Kutt is an open-source URL shortener service that allows users to shorten long URLs into short ones. In this tutorial, we will walk you through the steps to install Kutt on Ubuntu Server Latest.
Before we start, you should have the following:
The first thing you should do before installing Kutt is to update your system to its latest version. To do this, log in to your server with SSH and run the following command:
sudo apt-get update && sudo apt-get upgrade -y
Next, we need to install some packages that are required to run Kutt on Ubuntu. To do this, run the following command:
sudo apt-get install -y curl git unzip wget
Kutt is built using Node.js, so we need to install it on our server. We are going to use the Node.js package manager (npm) to install Node.js. To install the latest version of Node.js on Ubuntu Server Latest, run the following command:
curl -sL https://deb.nodesource.com/setup_14.x | sudo bash -
sudo apt-get install -y nodejs
Now we need to download the Kutt source code. To do this, run the following command:
git clone https://github.com/thedevs-network/kutt.git
This will download the latest Kutt source code to your current working directory.
Now we need to install all the dependencies that Kutt needs to run. To do this, navigate to the Kutt directory that you just cloned in the previous step and run the following command:
cd kutt
npm install
This will download and install all the required dependencies for Kutt.
Now we need to configure Kutt by creating a configuration file. To do this, make a copy of the sample configuration file:
cp config-sample.js config.js
Next, open the config.js file using your favorite text editor and update the following settings:
{
"databaseUrl": "mongodb://localhost/kutt",
"domain": "https://your-domain.com",
"defaultUser": {
"name": "John Doe",
"email": "",
"password": "your-password"
}
}
In this file, replace your-domain.com with your actual domain name and set a secure password for the default user.
Now we are ready to start Kutt. To do this, run the following command:
npm start
This will start Kutt on your server. You can access Kutt by opening your browser and entering your server's IP address or domain name followed by :3000. For example, if your server's IP address is 192.168.1.100, you can access Kutt by going to http://192.168.1.100:3000.
That's it! You have successfully installed Kutt on your Ubuntu Server Latest. You can now start using Kutt to shorten your URLs. If you run into any issues or have any questions, feel free to reach out to the Kutt community.
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