How to Install Golinks on Fedora CoreOS Latest

Golinks is a URL shortener that enables users to easily access frequently used websites using short and memorable links. In this tutorial, we will guide you on how to install Golinks on Fedora CoreOS Latest.

Step 1: Download Golinks from the Git repository

To install Golinks, you need to download it from its Git repository. You can do this by executing the following command:

$ git clone https://git.mills.io/prologic/golinks.git

Step 2: Install Golang

Golinks is written in Golang, so we need to install Golang first. Run the following command in the terminal to install Golang:

$ sudo dnf install golang

Step 3: Build Golinks

Once Golang is installed, navigate to the cloned Golinks directory and build it using the following command:

$ cd golinks
$ go build

The above command will build the Golinks binary in the same directory.

Step 4: Setup configuration

Golinks requires some configuration to work properly, and you need to create a configuration file to do this. Navigate to the Golinks directory, and create a new file:

$ cd golinks
$ vi config.yaml

Add the following configuration to the config.yaml file:

port: 8080
drive: google
credentials: /path/to/credentials.json
sheets-url: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx/edit#gid=0

Here, port is the port number that Golinks will listen on, drive is the cloud storage provider (in this case, Google Drive), credentials is the path to the credentials JSON file for the cloud storage provider, and sheets-url is the URL of the spreadsheet that contains the Golinks.

Step 5: Run Golinks

Once you have configured Golinks, you can run it using the following command:

$ ./golinks

The above command will start Golinks, which will start listening on the port that you specified in the configuration file.

Conclusion

In this tutorial, you learned how to install and configure Golinks on Fedora CoreOS Latest. Golinks is a powerful URL shortener that can make your life easier by providing short and memorable links for frequently used websites. By following this guide, you can enjoy the many benefits of Golinks on your Fedora CoreOS Latest host.