How to Install Gokapi on EndeavourOS Latest

Gokapi is a web server designed to run on the Google App Engine platform. It is written in Go language and is available on GitHub. This tutorial will guide you through the process of installing Gokapi on EndeavourOS Latest.

Prerequisites

Before you can start with the installation process, you need to ensure that the following prerequisites are met:

  • You have access to a terminal window on EndeavourOS Latest.
  • You have Git installed on your system.

Step-by-Step Guide

  1. Open the terminal window and clone the Gokapi repository from GitHub:
$ git clone https://github.com/Forceu/gokapi.git
  1. Navigate to the cloned repository:
$ cd gokapi
  1. Build the Gokapi server using the following command:
$ go build
  1. Verify that the build was successful by running the executable file:
$ ./gokapi -h

This should display the help menu of the Gokapi server.

  1. Configure the server by creating a configuration file. You can do this by making a copy of the config_default.yaml file and renaming it to config.yaml:
$ cp config_default.yaml config.yaml

  1. Edit the config.yaml file to reflect your server's configuration settings.

  2. Start the server by running the following command:

$ ./gokapi -c config.yaml

This should start the Gokapi server and make it available on the default port 8080.

  1. Verify that the server is running by opening a browser window and navigating to http://localhost:8080.

Conclusion

In this tutorial, you learned how to install the Gokapi server on EndeavourOS Latest. You also learned how to configure and start the server. Now you can start developing your web applications using the Gokapi server as a platform.