How to Install Shorturl on Manjaro

Shorturl is an open-source URL shortening application designed to help users shorten and share long and complicated URLs. In this tutorial, we will go through a step-by-step guide on how to install Shorturl on Manjaro.

Requirements

  • A Manjaro system with sudo privileges
  • Git installed on your system

Step 1: Clone the Repository

The first step is to clone the Shorturl repository from GitHub. Open the terminal and run the following command to clone the repository:

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

Step 2: Install Dependencies

Next, you need to install the dependencies required to run Shorturl. Change to the cloned directory and run the following command to install the dependencies:

$ cd shorturl
$ sudo pacman -S python python-pip python-virtualenv nginx postgresql

Step 3: Create and Activate Virtual Environment

After installing the dependencies, the next step is to create a new virtual environment for Shorturl. Run the following commands to create and activate the virtual environment:

$ virtualenv -p /usr/bin/python3 venv
$ source venv/bin/activate

Step 4: Install Python Packages

With the virtual environment activated, you can now install the required Python packages using the following command:

$ pip install -r requirements.txt -r requirements-prod.txt

Step 5: Configure the Application

Before starting the application, you need to configure the application settings. Copy the sample configuration file to create the actual configuration file:

$ cp shorturl/config.py.sample shorturl/config.py

Next, open the configuration file and modify the settings as required. The most important settings to modify are the database details: SQLALCHEMY_DATABASE_URI and SQLALCHEMY_TRACK_MODIFICATIONS.

Step 6: Create the Database

We need to create the database tables before we can start the application. Run the following commands to create the database:

$ createdb shorturl 
$ python manage.py db upgrade

Step 7: Start the Application

With everything set up and configured, you can now start the application. Use the following command to start the application:

$ gunicorn shorturl:app

The application should now be accessible from your browser at http://localhost:8000.

Conclusion

In this tutorial, you have learned how to install Shorturl on Manjaro. You have also learned how to configure the application and start it. We hope that this guide was helpful to you.