How to Install LittleLink Custom on OpenBSD

LittleLink Custom is a self-hosted URL shortening platform which provides robust and flexible features to create your own branded URL shortening service. In this tutorial, we will walk you through the process of installing LittleLink Custom on OpenBSD.

Prerequisites

• A VPS or dedicated server running OpenBSD.
• A root or sudo user to perform the installation.

Step 1: Install Dependencies

First, make sure your OpenBSD system has the following dependencies installed:

$ sudo pkg_add ruby ruby-sqlite3 sqlite3 node

Step 2: Download and Extract LittleLink Custom

Now, we need to download and extract the latest stable version of LittleLink Custom from its official website. You can use the following command to download and extract the LittleLink Custom archive:

$ sudo -u _www wget https://littlelink-custom.com/littlelink-custom.zip
$ sudo -u _www unzip littlelink-custom.zip -d /var/www/

Step 3: Install Ruby Dependencies

After extracting the LittleLink Custom archive, navigate to the extracted directory and install the Ruby dependencies by executing the following command:

$ cd /var/www/littlelink-custom
$ sudo gem install bundler
$ sudo bundler install

Step 4: Configure LittleLink Custom

Next, we need to create a database configuration file for LittleLink Custom. Navigate to the config directory and edit the database.yml file:

$ cd /var/www/littlelink-custom/config
$ sudo vim database.yml

In the database.yml file, update the following options based on your database configuration:

production:
adapter: sqlite3
database: /path/to/your/database/little_link_custom_production.db
pool: 5
timeout: 5000

Save and exit the file.

Step 5: Prepare the Database

Now, we need to create the database and run the database migrations using the following commands:

$ RAILS_ENV=production bundle exec rake db:create
$ RAILS_ENV=production bundle exec rake db:migrate

Step 6: Set Up NGINX Reverse Proxy

In order to access LittleLink Custom through your web browser, you need to set up an NGINX reverse proxy. Create a new server block configuration file for NGINX:

$ sudo vim /etc/nginx/sites-available/littlelink-custom.conf

Add the following configuration to the file:

server {
  listen 80;
  server_name littlelink-custom.com;
  access_log /var/log/nginx/littlelink-custom.access.log;

  location / {
    proxy_pass http://localhost:3000; # make sure this port matches the one used in ls.sh
    proxy_set_header Host $host;
    proxy_set_header X-Real-IP $remote_addr;
  }
}

Save and close the file.

Next, create a symlink to the sites-enabled directory:

$ sudo ln -s /etc/nginx/sites-available/littlelink-custom.conf /etc/nginx/sites-enabled/

Finally, restart the NGINX server to apply the changes:

$ sudo service nginx restart

Step 7: Start LittleLink Custom

Now, everything is set up, and we can start LittleLink Custom:

$ cd /var/www/littlelink-custom
$ sudo RAILS_ENV=production rails server -d -b 127.0.0.1 -p 3000

Step 8: Access LittleLink Custom

Open your web browser, and navigate to your LittleLink Custom installation by typing the following URL in your address bar:

http://littlelink-custom.com

Conclusion

In this tutorial, we have learned how to install LittleLink Custom on OpenBSD. Now you can set up your own URL shortening service with LittleLink Custom. Happy shortening!