Installing Schort on macOS

Schort is a URL shortener that can be installed on macOS. In this tutorial, we will guide you through the installation process.

Prerequisites

Before installing Schort, ensure that your system meets the following requirements:

1. macOS with version 10.13 or later.
2. Homebrew package manager installed.
3. Git installed.

Installation Steps

1. Open Terminal on your macOS by clicking on the Terminal app icon in the Dock or using spotlight search.

2. Install the MySQL database server and client using Homebrew. Enter the following command in Terminal and press Enter:

brew install mysql

3. Start the MySQL service:

brew services start mysql

4. Install the Redis in-memory data structure store with Homebrew using the following command:

brew install redis

5. Install schort by cloning its repository from GitHub:

git clone https://github.com/sqozz/schort.git

6. Navigate to the directory where Schort was cloned:

cd schort

7. Install the required dependencies using npm:

npm install

8. Create a .env file in the project's root directory by making a copy of the .env.sample file using this command:

cp .env.sample .env

9. Open the .env file using your preferred text editor and replace the sample values with your MySQL configuration details:

DATABASE_NAME=schort
DATABASE_HOST=127.0.0.1
DATABASE_USER=root
DATABASE_PASSWORD=yourpassword

10. Set the Redis hostname and port in the .env file by uncommenting the relevant lines and replacing the default values with the correct details:

REDIS_HOST=127.0.0.1
REDIS_PORT=6379

11. Start the server by using the following command:

npm run start

12. Finally, verify that the server is running by navigating to http://localhost:3000/ in your web browser.

Congratulations! You have successfully installed Schort on your macOS machine.

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