YOURLS is a free open-source set of PHP scripts that allows you to run your own URL shortener service. It can be installed on any web server, including those running on Fedora CoreOS.
In this tutorial, we will guide you through the process of installing YOURLS on Fedora CoreOS.
Before starting the installation process, make sure you have the following requirements:
Log in to your Fedora CoreOS server via SSH.
Access the root directory of your web server. On Apache, this is usually located at /var/www/html/, while on nginx it is usually located at /usr/share/nginx/html/.
Download the latest version of YOURLS using wget:
$ wget https://github.com/YOURLS/YOURLS/archive/refs/tags/1.7.4.tar.gz
Extract the downloaded archive:
$ tar xvzf 1.7.4.tar.gz
Rename the extracted directory:
$ mv YOURLS-1.7.4 yourls
Change the permissions of the yourls directory:
$ chmod -R 755 yourls
Create a MySQL database for YOURLS:
$ mysql -u root -p
> CREATE DATABASE yourls;
> GRANT ALL PRIVILEGES ON yourls.* TO 'yourlsuser'@'localhost' IDENTIFIED BY 'yourlspassword';
> FLUSH PRIVILEGES;
> EXIT
Replace yourlsuser and yourlspassword with your preferred username and password.
Rename the user/config-sample.php file to user/config.php:
$ cd yourls
$ mv user/config-sample.php user/config.php
Edit the user/config.php file and enter your MySQL database credentials.
define( 'YOURLS_DB_USER', 'yourlsuser' );
define( 'YOURLS_DB_PASS', 'yourlspassword' );
define( 'YOURLS_DB_NAME', 'yourls' );
define( 'YOURLS_DB_HOST', 'localhost' );
Make sure to replace yourlsuser and yourlspassword with your actual MySQL database credentials.
Upload the yourls directory to your web server.
Open your web browser and navigate to your domain followed by /yourls. Example: https://example.com/yourls.
Follow the installation wizard to complete the installation process.
On the first step, enter your MySQL database credentials.
On the second step, enter your desired admin username and password.
On the third step, customize your YOURLS installation settings.
On the final step, review your settings and click the "Install YOURLS" button.
In this tutorial, you have learned how to install YOURLS on Fedora CoreOS. You can now use your YOURLS installation to create short and customized URLs for your website or business. Have fun shortening your URLs!
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