How to Install Golinks on FreeBSD Latest

Golinks is a tool for creating and managing custom URL shortcuts. This tutorial will guide you through the steps to install Golinks on FreeBSD Latest.

Prerequisites

Before proceeding, make sure your system is up-to-date by running the following command:

sudo pkg update && sudo pkg upgrade

Step 1: Install Go and Git

Golinks is written in Go, so we need to install it first. We also need Git to clone the Golinks repository. To install both, run the following command:

sudo pkg install go git

Step 2: Clone the Golinks Repository

Now that Go and Git are installed, we can clone the Golinks repository by running the following command:

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

This will create a golinks directory in your current directory.

Step 3: Build Golinks

Change to the golinks directory:

cd golinks

And then build Golinks:

go build

This will create a golinks executable file in your current directory.

Step 4: Configure Golinks

Golinks needs to be configured before it can be used. Create a config.json file by making a copy of the config.example.json file:

cp config.example.json config.json

Edit the config.json file to set your desired settings. For example, you might want to set the domain to your own domain or IP address.

Step 5: Run Golinks

You can now run Golinks by running the following command:

./golinks

Golinks will start listening on port 8000 by default. You can access the Golinks web interface by visiting http://localhost:8000 in your web browser.

Conclusion

You have now successfully installed and configured Golinks on FreeBSD Latest. You can use it to create and manage custom URL shortcuts.