How to Install Simply Shorten on Windows 11

Simply Shorten is a URL shortening web application developed by Draganczukp. Here's how to install Simply Shorten on Windows 11:

Prerequisites

Before we start installing Simply Shorten, make sure you have the following installed on your computer:

• Git
• Node.js
• npm

Installation Steps

1. Open your preferred terminal (e.g. PowerShell) and navigate to the folder where you want to install Simply Shorten.

2. Clone the Simply Shorten repository from Gitlab using the following command:

   git clone https://gitlab.com/draganczukp/simply-shorten.git
   

3. Change into the simply-shorten directory by entering the following command:

   cd simply-shorten
   

4. Install the project dependencies using npm by running the following command:

   npm install
   

5. Create a .env file in the root of the project folder by running the following command:

   copy .env.example .env
   

6. Open the .env file in a text editor and set the following variables:

   PORT=3000
   DATABASE_URL='mongodb://localhost:27017/simply-shorten'
   

   Note: You can change the value of PORT to any available port number if you prefer.

7. Start the Simply Shorten server by running the following command:

   npm start
   

8. Open your web browser and navigate to http://localhost:3000 (or the value of PORT you set in the .env file).

You should now be able to use Simply Shorten to shorten URLs on your local machine.

Conclusion

In this tutorial, we have covered how to install Simply Shorten on Windows 11 using Git, Node.js, and npm. If you followed all the steps correctly, you should now have Simply Shorten up and running on your local machine.

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