How to Install Lstu on FreeBSD Latest

Lstu is a self-hosted URL shortening application that can be installed on FreeBSD. In this tutorial, we will guide you through the process of installing Lstu on FreeBSD Latest.

Prerequisites

Before you begin, make sure you have the following:

• Access to a FreeBSD server with root privileges
• A web server (Nginx, Apache, etc.) installed and configured
• PHP version 7.1 or later installed and configured
• Git installed

Step 1: Install required packages

Run the following command to update the package repository and install the required packages:

pkg update && pkg install curl composer redis nginx

Redis is used as the database for storing short URLs.

Step 2: Clone Lstu repository

Use Git to clone the Lstu repository:

git clone https://github.com/ldidry/lstu.git /usr/local/www/lstu/

Step 3: Install Lstu dependencies

Navigate to the Lstu directory and install the dependencies using the following command:

cd /usr/local/www/lstu/
composer install --no-dev --optimize-autoloader

Step 4: Configure Nginx

Create a new configuration file for Nginx:

vi /usr/local/etc/nginx/conf.d/lstu.conf

Add the following configuration to the file:

server {
    listen 80;
    server_name lstu.example.com;

    root /usr/local/www/lstu/public;
    index index.php;

    location / {
        try_files $uri $uri/ /index.php?$args;
    }

    location ~ \.php$ {
        fastcgi_split_path_info ^(.+\.php)(/.+)$;
        fastcgi_pass unix:/var/run/php-fpm.sock;
        fastcgi_index index.php;
        include fastcgi_params;
        fastcgi_param SCRIPT_FILENAME $document_root$fastcgi_script_name;
        fastcgi_param PATH_INFO $fastcgi_path_info;
    }

}

Replace ltsu.example.com with your own domain.

Save and close the file.

Step 5: Configure Redis

Update the Redis configuration file:

vi /usr/local/etc/redis.conf

Find the line that contains bind 127.0.0.1 and comment it out by adding a # in front of the line.

Save and close the file.

Step 6: Start Redis and Nginx

Start Redis and Nginx services:

service redis start
service nginx start

Step 7: Start Lstu

Use the following command to start Lstu:

php /usr/local/www/lstu/bin/lstu daemon

Step 8: Test Lstu

Open a web browser and go to http://ltsu.example.com. You should see the Lstu home page.

Conclusion

You have successfully installed Lstu on FreeBSD Latest. You can now use it to create and manage your own URL shortening service.

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