How to Install Liteshort on Elementary OS Latest

Liteshort is a lightweight, open-source URL shortener that can be installed on a variety of Linux operating systems, including Elementary OS. Here are the steps to install Liteshort on Elementary OS Latest.

Prerequisites

Before you begin, make sure that your system is up-to-date by running the following commands:

sudo apt update
sudo apt upgrade

Step 1: Install Required Dependencies

Liteshort requires several dependencies to be installed on your system. In order to install these dependencies, run the following command:

sudo apt install git nginx certbot python-certbot-nginx software-properties-common curl openssl

Step 2: Clone Liteshort Repository

Next, you need to clone the Liteshort repository by running the following command:

git clone https://git.ikl.sh/132ikl/liteshort

Step 3: Create a Database

Liteshort requires a database to function properly. You can create a database by running the following command:

sudo mysql -u root -p

Enter your MySQL root password when prompted, and then enter the following commands to create a new database, a new user, and assign privileges:

CREATE DATABASE liteshort;
CREATE USER 'liteshortuser'@'localhost' IDENTIFIED BY 'password';
GRANT ALL PRIVILEGES ON liteshort.* TO 'liteshortuser'@'localhost';
FLUSH PRIVILEGES;
exit

Make sure to replace 'password' with a secure password of your choosing.

Step 4: Configure Nginx

Next, you need to configure Nginx to serve Liteshort. Create a new Nginx configuration file by running the following command:

sudo nano /etc/nginx/sites-available/liteshort

Add the following configuration to the file:

server {
    listen 80;
    server_name example.com www.example.com;
    return 301 https://$server_name$request_uri;
}

server {
    listen 443 ssl;
    server_name example.com www.example.com;

    ssl_certificate /etc/letsencrypt/live/example.com/fullchain.pem;
    ssl_certificate_key /etc/letsencrypt/live/example.com/privkey.pem;

    location / {
        include proxy_params;
        proxy_pass http://127.0.0.1:8000;
    }
}

Make sure to replace 'example.com' with your domain name.

Step 5: Configure Liteshort

Copy the default configuration file by running the following command:

cp liteshort/liteshort.conf.example liteshort/liteshort.conf

Edit the configuration file by running the following command:

nano liteshort/liteshort.conf

Enter the following information in the file:

[app]
secret_key = Zm9vYmFyX2Nhc2lfZnJvbV9kZXY=
enable_protection = False
contact = admin@example.com

[db]
engine = mysql
host = localhost
name = liteshort
user = liteshortuser
password = password

[server]
host = 127.0.0.1
port = 8000

[cache]
type = filesystem
directory = cache/
lifetime = 1440

[url]
short_url = http://example.com

Make sure to replace 'admin@example.com', 'liteshortuser', 'password', and 'http://example.com' with your desired values.

Step 6: Install Liteshort Dependencies

Liteshort requires several dependencies to be installed on your system. In order to install these dependencies, run the following command:

cd liteshort/
pip3 install -r requirements.txt

Step 7: Migrate Database

Next, you need to migrate the database by running the following command:

python3 manage.py db migrate
python3 manage.py db upgrade

Step 8: Create Superuser and Run Liteshort

Finally, create a superuser and run Liteshort by running the following command:

python3 manage.py create_superuser
python3 manage.py runserver

Conclusion

That's it! You have successfully installed Liteshort on Elementary OS Latest. You can now visit your domain name in your web browser to start using Liteshort.

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