How to Install Lstu on EndeavourOS Latest

Lstu is a minimalist and privacy-focused URL shortener written in Perl. It allows you to create your own URL shortening service and keep track of the links that you share. In this tutorial, we will go through the steps to install Lstu on EndeavourOS latest.

Prerequisites

Before you start to install Lstu, you need to meet the following requirements:

  • Access to a terminal with sudo privileges.
  • A web server installed and running on your EndeavourOS system. We recommend using Apache or Nginx.
  • Perl version 5.10 or later installed on your EndeavourOS system.
  • Git installed on your EndeavourOS system.

Step 1: Install Dependencies

Lstu requires several Perl modules to be installed on your system. You can install them using the following command:

sudo pacman -S perl-crypt-urandom perl-digest-md5 perl-dbix-class perl-dbd-sqlite

Step 2: Clone the Lstu Repository

Next, use Git to clone the Lstu repository into your system. Navigate to your preferred directory and run the following command:

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

Once the repository is cloned, navigate into the Lstu directory.

cd lstu

Step 3: Install Lstu

Run the following command to install Lstu:

sudo make install

Step 4: Configure Lstu

Next, you need to configure Lstu. Copy the lstu.conf.default file to lstu.conf using the following command:

cp lstu.conf.default lstu.conf

Open the lstu.conf file in your preferred editor:

nano lstu.conf

Change the following settings according to your requirements:

appname = "Lstu URL shortener"
contact = "[email protected]"
charset = "utf-8"
footer = "Powered by Lstu"
image_folder = "data"
shortpath = "/s/"
urlprefix = "http://example.com"
storage_type = "DBIx::Class" # Currently only DBIx::Class is supported.
dsn = "dbi:SQLite:/var/lib/lstu/db/lstu.db" # Change this to the path where you want to store the database.

Save and close the file.

Step 5: Create Database Directory

Create the directory where you want to store the Lstu database:

sudo mkdir -p /var/lib/lstu/db/

Set the ownership and permission for the directory:

sudo chown -R http:http /var/lib/lstu
sudo chmod -R 755 /var/lib/lstu

Step 6: Start Lstu

You can start Lstu using the following command:

lstu -r

Lstu will start listening on port 8080. You can configure your web server to reverse proxy to Lstu or change the port to listen on in the lstu.conf file.

Step 7: Access Lstu

Open your web browser and navigate to http://localhost:8080 to access Lstu.

Conclusion

In this tutorial, we have shown you how to install Lstu on EndeavourOS latest. Lstu is a simple and privacy-focused URL shortener that you can use to create your own URL shortening service.