How to Install shorturl on Debian Latest

Introduction

ShortURL is a simple URL-shortening service that allows users to create a short, easy-to-remember link that redirects to a longer URL. In this tutorial, you'll learn how to install ShortURL on a Debian Linux system.

Prerequisites

• A Debian Linux system with root or sudo privileges.
• Basic knowledge of the Linux command line.

Step 1: Install Required Dependencies

Before installing ShortURL, make sure that your Debian system has the following dependencies installed:

• Git - used to clone the ShortURL repository
• Python 3 - the programming language used to build the application

If your system does not have these dependencies installed, you can run the following command to install them:

sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get install git python3

Step 2: Clone the ShortURL Repository

After installing the required dependencies, you can now clone the ShortURL repository from GitLab using the following command:

git clone https://git.mills.io/prologic/shorturl

Step 3: Configure ShortURL

After cloning the repository, you will need to edit the configuration file to specify your database credentials, site name, and URL. Copy the sample configuration file using the following command:

cd shorturl
cp config.example.json config.json

Open the config.json file using your favorite text editor and edit the following lines to reflect your own configuration:

{
    "Database": {
        "Engine": "sqlite",
        "Uri": "shorturl.db"
    },
    "Site": {
        "Name": "ShortURL",
        "Domain": "http://localhost"
    }
}

Step 4: Install Python Dependencies

After configuring ShortURL, you can now install the required dependencies using the following command:

sudo pip3 install -r requirements.txt

Step 5: Start the ShortURL Server

After installing all dependencies, you can now start the ShortURL server using the following command:

python3 server.py

And that's it! You should now be able to access ShortURL by navigating to http://localhost:8080 in your web browser.

Conclusion

In this tutorial, you learned how to install ShortURL on Debian Linux. Now you can use this simple and efficient URL-shortening service to create short, easy-to-remember links that redirect to your longer URLs.

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