Short{Paste} is a free and open-source URL shortener web application. It allows you to shorten long URLs and make them easier to share. In this tutorial, we will guide you on how to install Short{Paste} on Clear Linux Latest.
Before you begin, make sure you have:
First, you need to clone the Short{Paste} repository from Github. Open your terminal and run the following command:
git clone https://github.com/adyanth/shortpaste.git
This command will create a new directory named shortpaste in your current working directory.
Short{Paste} requires several PHP extensions to be installed on your system. You can install them using the following command:
sudo dnf install php72-mysqlnd php72-pecl-apcu php72-json php72-pdo php72-curl php72-gd
Short{Paste} uses a MySQL/MariaDB database to store the shortened URLs. You need to create a new database and a new user for Short{Paste}. You can do this by running the following commands:
sudo mysql -u root -p
CREATE DATABASE shortpaste;
CREATE USER 'shortpaste'@'localhost' IDENTIFIED BY 'password';
GRANT ALL ON shortpaste.* TO 'shortpaste'@'localhost';
FLUSH PRIVILEGES;
exit;
Replace password with a strong password of your choice.
Short{Paste} comes with a sample configuration file named .env.example. You need to rename this file to .env and edit its contents according to your system configuration. Open your terminal and run the following command:
cd shortpaste
cp .env.example .env
nano .env
Edit the following lines in the .env file to match your system configuration:
APP_URL=http://localhost
DB_DATABASE=shortpaste
DB_USERNAME=shortpaste
DB_PASSWORD=password
Save and close the file.
Short{Paste} uses several PHP packages as dependencies. You can install them using the following command:
composer install
After installing the dependencies, you need to update the autoload files by running the following command:
composer dump-autoload
Short{Paste} uses a unique key to secure your application data. You can generate this key by running the following command:
php artisan key:generate
Short{Paste} comes with predefined database migrations. You can migrate them using the following command:
php artisan migrate
This command will create the necessary tables in the shortpaste database.
To run Short{Paste} on Clear Linux Latest, you need to install and configure the Apache web server. You can do this using the following command:
sudo swupd bundle-add web-server-basic
sudo systemctl enable --now httpd
After installing Apache, you need to configure it to serve the Short{Paste} application. You can create a new virtual host file by running the following command:
sudo nano /etc/httpd/conf.d/shortpaste.conf
Add the following lines to the file:
<VirtualHost *:80>
ServerName shortpaste.local
ServerAlias www.shortpaste.local
DocumentRoot /path/to/shortpaste/public
<Directory /path/to/shortpaste/public>
AllowOverride All
Require all granted
</Directory>
ErrorLog /var/log/httpd/shortpaste_error.log
CustomLog /var/log/httpd/shortpaste_access.log combined
</VirtualHost>
Replace /path/to/shortpaste with the actual path to the shortpaste directory.
Save and close the file.
After configuring Apache, you need to restart it to apply the changes. You can do this by running the following command:
sudo systemctl restart httpd
Open your web browser and navigate to http://shortpaste.local. If everything is configured correctly, you should see the Short{Paste} home page. You can now start using Short{Paste} to shorten your URLs!
Conclusion
In this tutorial, you learned how to install and configure Short{Paste} on Clear Linux Latest. If you face any issues during the installation process, feel free to ask for help in the comments section below.
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