How to Install LinkWarden on Linux Mint

LinkWarden is an open-source link shortener and link management platform. It offers a secure and simple way to shorten links, analyze link traffic, and manage your link portfolios. In this tutorial, we will show you how to install LinkWarden on your Linux Mint machine.

Prerequisites

Before we start, let's make sure that our Linux Mint system meets the following requirements:

A Linux Mint Latest version installed on your system.
A sudo user with administrative privileges.

Installing LinkWarden on Linux Mint

We will install LinkWarden using Docker.

Update the system package index and install essential dependencies.

sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get install curl gnupg2 apt-transport-https ca-certificates software-properties-common

Install Docker by adding the Docker repository and installing the Docker engine.

curl -fsSL https://download.docker.com/linux/ubuntu/gpg | sudo apt-key add -
sudo add-apt-repository "deb [arch=amd64] https://download.docker.com/linux/ubuntu $(lsb_release -cs) stable"
sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get install docker-ce

Verify Docker installation by checking the version.
```
docker --version
```

Clone the LinkWarden repository using Git.

git clone https://github.com/Daniel31x13/link-warden.git

Change your current directory to the cloned directory.
```
cd link-warden
```
Remove the existing .env.example and generate a new one
```
rm .env.example && cp .env.example.dist .env
```
Edit the .env file and update the APP_URL with the base url of the app.
```
sudo nano .env 

#Example: 
APP_URL=http://yourdomain.com
```
Use Docker to start the LinkWarden Docker container.
```
sudo docker-compose up -d
```
Verify that the Docker container is running by checking its status.
```
sudo docker-compose ps
```
Access the LinkWarden web application in your web browser.
```
http://localhost:8080/
```
Congratulations! You have successfully installed LinkWarden on your Linux Mint machine.

Conclusion

In this tutorial, we have shown you how to install LinkWarden on Linux Mint using Docker. Now, you can start using LinkWarden to manage your links and track your website traffic with ease.

If you encounter any issues during the installation process, please let us know in the comment section below.