LittleLink Custom is a URL shortener that allows you to customize the link that is generated. In this tutorial, we will guide you through the process of installing LittleLink Custom on Arch Linux.
Before we proceed with the installation of LittleLink Custom, we need to install some dependencies. Open the terminal and run the following command:
sudo pacman -S git nodejs npm sqlite
This command will install the required packages on your system.
Next, we need to clone the LittleLink Custom repository from GitHub. Run the following command to clone the repository:
git clone https://github.com/littlelink/littlelink-custom.git
This will clone the LittleLink Custom repository to your current working directory.
Now, navigate to the cloned repository directory and install the required packages by running the following command:
npm install
The next step is to configure the server. Copy the config.example.json file to config.json by running the following command:
cp config.example.json config.json
Now, open the config.json file using your preferred text editor and modify the database section as follows:
"database": {
"client": "sqlite",
"connection": {
"filename": "./db/littlelink-custom.sqlite"
},
"seeds": {
"directory": "./db/seeds"
},
"useNullAsDefault": true
},
This configuration will use an SQLite database for the server.
We need to migrate the database to create the required tables. Run the following command to migrate the database:
npm run migrate:latest
Now, we can start the server by running the following command:
npm run start:dev
This command will start the server on port 2000. You can access the server by opening the following URL in your web browser: http://localhost:2000
In this tutorial, we have shown you how to install LittleLink Custom on Arch Linux. You can now start using LittleLink Custom to create your own customized URLs.
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