How to Install Shiori on Windows 10

Shiori is a bookmark manager that allows you to save, tag and categorize URLs for easy access. It is written in Go and has no external dependencies. In this tutorial, we'll guide you through the installation process for Shiori on Windows 10.

Prerequisites

Before we start, make sure you have the following prerequisites:

• Windows 10 (64-bit version)
• Go 1.15 or higher
• Git (optional)

Step 1 – Download and Extract Shiori

1. Open your web browser and go to the Shiori GitHub page.
2. Scroll down and click on the "Releases" tab.
3. On the "Releases" page, select the latest release.
4. Download the zip file for the latest release to a folder on your computer (e.g. C:\shiori).
5. Extract the contents of the zip file to the same folder.

Step 2 – Build the Shiori Program

1. Open the folder where you extracted the Shiori files.
2. Hold down the Shift key and right-click on an empty space.
3. Click "Open PowerShell window here" in the context menu.
4. In the PowerShell window, type the following command to build Shiori:

go build

5. Press Enter. The go build command will create a binary file called shiori.exe in the same folder.

Step 3 – Set up the Database

1. In the same PowerShell window, type the following command to create a new database:

.\shiori.exe init

2. Press Enter. A file called shiori.db will be created in the same folder.

Step 4 – Launch Shiori

1. In the same PowerShell window, type the following command to launch Shiori:

.\shiori.exe serve

2. Press Enter. Shiori will start running and you'll be able to access it in your web browser by going to:

http://localhost:8080

Conclusion

Congratulations! You've successfully installed Shiori on Windows 10. Now you can start adding bookmarks to Shiori and organizing them for easy access.

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