In this tutorial, we will be learning how to install Kutt on Windows 11. Kutt is a URL shortener that allows you to create custom URLs for your website or social media pages.
Before we begin, you need to check if you have the following prerequisites:
Follow the steps below to install Kutt on Windows 11:
cd /user/kutt.git clone https://github.com/thedevs-network/kutt.git
4. Go to the Kutt directory by typing cd kutt and press Enter.
5. Run the following command to install all the dependencies:
npm install
6. Once all the dependencies are installed, you need to add the database configuration to config.json file.
7. Open the config.json file using any text editor of your choice and look for the database section.
8. Set the host to 127.0.0.1, the user to your MySQL username, the password to your MySQL password, and set the database to your desired database name.
9. Save the changes and close the file editor.
10. Run the following command to create the required tables:
npm run migration:run
11. Finally, start the Kutt server by running the following command:
npm start
That's it! You have successfully installed Kutt on your Windows 11 PC. You can access it by opening http://localhost:3000 on your web browser.
In this tutorial, we learned how to install Kutt on Windows 11. Kutt is a powerful URL shortener that can help you streamline your website or social media pages for better user engagement.
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