In this tutorial, you will learn how to install Short{Paste} on a NixOS system. Short{Paste} is an open-source, self-hosted URL shortener application.
Before we start, make sure that Nix Package Manager is installed on your system. If it is not installed, you can run the following command in your terminal:
$ curl -L https://nixos.org/nix/install | sh
This command will download and install the latest version of Nix Package Manager on your system.
The next step is to clone the Short{Paste} repository from GitHub. Open your terminal and run the following command:
$ git clone https://github.com/adyanth/shortpaste.git
This command will clone the repository to your current working directory.
Now that we have cloned the repository, we can build and install Short{Paste} using Nix Package Manager. Navigate to the cloned repository's directory:
$ cd shortpaste
Then, run the following command to build and install the application:
$ nix-env -if .
This command will build and install Short{Paste} along with its dependencies.
The next step is to configure Short{Paste}. The configuration file is located in the 'config' directory within the cloned repository. You can edit this file using your favorite editor.
$ cd config
$ nano config.toml
Edit the necessary configurations as per your requirements. Save and close the file.
Now that Short{Paste} is configured, you can start the application. To start the application, run the following command:
$ shortpaste
This command will start the application and make it listen on port 8080. You can access the application by navigating to http://localhost:8080 in your web browser.
Short{Paste} is now installed on your NixOS system. You have learned how to clone the repository, build and install the application, and configure and run the application. You can now use Short{Paste} to shorten and manage URLs.
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