How to Install Kong on Ubuntu Server Latest

This tutorial will guide you through the process of installing Kong on Ubuntu Server Latest, step by step.

Prerequisites

Before you start, make sure you have:

  • A server or a virtual machine running Ubuntu Server Latest.
  • A user account with sudo privileges.
  • A web browser to download the necessary software.

Step 1: Install Dependencies

To install Kong on Ubuntu server, you need to install some dependencies first:

sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get -y install wget openssl libpcre3 procps perl

Step 2: Download and Install Kong

  1. Download Kong repositories:
cd /tmp
wget https://bintray.com/kong/kong-community-edition-deb/download_file?file_path=dists/kong-community-edition-0.15.0~xenial_all.deb -O kong.deb
  1. Install Kong:
sudo dpkg -i kong.deb

Step 3: Configure Kong

Kong requires some configuration to work properly.

  1. Open the Kong configuration file:
sudo nano /etc/kong/kong.conf
  1. Uncomment the following lines and change the value of pg_host to your Postgres database host:
# database = postgres
# pg_host = 127.0.0.1
# pg_port = 5432
# pg_timeout = 5000
# pg_user = kong
# pg_password = kong
# pg_database = kong
  1. Save and close the file.

Step 4: Start Kong

  1. Start Kong service:
sudo service kong start
  1. Verify Kong status:
sudo service kong status

If all goes well, the output should say "active (running)".

Step 5: Test Kong

  1. Verify that Kong is working by accessing the Kong Admin API in your web browser:
http://localhost:8001/
  1. If you prefer, you can check the status of Kong using the following command:
curl -i http://localhost:8001/

You should see a JSON response with status 200 OK.

Conclusion

Congratulations! You have successfully installed Kong on Ubuntu Server Latest. You can now start using Kong to manage your APIs. Happy Coding!