Lstu is a free and open-source URL shortening tool that allows you to create your own URL shortener service. In this tutorial, you will learn how to install Lstu on your Arch Linux system.
Before starting with the installation process, make sure that you have the following:
Lstu requires the following dependencies to be installed on your system:
You can install these dependencies on your Arch Linux system by running the following command in your terminal:
sudo pacman -S git perl sqlite
Next, you need to clone the Lstu repository from GitHub. You can do this by running the following command in your terminal:
git clone https://github.com/ldidry/lstu.git
This will clone the Lstu repository to your current working directory.
Once you have cloned the Lstu repository, navigate to the cloned repository using the following command:
cd lstu
Next, you need to install Lstu by running the following command:
sudo make install
This will install Lstu on your system.
After installing Lstu, you need to configure it by creating a configuration file. You can do this by running the following command in your terminal:
sudo cp lstu.conf.dist lstu.conf
This will create a configuration file named lstu.conf.
Next, you need to edit the configuration file to suit your needs. You can do this by running the following command:
sudo nano lstu.conf
Make the necessary changes and save the file.
Finally, you can start Lstu by running the following command in your terminal:
sudo systemctl start lstu
This will start the Lstu service.
If you want Lstu to start automatically at boot, you can enable it by running the following command:
sudo systemctl enable lstu
Congratulations! You have successfully installed and configured Lstu on your Arch Linux system. You can now create your own URL shortener service using Lstu.
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