Running Hoppscotch in Docker - Browser Based Open Source Alternative to Postman

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Full steps can be found at https://i12bretro.github.io/tutorials/0578.html

What is Hoppscotch?

Hoppscotch is light-weight, web based API development suite. It was built from ground up with ease of use and accessibility in mind providing all the functionality needed for API developers with minimalist, unobtrusive UI. It is free-to-use and as an added perk completely Open Source! -  https://docs.hoppscotch.io/

Installing Docker

   01. Log into the Linux based device    02. Run the following commands in the terminal          # install prerequisites          sudo apt install apt-transport-https ca-certificates curl software-properties-common gnupg-agent -y          # add docker gpg key          curl -fsSL https://download.docker.com/linux/$(awk -F'=' '/^ID=/{ print $NF }' /etc/os-release)/gpg | sudo apt-key add -          # add docker software repository          sudo add-apt-repository "deb [arch=$(dpkg --print-architecture)] https://download.docker.com/linux/$(awk -F'=' '/^ID=/{ print $NF }' /etc/os-release) $(lsb_release -cs) stable"          # install docker          sudo apt install docker-ce docker-compose containerd.io -y          # enable and start docker service          sudo systemctl enable docker && sudo systemctl start docker          # add the current user to the docker group          sudo usermod -aG docker $USER          # reauthenticate for the new group membership to take effect          su - $USER

Running Hoppscotch

   01. Now that Docker is installed, run the following commands to setup the Hoppscotch Docker container and run it          # run the hoppscotch docker container          docker run -d --name hoppscotch -p 3000:3000 --restart=unless-stopped hoppscotch/hoppscotch:latest    02. Open a web browser and navigate to http://DNSorIP:3000    03. Welcome to Hoppscotch running in Docker Documentation:  https://hub.docker.com/r/hoppscotch/hoppscotch

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