How to Install LittleLink Custom on Fedora CoreOS Latest

LittleLink Custom is a URL shortener tool that helps shorten lengthy links into easily shareable URLs. If you want to install LittleLink Custom on Fedora CoreOS Latest, follow these simple steps:

Prerequisites

Before we go ahead with the installation of LittleLink Custom, make sure you have the following:

• A running instance of Fedora CoreOS Latest
• A user account with sudo privileges
• Basic knowledge of the Linux command-line terminal

Step 1: Install Git

First, you need to install Git on your Fedora CoreOS Latest. Git is a version control system used to manage and keep track of source code changes during software development.

To install Git, open your command terminal and run the following command:

sudo dnf install git

Step 2: Clone the LittleLink Custom Repository

Once you have installed Git, the next step is to clone the LittleLink Custom repository to your Fedora CoreOS Latest system.

Use the following command to clone it:

git clone https://github.com/littlelink-custom/littlelink.git

This command will download the LittleLink Custom codebase to your computer.

Step 3: Configure the Environment Variables

Before we proceed with the installation process, you need to set up some environment variables to configure the LittleLink server.

Create a .env file in the root directory of your cloned repository and add the following variables:

APP_SECRET=SECRETCODE
APP_URL=http://localhost:5000
MONGO_URI=mongodb://localhost:27017/littlelink

Make sure to replace SECRETCODE with a unique and secure secret key.

Step 4: Install Dependencies

LittleLink Custom is built using Python language and Flask web framework, so you need to have Python and Flask installed on your system.

Use the following command to install the required dependencies:

sudo dnf install python3 python3-pip
pip3 install -r requirements.txt

Step 5: Run the Server

Lastly, you need to start the LittleLink Custom server. Use the following command to run the server:

python3 app.py

This command will start the server on port 5000, and you can access it by navigating to http://localhost:5000 or http://<your-server-IP>:5000 in your web browser.

Conclusion

That's it! You have successfully installed LittleLink Custom on your Fedora CoreOS Latest system. Now you can start using it to shorten lengthy URLs and make them easily shareable.

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