Simply Shorten is an open-source URL shortening service written in Ruby on Rails. This tutorial will guide you through the process of installing Simply Shorten on FreeBSD Latest.
Before you begin, you will need:
First, we need to install the necessary dependencies for running Simply Shorten:
sudo pkg install curl gcc gmake libxml2 libxslt node npm yarn
Next, we need to install Ruby. We will use rbenv to manage our Ruby installation:
sudo pkg install rbenv
Add the following lines to your shell profile file (~/.bashrc or ~/.zshrc):
export PATH="$HOME/.rbenv/bin:$PATH"
eval "$(rbenv init -)"
Then reload the shell environment:
source ~/.bashrc
Now, install the desired version of Ruby:
rbenv install 3.0.2
rbenv global 3.0.2
Clone the Simply Shorten repository from GitLab:
git clone https://gitlab.com/draganczukp/simply-shorten.git
Change to the Simply Shorten directory:
cd simply-shorten
Install the gem dependencies:
bundle install
Create and migrate the database:
bundle exec rails db:create
bundle exec rails db:migrate
Finally, start the Simply Shorten server:
bundle exec rails server
Open your web browser and navigate to http://localhost:3000. You should see the Simply Shorten homepage.
Congratulations, you have successfully installed Simply Shorten on FreeBSD Latest!
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