Lstu is a lightweight and open source URL shortener written in Perl. In this tutorial, we will go through the steps to install Lstu on Clear Linux Latest.
Before installing Lstu on Clear Linux, ensure that your system has the following software installed:
Start by updating the system and installing dependencies required for building and installing Lstu:
sudo swupd update
sudo swupd bundle-add c-basic
sudo swupd bundle-add perl-basic
sudo swupd bundle-add postgresql-client
sudo swupd bundle-add git
Clone the Lstu repository from the official repository on Github:
git clone https://github.com/ldidry/lstu.git
Create a PostgreSQL database and a PostgreSQL user for Lstu:
sudo -u postgres psql
CREATE USER lstuuser WITH PASSWORD 'your_password_here';
CREATE DATABASE lstudb WITH OWNER lstuuser;
\q
Navigate into the cloned directory:
cd lstu
Install Lstu by running the following command:
perl Makefile.PL
make
sudo make install
Copy the configuration example file as the configuration file:
cd /usr/local/share/lstu/conf/
sudo cp lstu.conf.example lstu.conf
Configure Lstu by editing lstu.conf, replacing the following lines:
# CONFIG lstu_url => 'http://localhost:8080/',
CONFIG lstu_url => 'http://your-shortened-url.example.com/',
# CONFIG pg_dsn => 'dbi:Pg:dbname=lstudb;host=localhost',
CONFIG pg_dsn => 'dbi:Pg:dbname=lstudb;host=localhost;port=5432',
# CONFIG pg_username => 'lstuuser',
CONFIG pg_username => 'your_postgresql_username_here',
# CONFIG pg_password => 'correct horse battery staple',
CONFIG pg_password => 'your_postgresql_password_here',
Start Lstu:
cd /usr/local/bin
./lstu-server.pl
Lstu should now be running on your system. You can access it by visiting the URL specified in step 5.
Congratulations! You have successfully installed Lstu on Clear Linux Latest.
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