How to install Goshorly on Linux Mint Latest

Goshorly is an open-source URL shortener written in Golang. It is available on the Git repository goshorly">https://gitea.hackmi.ch/Phil/goshorly. This tutorial will guide you through the steps to install Goshorly on the Linux Mint Latest operating system.

Prerequisites

• Linux Mint Latest operating system.
• Git installed and configured on your system.
• Golang v1.16 or later installed on your system.

Steps

1. Open a terminal window.

2. Clone the Goshorly Git repository using the following command:

   git clone https://gitea.hackmi.ch/Phil/goshorly.git
   

   

   The project will be cloned into the current directory.

3. Navigate to the Goshorly project directory:

   cd goshorly
   

   

4. Build the Goshorly project using the following command:

   go build
   

   

   This command will create an executable file named "goshorly" in the project's root directory.

5. Finally, run the Goshorly server using the following command:

   ./goshorly -c config.yaml
   

   

   The server should now be running and accessible at http://localhost:8000

   

Conclusion

In this tutorial, you learned how to install and run Goshorly on the Linux Mint Latest operating system. Now you can start using it to shorten your lengthy URLs.

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