How to Install Golang Migrate on Ubuntu?

Schema migration is an important activity when dealing with databases that we frequently have to perform during the application’s life cycle to adapt to new business needs. Golang migrate is a tool which helps in this operation.

Installing Golang Migrate on Ubuntu

Step 1: Open the terminal for executing the installation commands.

Step 2: Let us setup the repository to install the migrate package.

 curl -s https://packagecloud.io/install/repositories/golang-migrate/migrate/script.deb.sh | sudo bash

Step 3: Update the system by executing the following command.

sudo apt-get update

Step 4: Now, it’s time to set up golang migrate. Execute the following command in the terminal to install migrate.

sudo apt-get install migrate

Now you can use golang migrate to perform database migrations.