How to Install Kong on OpenBSD

Kong is an open-source API gateway and microservices management layer. In this tutorial, we will go through the steps to install Kong on OpenBSD.

Prerequisites

Before proceeding with the installation, make sure your OpenBSD system meets the following requirements:

  • OpenBSD 6.8 or later
  • 64-bit architecture
  • 2GB RAM or more
  • 4GB free disk space or more

You also need to have root or sudo access.

Step 1: Install Dependencies

Kong requires several dependencies to run successfully. To install these dependencies, issue the following command:

$ doas pkg_add openssl curl

Step 2: Download and Install Kong

  1. Go to the Kong's download page - https://bintray.com/kong/kong-community-edition-deb/download_file?file_path=dists/kong-community-edition-2.0.2.amd64.deb. Download and install the package using the following command:

    $ doas wget https://bintray.com/kong/kong-community-edition-deb/download_file?file_path=dists/kong-community-edition-2.0.2.amd64.deb -O kong.deb
$ doas dpkg -i kong.deb

  2. After installation, start the Kong service by running the following command:

    $ doas kong start

    Kong will be started as a daemon and will listen on port 8000.

  3. Verify that Kong is running by issuing the following command:

    $ doas kong health

    You should see a message indicating that Kong is healthy.

Conclusion

You have successfully installed Kong on OpenBSD. You are now ready to configure and use Kong as an API gateway and microservices management layer.