo by running the following command:

cp centrifugo.example.json centrifugo.json

Edit the configuration file and update the values according to your requirement.

Step 5: Start Centrifugo

To start Centrifugo, run the following command:

./centrifugo --config=config.json

Conclusion

In this tutorial, you learned how to install Centrifugo on Alpine Linux Latest. You can now use Centrifugo to build real-time applications.