Running Shlink URL Shortener in Docker on Ubuntu Server

#Shlink #URLShortener #Docker

Full steps can be found at https://i12bretro.github.io/tutorials/0663.html

What is Shlink?

A PHP-based self-hosted URL shortener that can be used to serve shortened URLs under your own custom domain. - https://github.com/shlinkio/shlink

Installing Docker

   01. Log into the Linux host and run the following commands in a terminal window          # install prerequisites          sudo apt install apt-transport-https ca-certificates curl software-properties-common gnupg-agent -y          # add docker gpg key          curl -fsSL https://download.docker.com/linux/$(awk -F'=' '/^ID=/{ print $NF }' /etc/os-release)/gpg | sudo apt-key add -          # add docker software repository          sudo add-apt-repository "deb [arch=$(dpkg --print-architecture)] https://download.docker.com/linux/$(awk -F'=' '/^ID=/{ print $NF }' /etc/os-release) $(lsb_release -cs) stable"          # install docker          sudo apt install docker-ce docker-compose containerd.io -y          # enable and start docker service          sudo systemctl enable docker && sudo systemctl start docker          # add the current user to the docker group          sudo usermod -aG docker $USER          # reauthenticate for the new group membership to take effect          su - $USER

Running Shlink Container

   01. Continue with the following commands in a terminal window          # create working directories          mkdir ~/docker/shlink -p && mkdir ~/docker/mariadb -p          # set owner of working directories          sudo chown "$USER":"$USER" ~/docker -R          # run the mariadb docker container          docker run -d --name mariadb -e MYSQL_ROOT_PASSWORD='r00tp@$$' -e MYSQL_USER=shlinkio_rw -e MYSQL_PASSWORD='$hlink10!' -e MYSQL_DATABASE=shlinkio -v ~/docker/mariadb:/var/lib/mysql --restart=unless-stopped mariadb:latest          # run the shlink docker container          docker run -d --name shlink --link mariadb -e DEFAULT_DOMAIN=b.rto:8080 -e USE_HTTPS=false -e DB_DRIVER=maria -e DB_NAME=shlinkio -e DB_USER=shlinkio_rw -e DB_PASSWORD='$hlink10!' -e DB_HOST=mariadb -e DB_PORT=3306 -p 8080:8080 --restart=unless-stopped shlinkio/shlink:stable          # run the shlink web client          docker run -d --name shlink-web-client -p 8888:80 -v ~/docker/shlink/servers.json:/usr/share/nginx/html/servers.json --restart=unless-stopped shlinkio/shlink-web-client          # generate shlink API key          docker exec -it shlink shlink api-key:generate    02. Copy the generated API key to the clipboard    03. Open a web browser and navigate to http://DNSorIP:8888    04. Click the Add a server button    05. Enter a name for the server, the URL should be http://DNSorIP:8080 and paste the copied API key created earlier    06. Welcome to Shlink   Source:  https://hub.docker.com/r/shlinkio/shlink Documentation:  https://shlink.io/documentation/install-docker-image/  

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