How to Install Kutt on OpenSUSE Latest

Kutt (https://kutt.it) is a modern URL shortener that allows you to shorten long URLs to a more manageable size. In this tutorial, we will learn how to install Kutt on OpenSUSE Latest.

Prerequisites

Before we begin, please ensure that you have the following:

• OpenSUSE Latest installed
• Access to the internet

Step 1 - Install Dependencies

Kutt requires nodejs, yarn, and Git to be installed on your system. Open the terminal and run the following command to install these dependencies.

sudo zypper install nodejs-lts yarn git

Step 2 - Download Kutt

Use the Git command to download the Kutt source code.

git clone https://github.com/thedevs-network/kutt.git

This will download the latest version of Kutt into the current directory.

Step 3 - Install Kutt

Navigate to the Kutt directory that you just downloaded and run the following commands to install the necessary Node.js modules.

cd kutt
yarn install

Step 4 - Configure Kutt

Copy the .env.example file to .env.

cp .env.example .env

Edit the .env file with your database URL, database name, database username, database password, and other settings as desired.

Step 5 - Run Kutt

Finally, run the following command to start Kutt.

yarn start

Kutt will start running on port 3000. You can access it by opening a web browser and entering http://localhost:3000 in the address bar.

Congratulations! You have successfully installed Kutt on OpenSUSE Latest.