Schort is an open-source URL minifier that is designed to be fast and efficient. In this tutorial, we will guide you on how to install Schort on Fedora CoreOS Latest.
Before we start, make sure that you meet the following requirements:
To clone Schort from GitHub, you need to have Git installed on your system. You can install Git using the following command:
sudo dnf install git
Next, let's clone the Schort repository from GitHub:
git clone https://github.com/sqozz/schort.git
Once the cloning process completes, navigate into the Schort directory:
cd schort/
Schort requires some dependencies to run. These dependencies can be easily installed using the following command:
sudo dnf install python38 python38-pip python38-devel
We will now create a virtual environment for Schort without interfering with other system components. Run the following command to install the virtual environment:
sudo pip3 install virtualenv
Now that we have virtualenv installed, let's create a virtual environment for Schort:
virtualenv venv
Activate the virtual environment:
source venv/bin/activate
Finally, let's install Schort using the following command:
pip3 install -r requirements.txt
This command will install all the necessary dependencies required to run Schort.
Now that we have successfully installed Schort, let's launch it using the following command:
./schort.py
You can now access Schort by navigating to http://localhost:5000/ in your web browser.
In this tutorial, we have shown you how to install Schort on a Fedora CoreOS Latest instance. You can now use Schort to shorten your URLs in a fast and efficient manner.
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