Simply Shorten is an open-source URL shortening application that allows you to shorten your long URLs and make them more manageable. In this tutorial, we will guide you through the process of installing Simply Shorten on the latest version of NixOS.
Before we begin with the installation process, you need to have the following prerequisites:
To begin, we need to install some dependencies required to run Simply Shorten. Run the following command to install the dependencies using the Nix package manager:
$ sudo nix-env -iA nixos.nodejs
Next, we need to clone the Simply Shorten repository from the GitLab server. Run the following command to clone the repository:
$ git clone https://gitlab.com/draganczukp/simply-shorten.git
After cloning the Simply Shorten repository, we need to configure it for our environment. Navigate to the cloned directory using the cd command and run the following command:
$ npm install
This command will install all the required packages and dependencies required to run Simply Shorten.
Finally, we can start the Simply Shorten application by running the following command:
$ npm start
Once the application is started, you can access it by pointing your web browser to http://localhost:3000.
By following the steps mentioned above, you can successfully install Simply Shorten on NixOS Latest. Simply Shorten is a handy tool that you can use to shorten your long URLs and improve the usability of your links.
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