How to Install Schort on Manjaro

Schort is a powerful URL shortener that makes it easy to manage your links. In this tutorial, we'll show you how to install Schort on Manjaro.

Step 1: Update Your System

Before we start, let’s ensure that your system is up to date. To do this, open a terminal and execute the following command:

sudo pacman -Syu

This will update all the packages installed on your system.

Step 2: Install Git

To clone the Schort repository, we need to install Git. To do this, execute the following command:

sudo pacman -S git

Step 3: Clone the Schort Repository

To clone the Schort repository, execute the following command:

git clone https://github.com/sqozz/schort.git

This will create a new directory called schort that contains all the files we need to run Schort.

Step 4: Install Dependencies

Schort requires Node.js and npm to be installed on your system. To install these dependencies, run the following command:

sudo pacman -S nodejs npm

Step 5: Install Package Dependencies

Now that we have Node.js and npm installed, we can install the dependencies required to run Schort. To do this, navigate to the schort directory and execute the following command:

npm install

This may take a few minutes to complete.

Step 6: Configure Schort

Before we can run Schort, we need to create a configuration file. To do this, copy the example configuration file:

cp config.example.yml config.yml

Then, open the configuration file in your preferred text editor:

nano config.yml

Edit the rootUrl and database fields to match your desired setup.

Step 7: Start Schort

To start Schort, navigate to the schort directory and execute:

npm run start

If everything is configured correctly, you should see output indicating that Schort is running.

Step 8: Access Schort

You can now access Schort by opening a web browser and navigating to the URL specified in your configuration file. By default, Schort will listen on port 3000.