Thank you for purchasing Linkity! Let's help you set it up.
Step 1: Upload Linkity to Your Server
Linkity runs on your own server. Once you've downloaded a copy of the ZIP file, you should extract it. The folder named "code" contains the actual code that you'll have to upload to your server.
Method 1: Online File Managers / Control Panels
Most control panels such as CPanel include an online file manager to manage your server's file. You can simply use one to upload Linkity to your server.
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Log into your control panel and find the file manager.
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Once in the file manager, navigate to your server's public directory.
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Upload Linkity's code.
Method: 2: Using sFTP or FTP
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Download and install a FTP program such as FileZilla.
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Connect to your server.
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Navigate to your server's public directory.
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Upload Linkity's code.
Step 2: (Optional) Create a Database
Linkity stores all your links in a database. Linkity supports SQLite (Inbuilt), MySQL, PostgreSQL, MariaDB, and Microsoft SQL Server database types.
Out of the box, Linkity comes with a self-contained SQLite database that doesn't need any setting up. You should only setup a separate database if you need extreme performance.
Method 1: Control Panel
Many control panels include a program to create and manage databases.If your control panel does offer one, here are the instructions that should work:
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Log into your control panel and find the database wizard.
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Create a database.
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Create a database user and grant it all the privileges.