How to Install Simply Shorten on Clear Linux Latest?

Simply Shorten is a URL shortener developed by Piotr Draganczuk. It is an open-source tool that enables a user to shorten long URLs. The following tutorial will guide you through the installation of Simply Shorten on Clear Linux Latest.

Prerequisites

  • Access to Clear Linux Latest terminal.

Step-by-Step Guide

  1. Open the terminal on your Clear Linux Latest system.

  2. Make sure that the system is up-to-date by running the following command in the terminal.

sudo swupd update
  1. Before installing Simply Shorten, you need to install Git, which is a version control system. To install Git, run the following command:
sudo swupd bundle-add git
  1. Clone the Simply Shorten repository from GitLab using the following command.
git clone https://gitlab.com/draganczukp/simply-shorten.git
  1. Navigate to the cloned repository using the following command.
cd simply-shorten
  1. Install Rust, which is a programming language used to build Simply Shorten, using the following command.
sudo swupd bundle-add rust-basic
  1. Install the Diesel CLI, which is a database migration tool, using the following command.
cargo install diesel_cli --no-default-features --features postgres
  1. Install the PostgreSQL database, which is required to run Simply Shorten, using the following command.
sudo swupd bundle-add postgresql
  1. Once PostgreSQL is installed, initialize the database using the following command.
sudo postgresql-setup --initdb --unit postgresql
  1. Start the PostgreSQL service using the following command.
sudo systemctl enable --now postgresql
  1. Create a new database user by running the following command.
sudo -u postgres createuser simplyshorten --interactive --pwprompt
  1. Create a new database for Simply Shorten by running the following command.
sudo -u postgres createdb --owner=simplyshorten simplyshorten
  1. Set up the environment variables required for Simply Shorten using the following commands.
echo "export DATABASE_URL=postgres://simplyshorten:<password>@localhost/simplyshorten" >> ~/.bashrc
echo "export ROCKET_SECRET_KEY=<secret-key>" >> ~/.bashrc

  1. Replace the <password> and <secret-key> placeholders in the above commands with your own password and secret key, respectively.

  2. Refresh the environment variables using the following command.

source ~/.bashrc
  1. Run the database migrations using the following command.
diesel migration run
  1. Build and run Simply Shorten using the following command.
cargo run --release
  1. You should now be able to access Simply Shorten at http://localhost:8000/ on your Clear Linux Latest system.

Conclusion

In this tutorial, we have learned how to install Simply Shorten on Clear Linux Latest. Simply Shorten is an open-source URL shortener developed by Piotr Draganczuk, which allows you to shorten long URLs. Using the above steps, you can set up Simply Shorten on your Clear Linux Latest system in no time.