Schort is an open-source URL shortener server, which can be installed on various platforms. In this tutorial, we'll be discussing how to install Schort on NixOS Latest, a popular Linux distribution.
Before we can proceed with installing Schort, we'll need to install Git, as it will be used to download the source code for the application. Here's how you can do it:
sudo nix-env -i git
Now that we have Git installed, we can clone the Schort repository from Github. Here is the command to achieve that:
git clone https://github.com/sqozz/schort.git
Once the source code has successfully been downloaded, we need to navigate to the directory where it was cloned and build the application. Here is the command to move to the Schort directory:
cd schort
Then, we can run the following command:
sudo nix-env -if default.nix
This will build and install the Schort application on your system.
Now that Schort has been successfully installed, we can run it using the following command:
schort
By default, Schort listens on port 8080, so you can access the application by typing http://localhost:8080 into your web browser.
Congratulations! You've successfully installed Schort on NixOS Latest.
In this tutorial, we've discussed the process of installing Schort on NixOS Latest. We've covered the steps of installing Git, cloning the Schort repository, building the application, and running it. Now you can use Schort to shorten URLs and make sharing links easier.
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