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          <h2>What is Hoppscotch?</h2>

<blockquote><em>Hoppscotch is a lightweight, web-based API development suite. It was built from the ground up with ease of use and accessibility in mind providing all the functionality needed for developers with minimalist, unobtrusive UI. -<a href="https://docs.hoppscotch.io/documentation/getting-started/introduction" target="_blank">https://docs.hoppscotch.io/documentation/getting-started/introduction</a></em></blockquote>

<h2>Installing Hoppscotch</h2>

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	<li>Log into the Linux device</li>
	<li>Run the following commands in a terminal window
	<div class="codeBlock"># update software repositories<br />
	sudo apt update<br />
	# install available software updates<br />
	sudo apt upgrade -y<br />
	# install prerequisites<br />
	sudo apt install git curl openssl -y<br />
	# add nodejs software repository<br />
	curl -sL https://deb.nodesource.com/setup_16.x | sudo bash -<br />
	# install nodejs<br />
	sudo apt install nodejs -y<br />
	# clone hoppscotch from git<br />
	git clone https://github.com/hoppscotch/hoppscotch ./hoppscotch<br />
	# cd into the new directory<br />
	cd hoppscotch/<br />
	# clean npm cache<br />
	npm cache clean --force<br />
	# install npm dependencies<br />
	npm install<br />
	# fix npm vulnerabilities<br />
	npm audit fix<br />
	# build hoppscotch<br />
	npm run generate<br />
	# run it<br />
	npm start</div>
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	<li>Open a web browser and navigate to http://DNSorIP:3000</li>
	<li>Welcome to Hoppscotch</li>
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