How to Install Goshorly on Windows 11

Goshorly is an open source URL shortener written in Go. This tutorial will guide you through the steps required to install Goshorly on your Windows 11 machine.

Prerequisites

Before proceeding with the installation, make sure you have the following prerequisites:

1. Go version 1.13 or higher installed on your Windows 11 machine.
2. Git installed on your Windows 11 machine.
3. Access to the internet.

Steps to Install Goshorly

1. Open command prompt on your Windows 11 machine.

2. Clone the Goshorly repository by running the following command:

   git clone https://gitea.hackmi.ch/Phil/goshorly.git
   

3. Change the working directory to the cloned repository, by running the following command:

   cd goshorly
   

4. Build the Goshorly executable by running the following command:

   go build .
   

5. Run the Goshorly executable by running the following command:

   ./goshorly
   

That's it, you have successfully installed and run Goshorly on your Windows 11 machine.

Conclusion

In this tutorial, you learned how to install Goshorly on your Windows 11 machine. Now, you can use Goshorly to shorten URLs for your website or application. If you face any issues while following this tutorial, feel free to ask for help from the Goshorly community.

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