How to install Simply Shorten on FreeBSD Latest

Simply Shorten is an open-source URL shortening service written in Ruby on Rails. This tutorial will guide you through the process of installing Simply Shorten on FreeBSD Latest.

Prerequisites

Before you begin, you will need:

• A running FreeBSD Latest server
• A non-root user with sudo privileges

Step 1: Install dependencies

First, we need to install the necessary dependencies for running Simply Shorten:

sudo pkg install curl gcc gmake libxml2 libxslt node npm yarn

Step 2: Install Ruby

Next, we need to install Ruby. We will use rbenv to manage our Ruby installation:

sudo pkg install rbenv

Add the following lines to your shell profile file (~/.bashrc or ~/.zshrc):

export PATH="$HOME/.rbenv/bin:$PATH"
eval "$(rbenv init -)"

Then reload the shell environment:

source ~/.bashrc

Now, install the desired version of Ruby:

rbenv install 3.0.2
rbenv global 3.0.2

Step 3: Setup and install Simply Shorten

Clone the Simply Shorten repository from GitLab:

git clone https://gitlab.com/draganczukp/simply-shorten.git

Change to the Simply Shorten directory:

cd simply-shorten

Install the gem dependencies:

bundle install

Create and migrate the database:

bundle exec rails db:create
bundle exec rails db:migrate

Finally, start the Simply Shorten server:

bundle exec rails server

Step 4: Test Simply Shorten

Open your web browser and navigate to http://localhost:3000. You should see the Simply Shorten homepage.

Congratulations, you have successfully installed Simply Shorten on FreeBSD Latest!