Installing Hoppscotch on Ubuntu Server

Hoppscotch is a popular API client that can simplify your API development process. In this tutorial, we will walk you through the steps to install Hoppscotch on Ubuntu Server.

Prerequisites

Before starting, ensure that your Ubuntu Server is updated and upgraded. To do that, run the following commands:

sudo apt update
sudo apt upgrade

Step 1: Install Node.js

Hoppscotch is built using Node.js, so you will need to install Node.js first. Run the following command to install Node.js:

sudo apt install nodejs

Once the installation is complete, you can check the version of Node.js by running the following command:

node --version

Step 2: Install NPM

NPM is the package manager for Node.js. Run the following command to install NPM:

sudo apt install npm

Once the installation is complete, you can check the version of NPM by running the following command:

npm --version

Step 3: Install Hoppscotch

Now that you have installed Node.js and NPM, you can proceed with the installation of Hoppscotch. To install Hoppscotch, run the following command:

sudo npm install -g hoppscotch

After the installation is complete, you can start Hoppscotch by running the following command:

hoppscotch

Hoppscotch will now be available on your Ubuntu Server, and you can access its UI using your web browser.

Conclusion

In this tutorial, you learned how to install Hoppscotch on Ubuntu Server. Hoppscotch is a powerful API client that can simplify your development process. If you are new to Hoppscotch, we recommend that you explore its features to see how it can help you.