Installing Lstu on Clear Linux Latest

Lstu is a lightweight and open source URL shortener written in Perl. In this tutorial, we will go through the steps to install Lstu on Clear Linux Latest.

Prerequisites

Before installing Lstu on Clear Linux, ensure that your system has the following software installed:

• Perl
• Git
• PostgreSQL

Step 1: Install Dependencies

Start by updating the system and installing dependencies required for building and installing Lstu:

sudo swupd update 
sudo swupd bundle-add c-basic
sudo swupd bundle-add perl-basic
sudo swupd bundle-add postgresql-client
sudo swupd bundle-add git

Step 2: Download Lstu

Clone the Lstu repository from the official repository on Github:

git clone https://github.com/ldidry/lstu.git

Step 3: Configure PostgreSQL

Create a PostgreSQL database and a PostgreSQL user for Lstu:

sudo -u postgres psql
CREATE USER lstuuser WITH PASSWORD 'your_password_here';
CREATE DATABASE lstudb WITH OWNER lstuuser;
\q

Step 4: Install Lstu

Navigate into the cloned directory:

cd lstu

Install Lstu by running the following command:

perl Makefile.PL
make 
sudo make install

Step 5: Configure Lstu

Copy the configuration example file as the configuration file:

cd /usr/local/share/lstu/conf/
sudo cp lstu.conf.example lstu.conf

Configure Lstu by editing lstu.conf, replacing the following lines:

# CONFIG lstu_url => 'http://localhost:8080/',
CONFIG lstu_url => 'http://your-shortened-url.example.com/',

# CONFIG pg_dsn => 'dbi:Pg:dbname=lstudb;host=localhost',
CONFIG pg_dsn => 'dbi:Pg:dbname=lstudb;host=localhost;port=5432',

# CONFIG pg_username => 'lstuuser',
CONFIG pg_username => 'your_postgresql_username_here',

# CONFIG pg_password => 'correct horse battery staple',
CONFIG pg_password => 'your_postgresql_password_here',

Start Lstu:

cd /usr/local/bin
./lstu-server.pl

Lstu should now be running on your system. You can access it by visiting the URL specified in step 5.

Congratulations! You have successfully installed Lstu on Clear Linux Latest.