Shaarli is an open-source and self-hosted bookmark manager that allows users to save and share links easily. In this tutorial, we will show you how to install Shaarli on Ubuntu Server latest version.
Before we begin, ensure that you have the following:
To install Shaarli, you need to install some required packages. Run the following command to install them:
sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get install git unzip php-xml php-zip php-mbstring
Next, clone the Shaarli repository into your Ubuntu system:
cd /var/www/html
sudo git clone https://github.com/shaarli/Shaarli.git
Once the repository has been cloned, you can see the cloned files and folders into /var/www/html/Shaarli directory.
Now, create the following directories and set the permissions:
sudo mkdir /var/www/html/Shaarli/data
sudo chown -R www-data:www-data /var/www/html/Shaarli
sudo chmod -R 755 /var/www/html/Shaarli
Open your web browser and access Shaarli using your server IP address or domain name:
http://your-server-ip/Shaarli/
You will see the installation page of Shaarli. Follow the on-screen instructions, and you will be able to install and configure Shaarli on your Ubuntu system.
After the installation, login to Shaarli using username admin and password admin. Change the password after you log in for the first time.
In conclusion, you have successfully installed Shaarli on your Ubuntu system. Now, you can use Shaarli to store and share your bookmarks. Happy bookmarking!
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