How to Install Lstu on OpenBSD

Lstu is a URL shortener that is easy to use and self-hosted. It is free and open source software that allows you to create your own URL shortener. In this tutorial, we will guide you through the steps to install Lstu on OpenBSD.

Prerequisites

• OpenBSD installed and updated
• Basic knowledge of using the command line interface

Step 1: Install Dependencies

Before you can install Lstu, you must ensure that you have all of the dependencies installed on your system. Some of the dependencies that you will need are:

• Perl
• SQLite
• OpenSSL

To install the dependencies, run the following command:

sudo pkg_add perl p5-DBD-SQLite-3.36.1p0 openssl

Step 2: Clone Lstu Repository

To install Lstu, you need to clone the Lstu repository from Github. You will first need to install Git, if you haven’t already done so.

sudo pkg_add git

Once that’s done, you can clone the Lstu repository by running the following command:

git clone https://github.com/ldidry/lstu.git

Step 3: Create Lstu Configuration File

Next, create a configuration file for Lstu by copying the sample configuration file:

cp lstu.conf.default lstu.conf

Then, edit the lstu.conf file to add your configuration settings.

Step 4: Create Lstu Database

Now you can create the Lstu database by running the following command:

sqlite3 lstu.db < schema/sqlite.sql

Step 5: Start the Lstu Server

To start the Lstu server, you need to run the following command:

./lstu

The server should now be running and accessible via a web browser at http://localhost:8282/.

Conclusion

In this tutorial, we have shown you how to install Lstu on OpenBSD. You are now ready to use your own URL shortener.