Itsy Bitsy URL

Similar to bit.ly and tinyurl - takes a long url as input and shortens it. This is a dev project only using 3 unique characters to create shortened URL. Hence the name Itsy Bitsy :-)

Tech Stack

1. Python 3.7/Flask
2. SQLite3 database

Want to use this project?

Basics

1. Fork/Clone repo

2. Activate a virtualenv or pipenv

3. Install requirements from Pipfile pipenv shell
   pipenv install flask flask-sqlalchemy python-dotenv

   It you don't have pipenv installed use one of the following commands:
   python3 -m pip install pipenv
   OR
   pip install pipenv
   

   Create sqlite3 database
   pipenv shell
   python3
   

   from url_shortener import create_app
   from url_shortener.extensions import db
   db.create_all(app=create_app())
   exit()

No warranties or expressed or implied.

Future Additions

1. Create user accounts
2. Add visualizations to stats

Contract Info

1. LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jess-brock/
2. https://jessicabrock.github.io