How to Install ShortURL on macOS

ShortURL is a URL shortener written in Python that allows you to create short links for your websites or applications. In this tutorial, we will show you how to install ShortURL on macOS.

Prerequisites

Before we begin, you need to have the following prerequisites:

macOS installed on your system
Python 3 installed on your system
pip package manager installed on your system

Installation

To install ShortURL on macOS, follow these steps:

Open a terminal window.
Clone the ShortURL project from GitLab:
```
$ git clone https://git.mills.io/prologic/shorturl.git
```
This will create a folder called "shorturl" in your current directory.
Navigate into the "shorturl" folder:
```
$ cd shorturl
```
Install the required Python modules:
```
$ pip install -r requirements.txt
```
Copy the sample configuration file:
```
$ cp config.yml.sample config.yml
```
Edit the configuration file to match your requirements. You can use any text editor to modify the file. For example, we will use the nano editor:
```
$ nano config.yml
```
Here's an example configuration file:
```
server:
  listen_addr: 0.0.0.0
  listen_port: 8000
database:
  url: sqlite:///shorturl.sqlite3
```
In this configuration file, we have set the server to listen on all available IP addresses on port 8000, and we have specified an SQLite database to store the short URLs.
Initialize the database:
```
$ ./shorturl.py initdb
```
This will create the database file specified in the configuration file.
Start the server:
```
$ ./shorturl.py serve
```
This will start the ShortURL server. You should see output similar to the following:
```
Serving on http://0.0.0.0:8000
```
Test the server by visiting http://localhost:8000 in your web browser. You should see a simple web page with a form to create short URLs.

Conclusion

In this tutorial, we have shown you how to install ShortURL on macOS. Now that you have ShortURL up and running, you can start creating short URLs for your website or application.