Simply Shorten is a link shortening service that is free, open-source, and self-hosted. In this tutorial, we will guide you on how to install Simply Shorten on POP! OS Latest.
Before we start, you need to ensure that your system has the following installed:
You can install these by running the following commands in the terminal:
sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get install git
sudo apt-get install nodejs
sudo apt-get install npm
Next, we will proceed to the installation process.
Open the terminal and navigate to the directory where you want to clone the Simply Shorten repository.
cd /path/to/directory
Clone the repository using the following command:
git clone https://gitlab.com/draganczukp/simply-shorten.git
Navigate into the cloned project:
cd simply-shorten
Next, install the dependencies using the following command:
npm install
Copy the config.example.js file and rename it as config.js:
cp config.example.js config.js
Edit the config.js file and replace the placeholder values with your own values.
module.exports = {
MYSQL_HOST: 'localhost',
MYSQL_USER: 'root',
MYSQL_PASSWORD: 'pwd',
MYSQL_DATABASE: 'simply_shorten',
BASE_URL: 'http://localhost:3000',
};
Ensure that the MySQL database is properly configured.
Once the configuration is complete, start the server using the following command:
npm start
Once the server is running, you can access the app by navigating to http://localhost:3000 in your browser.
Congratulations! You have successfully installed Simply Shorten on POP! OS Latest. You can now start using the link shortening service.
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