Requirements

Go

  • Version used: 1.13.1

  • Setup: Most of the linux distributions provide a package to install Go, but it is also possible to download its binary.

    wget https://dl.google.com/go/go1.13.3.src.tar.gz
tar -C /usr/local -xzf go1.13.3.src.tar.gz
export PATH=$PATH:/usr/local/go/bin

Mage

  • Setup: Once go is installed, we can install mage as follows

    go get github.com/magefile/mage

MariaDB

  • Version used: 10.4

  • Setup: Most of the linux distrubutions provide a package to install MariaDB, but if docker is installed the following command will spawn a MariaDB container:

    mage startdev

Nodejs (Production)

  • Version used: 12.11.1
  • Nodejs is only needed to install PM2 and therefore it is not a requirement, however the current state of the project uses it to run the service in a production environment.