Lstu is a minimalist URL shortener that can be self-hosted. In this tutorial, we will show you how to install Lstu on Alpine Linux.
Before proceeding with the installation of Lstu on Alpine Linux, you need to ensure that you have the following software installed on your system:
The first step you need to take is to clone the Lstu repository from GitHub. To do that, follow the command below:
$ git clone https://github.com/ldidry/lstu.git
Once the repository has been cloned, you need to install Docker and Docker Compose on your system. Follow the below command to install Docker and Docker Compose:
$ apk update && apk upgrade
$ apk add docker docker-compose
$ rc-update add docker boot
$ service docker start
After installing Docker and Docker Compose, you need to build and run the Lstu Docker container. To do that, navigate to the cloned Lstu directory and run the following command:
$ docker-compose up -d
This command will build and start the Lstu Docker container in detached mode, which means it will run in the background.
Now, Lstu is installed and running in your system. To access Lstu, navigate to your web browser and access the following URL:
http://localhost:8080
You can also use the IP address of the machine on which you installed Lstu instead of "localhost."
Lstu comes with some default settings. You can customize these settings to meet your requirements. The configuration file for Lstu is located in the lstu directory.
To edit the configuration file, use the command below:
$ nano lstu/config.pl
Once you have made your changes, save the configuration file.
In this tutorial, we showed you how to install Lstu on Alpine Linux. Lstu is a minimalist and easy-to-use URL shortening tool that you can self-host on your own machine.
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