How to install Vigil on Alpine Linux Latest?

Vigil is a tool for monitoring file systems and executing commands if changes are detected. In this tutorial, you will learn how to install Vigil on Alpine Linux Latest.

Requirements

Before we begin, make sure you have the following:

Alpine Linux Latest already installed
Root access to your system

Installation Steps

Follow these steps to install Vigil on Alpine Linux Latest:

Open a terminal window on your Alpine Linux system.
Update the package manager's repository index:
```
$ apk update
```
Install the required dependencies using the following command:
```
$ apk add libgcc libstdc++
```

Download the latest version of Vigil using curl command:

$ curl -LJO https://github.com/stuart-warren/vigil-server/releases/latest/download/vigil-server-vVERSION-x86_64-unknown-linux-musl.tar.gz

Replace VERSION with the latest version number available on the Vigil release page.

Extract the downloaded archive:

$ tar -xvf vigil-server-vVERSION-x86_64-unknown-linux-musl.tar.gz

Install Vigil by moving the vigil-server binary file to /usr/local/bin/:
```
$ sudo mv vigil-server /usr/local/bin/
```
Verify that Vigil is successfully installed by checking its version:
```
$ vigil-server --version
```
This command will output the version number of Vigil that you just installed.

Congratulations! You have successfully installed Vigil on Alpine Linux Latest. Vigil is now ready to use for your file monitoring needs.