How to Install Kutt on FreeBSD Latest

This tutorial will guide you through the process of installing Kutt on FreeBSD Latest. Kutt is a modern URL shortener that allows you to shorten URLs, track clicks on them and more.

Prerequisites

Before you start, make sure that you have the following:

• A FreeBSD system with root access.
• A running instance of MariaDB, PostgreSQL or SQLite.
• Node.js and NPM installed.

Step 1 - Clone Kutt Repository

Firstly, you need to clone the Kutt repository from GitHub. To do so, open your terminal and run the following command:

git clone https://github.com/thedevs-network/kutt.git

This will clone the Kutt repository to your current directory.

Step 2 - Install Dependencies

After cloning the repository, navigate to the project directory and install the dependencies by running the following command:

cd kutt
npm install

This command will install all the required dependencies and packages for Kutt.

Step 3 - Configure the Database

Kutt uses MariaDB, PostgreSQL or SQLite for the database. In this tutorial, we will be using MariaDB. Log in to MariaDB using the following command:

mysql -u root -p

Once you are logged in, create a new database and user for Kutt:

CREATE DATABASE kutt_database;
CREATE USER 'kutt_user'@'localhost' IDENTIFIED BY 'kutt_password';
GRANT ALL PRIVILEGES ON kutt_database.* TO 'kutt_user'@'localhost';
FLUSH PRIVILEGES;

Make sure you replace kutt_database, kutt_user and kutt_password with your own values.

Step 4 - Configure Environment Variables

Next, you need to configure the environment variables for Kutt. Copy the .env.example file to .env:

cp .env.example .env

Edit the .env file with your favorite text editor and configure the database settings:

NODE_ENV=production

# Database Settings
DB_TYPE=mysql
DB_HOST=localhost
DB_PORT=3306
DB_USERNAME=kutt_user
DB_PASSWORD=kutt_password
DB_DATABASE=kutt_database

# Base URL
BASE_URL=https://yourdomain.com

# Secret Key
SECRET_KEY=secret_key_here

Make sure you replace kutt_user, kutt_password, kutt_database, https://yourdomain.com and secret_key_here with your own values.

Step 5 - Build and Run Kutt

Finally, you need to build and start Kutt:

npm run build
npm start

This command will start Kutt on port 3000. If you want to use a different port, you can set it in the .env file by changing the PORT variable.

Conclusion

You have now successfully installed Kutt on FreeBSD Latest. You can access Kutt by going to http://yourdomain.com:3000/ in your web browser. If you have any problems or questions, please refer to the official Kutt documentation or the GitHub repository.

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