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Introduction

Simple-URL-Shortener is a free and open-source solution that enables users to create and manage their URL shortener service. The solution is designed to be minimalistic, easy to use, and highly customizable. In this tutorial, we'll guide you through the process of installing Simple-URL-Shortener on Fedora CoreOS.

Prerequisites

Before proceeding with the installation process, you must have the following requirements.

• A system running Fedora CoreOS latest version.
• A user account with sudo permissions.

Step 1: Install Docker

Simple-URL-Shortener is a docker-based application. Therefore, before installing the application, we need to install Docker on our system. To do that, run the following command in your terminal.

$ sudo dnf install docker

Once the installation completes, start the Docker service using the following command.

$ sudo systemctl start docker

Step 2: Install Git

To install Simple-URL-Shortener, we first need to clone its repository from GitHub. To do that, we need to install Git on our system. Run the following command to install Git.

$ sudo dnf install git

Step 3: Clone the Repository

Now, clone the Simple-URL-Shortener repository using the following command.

$ git clone https://github.com/azlux/Simple-URL-Shortener.git

This command will create a copy of the Simple-URL-Shortener repository in your current directory.

Step 4: Build Docker Images

Now, navigate to the cloned repository directory and build the Docker images using the following command.

$ cd Simple-URL-Shortener
$ sudo docker-compose build

This command will build the Docker images for Simple-URL-Shortener.

Step 5: Run the Application

Once the Docker images are built, run the application using the following command.

$ sudo docker-compose up -d

This command will start the Simple-URL-Shortener application in detached mode. You can access the application by visiting http://localhost:8080 in your web browser.

Conclusion

In this tutorial, we have shown you how to install Simple-URL-Shortener on Fedora CoreOS latest version. We hope this tutorial was helpful to you. Thank you for reading.

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