Deploy your own instance

Local Server / VPS

1. Download and install Golang (here). Make sure it's added to your environment path.

2. Clone the repository....

git clone https://github.com/jayluxferro/GhanaPostGPS-REST-API.git ghanapostgps

3. Install dependencies.

cd ghanapostgps
go mod vendor

4. Run in development mode

./dev

5. Run in live mode

./live

NB:

• Default port is 5001. Modify the 'run' scripts to change the default port. The API documentation is the same; replace the hostname with your instance's.

• The default API keys are stored in the .env file. You can generate new keys here.

Heroku

1. Clone the project.

2. Create a new heroku project and add its git URL. Example is shown below:

    git remote add heroku https://myproject.heroku.git

3. Push to the heroku instance.

    git push heroku master