Goshorly is an open-source tool to shorten URLs. It is written in Go language and can be installed on various operating systems, including Debian. In this tutorial, we will guide you through the steps to install Goshorly on Debian Latest.
Before installing Goshorly, make sure you have the following prerequisites:
Goshorly is a Go language application, so you first need to install Go on your system. Run the following command to install Go on Debian Latest system:
sudo apt update
sudo apt install golang
After the installation is complete, verify the installed version of Go by running the following command:
go version
If Go is installed successfully, you will see the version of Go displayed on the screen.
Now, clone the Goshorly repository from its official GitLab server using the following command:
git clone https://gitea.hackmi.ch/Phil/goshorly.git
After cloning the repository, go to the Goshorly directory and use the following command to build the Goshorly application:
cd goshorly
go build
After the build process is complete, you can run the Goshorly application using the following command:
./goshorly
You will see the output of the Goshorly application on your console.
Now that you have installed Goshorly, you can use it to shorten URLs. To create a short URL, run the following command:
curl -X POST -d 'url=https://www.example.com' localhost:8080/shorten
This will create a shortened URL for the specified URL. You can then use this short URL to redirect to the original URL. To test the redirection, open the short URL in your web browser and verify that it redirects to the original URL.
In this tutorial, we have shown you how to install Goshorly on Debian Latest. We hope you found this tutorial helpful. If you have any questions or feedback, please leave a comment below.
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