Tutorial: How to Install Simply Shorten on Alpine Linux Latest

This tutorial will guide you through the process of installing Simply Shorten on Alpine Linux Latest using GitLab. Simply Shorten is a URL shortening service that allows users to create short links for their long URLs.

Before beginning, ensure that you have administrative privileges on your machine and that you have installed Git on your system.

Step 1: Clone Simply Shorten Repository

1. Open the terminal on your Alpine Linux Latest machine.
2. Run the following command to navigate to your preferred directory:

cd /path/to/preferred/directory

3. Clone the Simply Shorten GitLab repository by running the following command:

git clone git@gitlab.com:draganczukp/simply-shorten.git

Step 2: Install Dependencies

1. After cloning the repository, navigate to the Simply Shorten directory by running the command below:

cd simply-shorten

2. Install the necessary dependencies by running the following command:

apk add --update nodejs npm

Step 3: Configure Simply Shorten

1. Navigate to the configuration file by running the following command:

cd config/

2. Create a copy of the config.example.json file and rename it to config.json:

cp config.example.json config.json

3. Open the config.json file in your preferred text editor:

vi config.json

4. Update the configuration file as needed by changing the values and settings to your preferences.

Step 4: Start the Simply Shorten Server

1. Once you have configured the Simply Shorten server, navigate back to the root directory by running:

cd ..

2. Start the Simply Shorten server by running the command below:

npm start

3. You can now access the Simply Shorten server at http://localhost:3000 using your web browser.

Congratulations, you have successfully installed and configured Simply Shorten on your Alpine Linux Latest machine!

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