Liteshort is a simple URL shortener implemented in Python. It is designed to be easy to deploy and to use, with no external dependencies. In this tutorial, we will walk you through the process of installing Liteshort on Fedora CoreOS.
Before we can install Liteshort, we need to install Git, which is a version control system that we will use to download Liteshort from its repository on GitLab. To install Git, open a terminal window and type the following command:
sudo dnf install git
Next, we need to clone the Liteshort repository from GitLab. To do this, navigate to the location where you want to install Liteshort using the cd command, and then run the following command:
git clone https://git.ikl.sh/132ikl/liteshort.git
Liteshort is written in Python, so we need to install a Python interpreter to run it. Fedora CoreOS comes with Python preinstalled, but we need to install some additional packages to support Python development. To do this, run the following command:
sudo dnf install python3-devel python3-pip
Liteshort has several dependencies that we need to install using pip, the Python package manager. To do this, navigate to the Liteshort directory that we cloned in Step 2, and run the following command:
sudo pip3 install -r requirements.txt
Liteshort comes with a default configuration file called config.yml, which we need to edit to suit our needs. To do this, navigate to the Liteshort directory and open the config.yml file in a text editor:
cd liteshort
sudo nano config.yml
In the config.yml file, you can customize settings such as the database location, the URL prefix, and the secret key used for generating short URLs. Be sure to save the file when you are done.
To test Liteshort, run the following command in the Liteshort directory:
python3 app.py
This will start the Liteshort server. You can access the web interface by navigating to http://localhost:5000 in your web browser. From here, you can create short URLs and test them out.
If you want to run Liteshort as a system service, you can create a systemd unit file to manage it. To do this, create a new file called liteshort.service in the /etc/systemd/system directory:
sudo nano /etc/systemd/system/liteshort.service
Add the following lines to the file:
[Unit]
Description=Liteshort URL Shortener
[Service]
WorkingDirectory=/path/to/liteshort
ExecStart=/usr/bin/python3 app.py
User=yourusername
Restart=on-failure
[Install]
WantedBy=multi-user.target
Replace /path/to/liteshort with the actual path to the Liteshort directory, and yourusername with your actual username. Save the file when you are done.
To start the Liteshort service, run the following command:
sudo systemctl start liteshort
To enable it to start automatically at boot time, run:
sudo systemctl enable liteshort
Congratulations! You have successfully installed Liteshort on Fedora CoreOS and set it up as a system service. You can now start creating short URLs and enjoying the benefits of this simple, yet powerful tool.
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